Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 58.76
Liaison Krista Bailey
Submission Date July 29, 2011
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STARS v1.0

Pennsylvania State University
OP-15: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.42 / 4.00 Shelley McKeague
Environmental Compliance Specialist
Engineering Services

Criteria

Institution's students commute to and from campus by a means other than single occupancy vehicle for the majority of their daily trips.  Alternatives to single-occupancy vehicle transportation include living on campus, walking, bicycling, van or carpooling, taking public transportation, or riding a campus shuttle.


Applicability

This credit applies to all institutions where students attend the physical campus.


Scoring

Institutions earn the maximum 4 points for this credit by having all students use alternative modes of transportation for getting to and from campus.  Incremental points are available based on the percentage of students that use alternative modes.  For example, an institution for which 50 percent of students use alternative modes and the other 50 percent drive alone would earn 2 points (half of the available points for this credit).


Measurement

Timeframe

Report the most recent data available. 

Sampling and Data Standards

Institutions may use a representative sample to gather data about student commuting behavior.  The South Coast Air Quality Management District in California provides guidelines on how to measure commuting behavior (pdf).  

The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.