| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 69.67 |
| Liaison | Julie Newman |
| Submission Date | Sept. 30, 2021 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.25 / 5.00 |
MIT
Office of Sustainability Director Office of Sustainability |
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:
Every two years, MIT administers a Commuting Survey to all staff and students via email to understand how the MIT community commutes to campus. The State of Massachusetts and the City of Cambridge require that MIT collect data related to how students and staff get to MIT every day. In addition, this survey gives MIT the opportunity to find out if transportation-related services (subsidized rail and metro passes, bicycle racks, parking access, etc.) are meeting community needs. The most recent survey was completed in 2018. For more information, see: https://ir.mit.edu/commuting-2018/.
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:
Every two years, MIT administers a Commuting Survey to all staff and students via email to understand how the MIT community commutes to campus. The State of Massachusetts and the City of Cambridge require that MIT collect data related to how students and staff get to MIT every day. In addition, this survey gives MIT the opportunity to find out if transportation-related services (subsidized rail and metro passes, bicycle racks, parking access, etc.) are meeting community needs. The most recent survey was completed in 2018. For more information, see: https://ir.mit.edu/commuting-2018/.
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 | 1.02 | 25 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | 0.06 | 0.87 |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 74.67 | 19 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 4.55 | 4 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | 17.74 | 49 |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 0.03 | 0.25 |
| Distance education / telecommute | 0 | 6 |
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:
The responses for this credit are based on MIT's 2018 Commuting Survey, which was administered by MIT Institutional Research. The 2018 survey results are available here: https://ir.mit.edu/commuting-2018/. Due to the pandemic, MIT is in the process of designing guidance and policies around flexible work arrangements for employees, which will affect commuting moving forward. Institutional Research plans to conduct the next Commuting Survey in the fall of 2022.
The responses for this credit are based on MIT's 2018 Commuting Survey, which was administered by MIT Institutional Research. The 2018 survey results are available here: https://ir.mit.edu/commuting-2018/. Due to the pandemic, MIT is in the process of designing guidance and policies around flexible work arrangements for employees, which will affect commuting moving forward. Institutional Research plans to conduct the next Commuting Survey in the fall of 2022.
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