Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 60.21
Liaison Feletia Lee
Submission Date June 28, 2024

STARS v2.2

University of North Carolina, Wilmington
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 1.88 / 5.00 Whitney Formon
Sustainability Assistant
Office of Sustainability
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
14,851

Full-time equivalent of employees:
2,297

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:
43.50

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

The Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation was calculated according to the 2024 Permits - Students and Faculty Active Permits with City and Zip Excel. There are exactly 8,385.0 students who purchased a parking pass for the residential zones, resdient decks, several commutor lots, night time, and park and ride zones.


Taking into account the total student enrollment of 14,851.0 minus the students with a parking pass it came out to exactly 6,466.0 students who did not posses a parking pass. This means that the 6,466.0 individuals transport via walking, biking, public transit, carpooling, etc. on their commute 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:
0.02

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

The Total percentage of faculty that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation was calculated according to the 2024 Permits - Students and Faculty Active Permits with City and Zip Excel. There are exactly 2,242.0 Faculty and Staff who purchased a parking pass for the appropriated Faculty and Staff zones. This number was determined through the excel, not including adjunct faculty, aramark managment, board of trustees, defender staff, issac bear staff, part-time faculty, retiree's, and temporary employees. 


Taking into account the employee total number of 2,297.0 minus the 2,242.0 Faculty/Staff with a parking permit there are 55 Faculty/Staff without a permit, meaning that those indiivuals use more sustainable modes of transport to the university. 


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 --- ---
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:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Email correspondence with David Cooke and Shawn Spencer to gain information on student and faculty parking permits.


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