Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 71.74
Liaison Carrie Metzgar
Submission Date March 5, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of California, San Diego
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.75 / 5.00 Curt Lutz
Parking & Transportation Analyst
Parking & Transportation
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
36,296

Full-time equivalent of employees:
18,257

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:
54.90

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Two methods are used to measure mode split data. The first is annual visual count of commuters arriving on campus, however, this data is not broken down by type of commuter (students vs. employees). This commuter mode split data reflect the total population surveyed by physical count of Commuter Vehicle by type and associated Commuter Vehicle people during Winter Quarter FY19 of campus entrances for commuter people and commuter vehicles. A representative day is created over a multiple day process each year for a data set that allows comparison of mode split calculations year to year.

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:
54.90

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
Data are not segmented separately by students or employees, so this 42.3% includes them both. All commuter mode split data reflect the total population surveyed by physical count of Commuter Vehicle by type and associated Commuter Vehicle people during Winter Quarter FY19 of campus entrances for commuter people and commuter vehicles. A representative day is created over a multiple day process each year for a data set that allows comparison of mode split calculations year to year.

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 45.10 45.10
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 10.70 10.70
Vanpool or carpool 24.70 24.70
Public transport or campus shuttle 18.60 18.60
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0.90 0.90
Distance education / telecommute 0 0

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
http://sustain.ucsd.edu/focus/transportation.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
http://iride.ucsd.edu
http://blink.ucsd.edu/facilities/transportation/commuting/solutions/index.html
http://blink.ucsd.edu/facilities/transportation/commuting/index.html

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