Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 35.20
Liaison Laura Miller
Submission Date Aug. 1, 2019
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STARS v2.1

University of New Haven
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 2.00 Laura Miller
Director of Energy & Sustainability
Office of Facilities
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Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
25

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting, including the timeframe for when the analysis was conducted and how a representative sample was reached, if applicable:
This survey had a total of 16 questions. Responses were collected for this survey from 11/27/2018 -12/19/2018 via Sightlines’ online software. The survey was distributed to the entire campus population through a weekly newsletter. The survey received 346 responses out of 7,150 University of New Haven students, faculty, and staff. Summary will describe results from the overall pool of survey respondents. Some questions include responses broken down by overall responses, faculty responses, staff responses, and student responses. The margin of error for the survey is 2%.

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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) 75
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 9
Vanpool or carpool 8
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 8
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0

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