Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 57.98
Liaison Jonna Korpi
Submission Date June 2, 2016
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STARS v2.0

University of Minnesota, Duluth
OP-19: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.40 / 2.00 Mindy Granley
Sustainability Director
UMD Office of Sustainability
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Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
70

The percentage of students that use each of the following modes as their primary means of transportation to get to and from campus::
Percentage (0-100)
Commute with only the driver in the vehicle (excluding motorcycles and scooters) 30
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 31.50
Vanpool or carpool 10.50
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 28
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped ---

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

Four different data sets were used in conjunction with one another in order to estimate the most accurate numbers possible for the travel trends of UMD’s students, faculty and staff. The data from the 2007 carbon commuting calculations were used, as well as data from 2009 student survey, though this data was only applied to the students, and not faculty and/or staff. Data from the 2013 MPIRG TRANSITion survey was used to speculate changes in overall trends, and finally recent data based on student, faculty, and staff housing was applied.


The website URL where information about sustainable transportation for students is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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