Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.35
Liaison Alex Roman Gonzalez
Submission Date March 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Cincinnati
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.74 / 5.00 Andrew Porter
Director
Planning + Design + Constuction
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
31,651

Full-time equivalent of employees:
7,094

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:
63.50

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
A combination of city and regional transportation modeling data, internal UC data (e.g. student and staff records), has been used in the previous decade to estimate commuting patterns and associated GHG emissions.
In fall 2021, UC instituted a regular survey of sustainability, attitudes and behaviors to all UC students, staff and faculty. The Office of Sustainability worked with a faculty effort in surveying to ensure a representative sample was obtained. The commuting data reported above is based on the results of that survey.
See "2021 survey results" at the bottom of this page: https://www.uc.edu/about/admin-finance/planning-design-construction/sustainability/links-&-resources/on-campus-resources.html

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:
16

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
A combination of city and regional transportation modeling data, internal UC data (e.g. student and staff records), has been used in the previous decade to estimate commuting patterns and associated GHG emissions. In fall 2021, In fall 2021, UC instituted a regular survey of sustainability, attitudes and behaviors to all UC students, staff and faculty. The Office of Sustainability worked with a faculty effort in surveying to ensure a representative sample was obtained. The commuting data reported above is based on the results of that survey.
See "2021 survey results" at the bottom of this page: https://www.uc.edu/about/admin-finance/planning-design-construction/sustainability/links-&-resources/on-campus-resources.html

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 36.50 82.70
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 54.50 6.90
Vanpool or carpool 4.50 7.10
Public transport or campus shuttle 1.50 2.10
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped --- 0
Distance education / telecommute --- 1.30

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
https://www.uc.edu/about/admin-finance/planning-design-construction/sustainability/links-&-resources/on-campus-resources.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
See UC's sustainability website for information available to students, staff and faculty to promote sustainable commuting. https://www.uc.edu/about/admin-finance/planning-design-construction/sustainability/campus-initiatives/transportation.html

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