| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 68.42 |
| Liaison | Andrew D'Amico |
| Submission Date | Aug. 25, 2021 |
Princeton University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.95 / 5.00 |
Charles
Tennyson Director Transportation & Parking Services |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Current data collection is specific to parking needs and commuter benefits programs. Data regarding Princeton’s student commute mode split is derived from NuPark, the University’s parking permit software, which is also used to track participation in the public transit benefits (Revise Your Ride) provided to participating grad students in lieu of a commuter parking permit. The number of students living in University housing or off campus was provided by the Housing and Real Estate Services office at Princeton.
Undergraduate students are not provided with parking permits and typically walk, bike, or ride TigerTransit from their on-campus residences.
2,086 graduate students live in student housing and are not provided with campus commuter parking options. These students bike, walk, or ride TigerTransit between graduate student housing and academic buildings.
159 graduate students were enrolled in a Revise Your Ride commuter benefit program in Fiscal Year 2020, taking the bus or the train to campus instead of driving.
Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
Current data collection is specific to parking needs and commuter benefits programs. Data regarding Princeton’s employee commute mode split is derived from NuPark, the University’s parking permit software, which is also used to track participation in the public transit benefits (Revise Your Ride) provided to participating employees in lieu of a commuter parking permit. Peoplesoft, the University human resources management database is used to create individual records in NuPark for each employee currently affiliated with the University. These individual records are updated in NuPark when an employee registers for a parking permit or one of the alternative commute benefits program (Revise Your Ride). A data report showing the number of individuals with each type of commuter mode (parking, bike/walk, mass transit, and carpool/vanpool) on June 30, 2020 was run to come up with the above mode split.
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:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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