Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 74.46
Liaison Ciannat Howett
Submission Date Oct. 9, 2024

STARS v2.2

Emory University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.43 / 5.00 Cyrus Bhedwar
Director
Office of Sustainability Initiatives
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
14,342

Full-time equivalent of employees:
17,864

Part 1. Student commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
59.20

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:

An annual all-campus commute survey is utilized to understand primary commute modes and to collect feedback from commuters on the University's commute options. Data categories are consistent with our GHG emissions inventory groupings: Excludes Oxford students and employees. Drive alone includes: drive alone (conventional and electric cars), motorcycle & dropped off. Carpool includes vanpool & carpool. Bus includes Emory Transit & Bus. Assume residential students walk or take the Emory shuttle.


Part 2. Employee commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
40.19

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:

An annual all-campus commute survey is utilized to understand primary commute modes and to collect feedback from commuters on the University's commute options. Data categories are consistent with our GHG emissions inventory groupings: Excludes Oxford students and employees. Drive alone includes: drive alone (conventional and electric cars), motorcycle & dropped off. Carpool includes vanpool & carpool. Bus includes Emory Transit & Bus.


Optional Fields 

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 40.80 59.81
Zero-emissions vehicle 1.03 2.74
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 16.85 6.02
Vanpool or carpool 3.81 3
Public transport or campus shuttle 36.31 7.86
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0.16 0.40
Distance education / telecommute 1.04 20.18

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
https://sustainability.emory.edu/initiatives/transportation/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

All data reported in this section are from September 2022-August 2023. Commute data is calculated through an annual all-campus survey, and reported as % of commute trips that are sustainable for Emory's GHG emissions inventory. Therefore, the numbers above reflect the % of primary commute trips that are sustainable and are an underestimate of the number of commuters that use a sustainable commute as their primary mode.


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