| Overall Rating | Platinum |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 85.88 |
| Liaison | Sam Lubow |
| Submission Date | March 3, 2022 |
Stanford University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
3.57 / 5.00 |
Melissa
Maigler Sustainability Coordinator Sustainability & Energy Management |
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:
Commute and modal split information is sampled using Stanford’s annual transportation and commute survey, administered from February through the end of March in 2019 to all students. The results of the 2019 annual commute survey are provided with splits broken down my transportation type.
Student classification includes undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students, including students living both on- and off-campus. Non-matriculated students are not included in this tally.
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:
Commute and modal split information is sampled using Stanford’s annual transportation and commute survey, administered from February through the end of March in 2019 to all academic and non-academic staff. The results of the 2019 annual commute survey are provided with splits broken down my transportation type.
Figures include only commuters to the Stanford campus. Commuters to off-campus worksites are not included.
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 | 13.70 | 46.80 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | 0 | 0 |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 76.20 | 14.90 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 3 | 10.90 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | 7.10 | 19.30 |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 0 | 0 |
| Distance education / telecommute | 0 | 8.20 |
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:
Population and commute data is from FY19 due to Covid-19 impacts. Contrary to the last population counts submitted by Stanford for this credit in 2019, the student population metrics now additionally include postdoctoral students to better align with the university's other reporting of student population metrics.
Population and commute data is from FY19 due to Covid-19 impacts. Contrary to the last population counts submitted by Stanford for this credit in 2019, the student population metrics now additionally include postdoctoral students to better align with the university's other reporting of student population metrics.
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