Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 29.52
Liaison Logan Plaisted
Submission Date Sept. 25, 2018
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Illinois Institute of Technology
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.56 / 2.00 Stephen Pepper
Assistant Director of Sustainability
Office of Campus Energy & Sustainability
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Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
78

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:
The transportation survey was sent to all students, faculty, and staff and performed in October 2017. The results used here are only for students at the Mies Campus, and respondents were representative in terms of the number of graduate and undergraduate students. Other demographic data was not collected.

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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) 22
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 33
Vanpool or carpool 0
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 44
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Public transportation includes CTA buses and trains, and Metra trains.

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