Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 74.09
Liaison Merry Rankin
Submission Date Aug. 30, 2019
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STARS v2.1

Iowa State University
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.84 / 2.00 Mark Miller
Program Manager
Public Safety
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Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
92.21

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:

There were 824 purchased commuter permits for the 2018-2019 academic year. Additionally, transportation services estimates and plans for 2.5 student commuters for each of the 760 pre-pay and metered spots on campus. Subtracting these 2.724 students from the total enrollment of 34,992 leaves 32,268 students who commute via bus, walking, cycling, or other self-propelled transportation.


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

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