Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 67.63
Liaison Konrad Schlarbaum
Submission Date March 1, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Colorado Colorado Springs
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.30 / 5.00 Ryan Osborne
Transportation Sustainability Intern
Parking and Transportation Services
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
9,522

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,630

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:
28

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
The UCCS Office of Sustainability and Parking and Transportation Services disseminated the 2024 Transportation Survey to students via email for two weeks in January and February of 2024. The total number of student responses for the survey was 948, representing 9.96% of the student population. UCCS removed four student responses for listing two or more modes of transportation under the "other" option for the primary mode question.

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:
14.20

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
The UCCS Office of Sustainability and Parking and Transportation Services disseminated the 2024 Transportation Survey to faculty and staff via email for two weeks in January and February of 2024. The total response rate for the faculty and staff was 372, which represents 22.8% of these two populations. No responses for the primary mode question were removed from this group.

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 72 85.70
Zero-emissions vehicle 1.80 4.80
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 10.30 4.60
Vanpool or carpool 3.70 1.90
Public transport or campus shuttle 8.50 0.80
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0.10 0.30
Distance education / telecommute 3.60 1.90

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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