Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 83.66
Liaison Philippe Lemarchand
Submission Date Dec. 2, 2024

STARS v3.0

Technological University Dublin
OP-14: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 5.39 / 6.00
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14.1 Percentage of students and employees using more sustainable commuting options

Performance year for commute modal split:
2022

Full-time equivalent student enrollment:
22,841

Full-time equivalent of employees:
2,404

Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Yes

Percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
92

Description of the methodology used to gather data about student commuting:
A national survey is conducted by the National Transport Authority (NTA) every two years. The survey is open for answers for approximately 2 weeks. The university locally push students and staff to answer the survey. The NTA then share back the information collected for each university. The summary of the 2022 survey are available here (Ref 1). In 2022, 15% of students (as a Head Count, not FTE) and 35% of staff (as a Head Count, not FTE) have answered the survey. Overall 17% of the staff and student population (as a Head Count, not FTE) completed the survey. This percentage of participation is the highest in all Ireland. The modes of tansports that were included ), “Mainly work or study remotely”, “On foot Bicycle (push bike)”, “Bicycle (e-bike)”, “Bus, minibus or coach”, “TU Dublin shuttle bus”, “Luas Train or DART”, “Motorcycle or scooter”, “Driving a car alone”, “Lorry or van”, “Driving a car with passenger(s) going to same destination”, “Driving a car with passenger(s) going to different destination”, “Passenger in a car with driver going to same destination”, “Passenger in a car with driver going to different destination”, and “Taxi”. The last 5 options could then be consolidated into a single answer defined as “Private Car Shared trip”. We note that electrical cars and motorcycles have not been distinguied from cars and motorcycles in the 2022 survey.
 
URL References:
Ref 1: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/about-the-university/sustainability/about/news-and-events/tu-dublin-smarter-travel-survey-2022-results-.php 

Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Yes

Percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options:
69

Description of the methodology used to gather data about employee commuting:
A national survey is conducted by the National Transport Authority (NTA) every two years. The survey is open for answers for approximately 2 weeks. The university locally push students and staff to answer the survey. The NTA then share back the information collected for each university. The summary of the 2022 survey are available here (Ref 1). In 2022, 15% of students (as a Head Count, not FTE) and 35% of staff (as a Head Count, not FTE) have answered the survey. Overall 17% of the staff and student population (as a Head Count, not FTE) completed the survey. This percentage of participation is the highest in all Ireland. The modes of tansports that were included ), “Mainly work or study remotely”, “On foot Bicycle (push bike)”, “Bicycle (e-bike)”, “Bus, minibus or coach”, “TU Dublin shuttle bus”, “Luas Train or DART”, “Motorcycle or scooter”, “Driving a car alone”, “Lorry or van”, “Driving a car with passenger(s) going to same destination”, “Driving a car with passenger(s) going to different destination”, “Passenger in a car with driver going to same destination”, “Passenger in a car with driver going to different destination”, and “Taxi”. The last 5 options could then be consolidated into a single answer defined as “Private Car Shared trip”. We note that electrical cars and motorcycles have not been distinguied from cars and motorcycles in the 2022 survey.
 
URL References:
Ref 1: https://www.tudublin.ie/explore/about-the-university/sustainability/about/news-and-events/tu-dublin-smarter-travel-survey-2022-results-.php 

The Reporting Tool will automatically calculate the following figure:

Points earned for indicator OP 14.1:
5.39

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Student commuting data

The following 10 fields are included to provide additional context for interpreting the institution’s student modal split. Report either the percentage of students that use each option as their primary means of transportation or the percentage of trips for which students use each option (or avoided trips in the case of remote learning). The figures should total 100.

Percentage of students that commute using single-occupancy car, van, or truck:
6

Percentage of students that commute by walking or the equivalent:
17

Percentage of students that commute by cycling or another micro-mobility option:
5

Percentage of students that commute by carpool or vanpool:
4

Percentage of students that commute by bus, shuttle, or ferry:
34

Percentage of students that commute by rail:
13

Percentage of students that commute by light rail or tram:
21

Percentage of students that commute by motorcycle or moped:
0

Percentage of students that commute by zero emission vehicle:
0

Percentage of students that avail of remote learning:
0

Employee commuting data

The following 10 fields are included to provide additional context for interpreting the institution’s employee modal split. Report either the percentage of employees that use each option as their primary means of transportation or the percentage of trips for which employees use each option (or avoided trips in the case of remote work). The figures should total 100.

Percentage of employees that commute using single-occupancy car, van, or truck:
29

Percentage of employees that commute by walking or the equivalent:
13

Percentage of employees that commute by cycling or another micro-mobility option:
15

Percentage of employees that commute by carpool or vanpool:
7

Percentage of employees that commute by bus, shuttle, or ferry:
14

Percentage of employees that commute by rail:
9

Percentage of employees that commute by light rail or tram:
11

Percentage of employees that commute by motorcycle or moped:
1

Percentage of employees that commute by zero emission vehicle:
0

Percentage of employees that avail of remote work:
1

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