Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 72.36
Liaison Andrew D'Amico
Submission Date Nov. 13, 2024

STARS v2.2

Princeton University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.83 / 5.00 Andrew D'Amico
Assistant Director
Office of Sustainability
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
8,988

Full-time equivalent of employees:
7,379

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:
80

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

Transportation and Parking Services issued a commuter survey to the entire campus community in October 2023. Survey purpose was to understand commute modes by day during a typical mid-semester week. 637 graduate students responded (24%). Data was extrapolated to account for on-campus and off-campus student housing split (36% students housed off-campus) and mode split derived from total number of non-SOV trips to total trips.


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:
28

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

Transportation and Parking Services issued a commuter survey to the entire campus community in October 2023. Survey purpose was to understand commute modes by day during a typical mid-semester week.


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 28 72
Zero-emissions vehicle 1 5
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 34 14
Vanpool or carpool 3 6
Public transport or campus shuttle 41 6
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 1 1
Distance education / telecommute 0 0

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
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