Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.55
Liaison Kelsey Beal
Submission Date Jan. 18, 2024

STARS v2.2

Indiana University Bloomington
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.87 / 5.00 Anna Dragovich
Transportation Demand Management Coordinator and Bicycle Manager
Auxiliary Business Services
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
45,592

Full-time equivalent of employees:
8,626

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:
86.86

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
An extensive employee and student transportation survey was conducted in the fall of 2019, in collaboration with Indiana University Bloomington Center for Survey Research. 50% of students, graduate and undergraduate, received the survey.

The survey focused on three areas for gathering commuting information; how employees and students who live off-campus currently commute to campus; how aware are employees and off-campus students of currently offered Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs; and what TDM programs and campus transportation infrastructure improvements would encourage more use of alternative modes for commuting to IUB.

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:
27.73

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
An extensive employee and student transportation survey was conducted in the fall of 2019, in collaboration with Indiana University Bloomington Center for Survey Research. 50% of faculty and staff received the survey.

The survey focused on three areas for gathering commuting information; how employees and students who live off-campus currently commute to campus; how aware are employees and off-campus students of currently offered Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs; and what TDM programs and campus transportation infrastructure improvements would encourage more use of alternative modes for commuting to IUB.

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 13.14 72.26
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 39.56 11.99
Vanpool or carpool 4.01 9.92
Public transport or campus shuttle 38.78 4.39
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0.06 0.53
Distance education / telecommute --- 0.83

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Further information on alternative transportation options is available at http://parking.indiana.edu/parking_operations/alt_transportation.aspx.

Due to the interruption caused by COVID-19, the reassessment that was expected to occur in (calendar year) 2022 was delayed. As such, the most recent assessment from 2019 has been reported.

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.