Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 79.55
Liaison Lindsey Kalkbrenner
Submission Date Feb. 27, 2020

STARS v2.2

Santa Clara University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 3.27 / 5.00 Lindsey Kalkbrenner
Director
Center for Sustainability
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
7,256

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,640

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:
72.50

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
A survey was emailed to graduate and undergraduate students on their respective Student-Events Listservs by the Transportation Services Office in February 2019. The Center for Sustainability sent several follow-up emails (with different subject lines) to encourage participation. The survey was open for the entire month, and we had a 24.23% student response rate.

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:
33.68

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
A survey was emailed to employees on their respective non-essential Listserv by the Transportation Services Office in February 2019. The Center for Sustainability sent several follow-up emails (with different subject lines) to encourage participation. The survey was open for the entire month. Our response rate was 33.88% of employees.

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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 27.50 66.32
Zero-emissions vehicle 0.24 0.53
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 65.54 14.47
Vanpool or carpool 2.31 5
Public transport or campus shuttle 4.38 13.42
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0.19 0.26
Distance education / telecommute 0 9.21

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
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