Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 68.39
Liaison Marianne Martin
Submission Date Sept. 22, 2021

STARS v2.2

University of Colorado Boulder
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.09 / 5.00 Brandon Smith
Student Transportation Coordinator
ECenter
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
32,018

Full-time equivalent of employees:
8,316.33

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:
Standard Transportation survey done in support of out 2019 Transportation Master Plan asked which mode of transportation did they typically use for the majority of your commute when getting to classes or work at CU?

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

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
Standard Transportation survey done in support of out 2019 Transportation Master Plan asked which mode of transportation did they typically use for the majority of your commute when getting to classes or work at CU?

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 45
Zero-emissions vehicle --- ---
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 54 15
Vanpool or carpool 1 11
Public transport or campus shuttle 35 27
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0 0
Distance education / telecommute 20 0

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:
https://www.colorado.edu/pts/
http://www.colorado.edu/ecenter/transportation
https://www.colorado.edu/masterplan/tmp

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