Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 80.84
Liaison Teddy Lhoutellier
Submission Date April 26, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of Miami
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.50 / 5.00 Teddy Lhoutellier
Sustainability Manager
Environmental Health and Safety
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
18,826

Full-time equivalent of employees:
10,641.90

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:
56

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:

A survey was emailed to all students gathering information about their commuting behaviors. We received around 100 responses and sorted through the data to get this figure.


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:
39.60

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:

A survey was emailed to all employees gathering information about their commuting behaviors. We received around 1000 responses and sorted through the data to get this figure.


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 60 58
Zero-emissions vehicle 7 9
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 17 7
Vanpool or carpool 0 1
Public transport or campus shuttle 16 16
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped --- ---
Distance education / telecommute 4 9

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