Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 63.61
Liaison Julie Cahillane
Submission Date March 3, 2017
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STARS v2.0

Northwestern University
OP-19: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.72 / 2.00 Audrey Steinbach
sustainNU staff
Facilities Management
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Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
85.80

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) 10.95
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 36.20
Vanpool or carpool 1.07
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 43.97
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0

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A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
sustainNU distributed a campus-wide Transportation Survey to a sample of undergraduate students and all graduate students, faculty, and staff in November 2016, which analyzed the ways Northwestern community members commute to campus and gauged interest in more sustainable forms of transportation, like bike sharing and electric vehicles.

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The website URL where information about sustainable transportation for students is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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