Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 63.89
Liaison Christa Rieck
Submission Date March 3, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Houston
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 4.04 / 5.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
39,021

Full-time equivalent of employees:
3,558

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:
80

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Data is collected annually by the UH Parking and Transportation department. Percentages were determined by subtracting parking pass totals by total populations; e.g. if only 20% of the population bought parking passes, the other 80% must be coming to campus via other means as UH has no free parking.
This metric was generated from the academic year of September 1 2020 to August 31 2021; therefore, these data reflect COVID remote measures.

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:
90

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
Data is collected annually by the UH Parking and Transportation department. Percentages were determined by subtracting parking pass totals by total populations; e.g. if only 20% of the population bought parking passes, the other 80% must be coming to campus via other means as UH has no free parking.
This metric was generated from the academic year of September 1 2020 to August 31 2021; therefore, these data reflect COVID remote measures.

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

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
http://www.uh.edu/af-auxiliary-services/parking/transportation-options/

Additional documentation to support the submission:
Copy of Transportation Splits Calculations.xlsx

Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
These data are from full COVID lock down months of September 2020 - August 2021. These will note reflect the Universities normal modal splits but will serve as a historic "telecommuting" case study.

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