| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 60.56 |
| Liaison | Mari Acob-Nash |
| Submission Date | Oct. 30, 2021 |
North Seattle College
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.42 / 5.00 |
Adam
Maurer District Sustainability Coordinator Finance and Ops |
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:
Seattle Colleges Transportation Management team conducts a district-wide student transportation survey annually, which includes NSC. At North Seattle College, over 890 students responded to the December 2019 electronic survey about their transportation choices. This sample was taken as representative of the full student body and the numbers were extrapolated accordingly. Students who indicated that their normal commute mode was bike, bus, carpool/vanpool, motorcycle/scooter, rail, walk, multi-modal, or walk on ferry were considered sustainable commuting.
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 North Seattle conducts an employee Commute Trip Reduction (CTR) survey for the Washington State Department of Transportation. Most recent CTR for North Seattle was 11/9/2019. Response rate was 60%. The online survey is sent to all employees and is promoted by the Transportation Office.
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 | 45.90 | 67.90 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | 0 | 0 |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 7.40 | 7.70 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 5.50 | 8.40 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | 34.80 | 13.10 |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 0.80 | 0.50 |
| Distance education / telecommute | 3.20 | 2.40 |
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:
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