Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 69.05
Liaison Katherine Spector
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

State University of New York at Oswego
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.95 / 5.00 Katherine Spector
Campus Sustainability Manager
Office of Sustainability
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
6,326

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,105

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:
42.41

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
A Sustainable Transportation survey was designed by the Office of Sustainability and Institutional Research. We spent some time coming up with a variety of questions that were relevant to three goals: determining where to install more electric vehicle stations, calculating our SCOPE 3 emissions, and determining data for the OP-16 credit.

The survey was randomly sent to students, faculty, and staff on Oct. 6th 2023 and closed Nov. 1st, 2023. While the survey was online, each week, a reminder was sent out to those selected for the survey to complete. These reminders would result in a short spike in responses leading up to the close date.

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:
18.95

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
A survey was designed by the Office of Sustainability and Institutional Research. We spent some time coming up with a variety of questions that were relevant to three goals: determining where to install more electric vehicle stations, calculating our SCOPE 3 emissions, and determining data for the OP-16 credit.

Optional Fields 

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 43.71 64.98
Zero-emissions vehicle 1.54 6.43
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 10.53 2.16
Vanpool or carpool 11.03 8.05
Public transport or campus shuttle 11.85 1.47
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 7.46 0
Distance education / telecommute 10.89 3.36

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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