| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.21 |
| Liaison | Jeremy King |
| Submission Date | Sept. 19, 2022 |
Denison University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.85 / 5.00 |
Jeremy
King Campus Sustainability Coordinator Office of the President |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Of Denison's ~2300 students only about 15 of them are daily commuters. The rest of the student population is 100% residential. The parking permit structure does not allow students to drive vehicles to the academic quad for classes.
Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
The Office of Sustainability surveys faculty and staff about methods used to get to work. Partner and spouses who travel together to work are categorized as carpooling. In addition, calculations are done for the distance of the home of record for each employee from the college. The college did a survey in 2017 and had 226 respondents out of 780 possible. This represents a 95% confidence level and 5% margin of error. In 2019, as part of a partnership with the Smart Columbus iniative, Denison conducted two smart communting initiatives and gathered data from 105 employee participants including survey data of how they commute to work. Lastly, before COVID Denison created a remote-work policy and then during COVID many opportunities were created to allow remote work for employees. On a regular basis during the 2021-2022, 53 employees worked primarily remotely as compared to just 6 in 2019.
Percentage of students and employees that use the following as their primary mode of transportation:
| Percentage of students (0-100) | Percentage of employees (0-100) | |
| Single-occupancy vehicle | 0.10 | 78 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | 0 | 1.80 |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 99.90 | 5.20 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 0 | 7 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | 0 | 0 |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 0 | 1 |
| Distance education / telecommute | 0 | 7 |
Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Denison students are primarily residential and campus has been designed to minimize both the need and ability to drive vehicles to the main academic quad.
Students are not allowed to park in academic areas of the college and are restricted to parking in lots by their residence halls.
Denison students are primarily residential and campus has been designed to minimize both the need and ability to drive vehicles to the main academic quad.
Students are not allowed to park in academic areas of the college and are restricted to parking in lots by their residence halls.
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