Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 46.00
Liaison Lisa Mitten
Submission Date March 4, 2015
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State University of New York at New Paltz
OP-20: Employee Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.30 / 2.00 Lisa Mitten
Campus Sustainability Coordinator
Office of Campus Sustainability
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Total percentage of the institution’s employees that use more sustainable commuting options:
15

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) 85
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 10
Vanpool or carpool 4
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 1
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped ---
Telecommute for 50 percent or more of their regular work hours ---

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A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
Campus Sustainability Coordinator Lisa Mitten developed a 3-question survey using surveymonkey and set it out to the informal faculty-staff listserve. There were 299 respondents. SUNY New Paltz employs 1,465 faculty and staff, so we achieved a 20% response rate through one email blast.

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The website URL where information about sustainable transportation for employees is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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