| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 66.71 |
| Liaison | Christie-Joy Hartman |
| Submission Date | Sept. 13, 2024 |
James Madison University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.66 / 5.00 |
Nate
Brown Sustainability Analyst Facilities Engineering & Construction |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
The Continuing Student Survey (CSS) used here was conducted in Fall 2022 by the Office of Institutional Research (OIR) which addressed a broad range of topics including their preferred mode of transportation to their first destination on campus for each day of the week.
The number of respondents for questions pertaining to the transportation modes varied between 602 and 610.
Please see JMU's Office of Institutional Research for more information: https://www.jmu.edu/pair/ads/survey_research/continuing-survey/index.shtml
Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
An online survey was emailed to employees by the Alternative Transportation Program Manager in Spring 2023, with 536 employees fully completing the survey.
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 | 41.10 | 81 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | 0 | 0 |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 32.60 | 10.20 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 8 | 6.50 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | 10.60 | 2 |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 2.30 | 0.20 |
| Distance education / telecommute | 5.10 | 0 |
Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Date entered by Nate Brown, JMU FM Sustainability Analyst.
Moving forward, the Continuing Student Survey conducted by OIR will no longer include all class levels--only those students with 45-70 credits hours. This means that we will have to rely on the Transportation Survey conducted by the Alternative Transportation Manager. We will work with them to hopefully update the survey to include the commuting categories used in STARS as we currently are not tracking data on EV use, for example.
The decision was taken to use the CSS for student commuting data in this STARS report because there were significantly more responses to the CSS and more categories for primary commuting modes.
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.