Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 56.23
Liaison Rachael Wein
Submission Date July 11, 2014
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STARS v2.0

Smith College
OP-19: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.76 / 2.00 Deirdre Manning
Environmental Sustainability Director
Office of Environmental Sustainability
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Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
88.10

The percentage of students that use each of the following modes as their primary means of transportation to get to and from campus::
Percentage (0-100)
Commute with only the driver in the vehicle (excluding motorcycles and scooters) 6.70
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 88.10
Vanpool or carpool 0
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 0
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0

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A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Parking permit sales to students compared with full-time equivalent enrollment, residential students, and study abroad students to discern the percentage of the students that commute with the only driver in the vehicle.

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The website URL where information about sustainable transportation for students is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
With very few exceptions, all of Smith's undergraduate students live on campus. Smith has approximately 100 graduate students that commute using an unknown method- they may be driving alone and parking at metered parking near campus, or may live near campus and walk, bike, or use public transportation.

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