Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 66.48
Liaison Dayna Cook
Submission Date Sept. 28, 2020

STARS v2.2

Northern Arizona University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.52 / 5.00 Erin Stam
Manager: Parking Services
Parking & Shuttle Services
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
30,512

Full-time equivalent of employees:
3,455.67

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:
56

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
2019 Spring Transportation Survey; Electronic survey sent in spring, sent to 8000 students (both on campus and off campus; 472 off campus commuter students responded; so response rate is low).

Alternative Transportation: bus 19%, walk 24%, bike 7%, car pool/ ride share/other 6%

Part 2. Employee commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
No

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
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A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
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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 44 ---
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 24 ---
Vanpool or carpool 6 ---
Public transport or campus shuttle 19 ---
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0 ---
Distance education / telecommute --- ---

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
http://nau.edu/parking-shuttle-services/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
2019 Spring Transportation Survey; Electronic survey sent in spring, sent to 8000 students (both on campus and off campus; 472 off campus commuter students responded; so response rate is low).

Alternative Transportation: bus 19%, walk 24%, bike 7%, car pool/ ride share/other 6%
Information provided by: Erin.Stam@nau.edu

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