Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 78.00
Liaison Katie Maynard
Submission Date Feb. 29, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of California, Santa Barbara
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.15 / 5.00 Jewel Persad
Sustainability Manager
Administration
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
23,869

Full-time equivalent of employees:
5,115.60

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:
90

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
A survey is administered by the Budget and Planning office on behalf of the Sustainable Transportation Committee and the office of Administrative Services. The survey measures commuter behavior by asking faculty, staff, and students to indicate the mode of transportation they use to travel to campus each day.

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:
50

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
A survey is administered by the Budget and Planning office on behalf of the Sustainable Transportation Committee and the office of Administrative Services. The survey measures commuter behavior by asking faculty, staff, and students to indicate the mode of transportation they use to travel to campus each day.

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 10 49.77
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 71 8
Vanpool or carpool 4 11
Public transport or campus shuttle 14 4
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0 1
Distance education / telecommute 1 26

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
http://www.tps.ucsb.edu/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
modesplit_2023_2.pdf

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
UCSB disseminates an annual mode-split survey for all faculty, staff, and students. We also capture AVR as part of this data set.
Data was pulled from our Spring 2023 mode-split survey.

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