Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 48.58
Liaison Janna Cohen-Rosenthal
Submission Date July 3, 2023

STARS v2.2

University of Massachusetts Boston
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.20 / 5.00 Dennis Swinford
Director of Campus Planning & Sustainability
Office of Campus Planning and Sustainability
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
11,290

Full-time equivalent of employees:
2,010

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:
47

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
UMB hired TransAction Associates to determine mobility data for the UMB campus, which was required by MassEVIP as part of the 2021. Rideshare Regulation Update report. The survey was then sent out by UMB to the campus, and participants were selected randomly. There was a total of 965 responses to the survey, which was a 100% response rate. 73.2% of those responses were people using sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation to campus. 356 of those responses were from employees. Proportionally, approximately 47% of students are using sustainable modes of transportation to campus.

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:
27

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
UMB hired TransAction Associates to determine mobility data for the UMB campus, which was required by MassEVIP as part of the 2021. Rideshare Regulation Update report. The survey was then sent out by UMB to the campus, and participants were selected randomly. There was a total of 965 responses to the survey, which was a 100% response rate. 73.2% of those responses were people using sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation to campus. 356 of those responses were from employees. Proportionally, approximately 27% of employees are using sustainable modes of transportation to campus.

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)
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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:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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