Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 53.85
Liaison Aimee Lemrise
Submission Date Jan. 10, 2020
Executive Letter Download

STARS v2.1

Southern Illinois University Carbondale
OP-17: Employee Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.41 / 2.00 Hala Jaber
Graduate Assistance
Sustainability Office
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Total percentage of the institution’s employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary method of transportation:
20.72

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting, including the timeframe for when the analysis was conducted and how a representative sample was reached, if applicable:
Faculty commuting in vehicles are calculated by parking decals issued for faculty/staff.

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The percentage of the institution's employees that use each of the following modes as their primary means of transportation to and from campus::
Percentage (0-100)
Commute with only the driver in the vehicle (excluding motorcycles and scooters) 79.28
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 11.68
Vanpool or carpool ---
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation ---
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped ---
Telecommute for 50 percent or more of their regular work hours ---

The website URL where information about the programs or initiatives is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Campus shuttle/ public transportation values vary as there is no definite way for measuring. However, SIU Public Transportation has been used 354,819 times by students for fiscal year 2019. http://studentcenter.siu.edu/services/saluki-express/ "Commute with only the driver in the vehicle" are the number of registered faculty/staff parking decals. "Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means" are estimated by using the registered bicycle decals issued with the Parking Division.

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