Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 71.07
Liaison Carolyn Shafer
Submission Date March 1, 2024

STARS v2.2

Pratt Institute
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.84 / 5.00 Tony Gelber
Dir. Admin. Sustainability
Facilities/Sustainability
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
5,116

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,177

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:
96.80

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
We have:
- 4964 FTE students, 1714 Res Hall Students, 1114 FTE fac/staff
- Park Pass - 68 student; 68 Res Hall Stud; 355 fac/staff;
Avg daily commuter cars 138
FTE Stud + FTE Fac Staff = 6078
% commute by car = 3.16%
Sustainable = 100 - 3.16 = 96.84%

Part 2. Employee commute modal split

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Yes

Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
97.20

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
We surveyed campus parking for 1 week fall and Spring.
We know how many parking passes were sold to students, faculty and staff.
We calculated avg daily commuter cars.
We confirmed by weekend parking which is Res Hall students with cars and small number of Public Safety & Facilities Staff.

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 --- ---
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode --- ---
Vanpool or carpool --- ---
Public transport or campus shuttle --- ---
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped --- ---
Distance education / telecommute --- ---

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Pratt is within 2 blocks of 2 Subway Stations and 2 bus lines all part of NYC MTA.
In addition, neighborhood traffic is so bad that many Pratt staff and students, walk, bike or use the subway to get to Pratt.

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