Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.84
Liaison Morgan Hartman
Submission Date Dec. 12, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Nebraska - Lincoln
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.15 / 5.00 Morgan Hartman
Recycling Coordinator
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
20,695

Full-time equivalent of employees:
5,607

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:
49.30

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
A random sample of 9,000 UNL faculty, staff, and students was used for this survey. The University Registrar provided a sample of 2,677 on-campus students and 4,323 off-campus students. Four thousand undergraduate students and 3,000 graduate students were sampled to allow for results by student type. The proportion of on-campus students sampled was proportionate to the proportion of on-campus students for undergraduates and graduates respectively.

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:
20

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
A random sample of 9,000 UNL faculty, staff, and students was used for this survey. Human resources provided a sample of 1,000 faculty members and 1,000 staff members. The number of faculty from each college were selected based on their proportion of faculty overall. For staff, 500 office/services staff and 500
managerial/professional staff were sampled, so data could be analyzed by each type of staff.

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 51.70 70.40
Zero-emissions vehicle 0 0
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 19.10 7.65
Vanpool or carpool 5.80 7.80
Public transport or campus shuttle 10 3
Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped 0 0
Distance education / telecommute 0 0

Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
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Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Attached is the Sustainability Culture Commuting and Literacy Survey Report mentioned in parts 1 and 2. UNL will plan to conduct new assessment prior to next STARS submission to provide updated data.

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