| Overall Rating | Gold - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.28 |
| Liaison | Katie Koscielak |
| Submission Date | April 21, 2017 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cal Poly Humboldt
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.61 / 2.00 |
Morgan
King Sustainability & Waste Coordinator Facilities Management |
Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting, including the timeframe for when the analysis was conducted and how a representative sample was reached, if applicable:
Regular surveys are conducted at HSU to identify commuting and parking practices of the entire campus community, with the response pool including faculty, staff and students. To report on this credit, however, investigators conducted face to face surveys of students only between November 28th and December 2nd, 2016. Investigators walked the campus, up to 3.5 hours a day for three days, to survey students. Investigators explained the intent of the survey, and that response is voluntary and confidential, and requested consent before asking the survey questions. No identifying data was collected. The survey consisted of four questions: “Do you live on campus?”; “If yes, do you generally walk, bike or use non-motorized means to get to class?”; “If you do not live on campus, what is your primary means of transportation to and from campus?”, and “if you commute to campus in a car, do you generally drive alone or carpool?” At the conclusion of this process, investigators reached a total of 842 students, or 10% of the total number of students currently enrolled at HSU. This was determined to be a significant sample size for the purposes of this credit.
The percentage of students that use each of the following modes as their primary means of transportation to get to and from campus::
| Percentage (0-100) | |
| Commute with only the driver in the vehicle (excluding motorcycles and scooters) | 19.70 |
| Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means | 53.70 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 7.80 |
| Take a campus shuttle or public transportation | 16.90 |
| Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped | 1.90 |
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives are available: http://www2.humboldt.edu/parking/
The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives are available: http://www2.humboldt.edu/parking/
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