Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 54.34
Liaison Samuel Crowl
Submission Date March 11, 2015
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STARS v2.0

Ohio University
OP-20: Employee Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.11 / 2.00 Elaine Goetz
Director of Energy Management
Facilities Management & Safety
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Total percentage of the institution’s employees that use more sustainable commuting options:
5.60

The percentage of the institution's employees that use each of the following modes as their primary means of transportation to and from campus::
Percentage (0-100)
Commute with only the driver in the vehicle (excluding motorcycles and scooters) 94.40
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 4.10
Vanpool or carpool 0.50
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 0.50
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0.50
Telecommute for 50 percent or more of their regular work hours 0

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:

In order to park at Ohio University, employees must have a parking permit. They are issued a parking permit upon employment and charged monthly for it. There is a mechanism to refuse a permit, in which case the employee does not pay for the permit. The total percentage of employees using a most sustainable commuting option was determined by dividing the total number of parking permits issued by the total number of employees. It is likely an underestimate as some employees pay for a parking permit just in case it is needed, even if they routinely use alternative transportation.


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

SOV commuter numbers are estimates based on parking permit data. Other numbers are very rough estimates.


SOV commuter numbers are estimates based on parking permit data. Other numbers are very rough estimates.

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