| Overall Rating | Silver |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 45.82 |
| Liaison | Amy Kadrie |
| Submission Date | Jan. 21, 2025 |
University of Rochester
OP-14: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
2.31 / 6.00 |
Andrea
Walton Transportation Manager Department of Transportation and Parking Management |
14.1 Percentage of students and employees using more sustainable commuting options
Full-time equivalent student enrollment:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
Description of the methodology used to gather data about student commuting:
We assumed that all students living in on-campus housing use sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation, and based this on how many commuter passes were sold (960).
The majority of students live on The University of Rochester campus for their entire undergraduate career. When you live on campus there is no need to have a car because the buses can take you to most places in Rochester, including grocery stores, the mall, and many restaurants. This makes walking the quickest and easiest mode of transportation for the majority of students.
The other 8.9% of students that drive to school park their car in a lot for a day and walk to campus and to all of their classes. Once they arrive on campus they leave their cars in the lot all day and walk everywhere just like the residential students.
Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options:
Description of the methodology used to gather data about employee commuting:
A survey was administered by the Department of Transportation Logistics with the help of Kimley Horn. The survey was open from 3/4/2024-5/6/2024 in various outlets, including the daily employee email news letter (@Rochester), and collected a total of 7,276 responses. The modes of transportation included were single occupancy vehicles, University shuttles, carpool/vanpool, walking, rideshare, bicycle-e-scooter, park and ride.
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Student commuting data
The following 10 fields are included to provide additional context for interpreting the institution’s student modal split. Report either the percentage of students that use each option as their primary means of transportation or the percentage of trips for which students use each option (or avoided trips in the case of remote learning). The figures should total 100.
Percentage of students that commute by walking or the equivalent:
Percentage of students that commute by cycling or another micro-mobility option:
Percentage of students that commute by carpool or vanpool:
Percentage of students that commute by bus, shuttle, or ferry:
Percentage of students that commute by rail:
Percentage of students that commute by light rail or tram:
Percentage of students that commute by motorcycle or moped:
Percentage of students that commute by zero emission vehicle:
Percentage of students that avail of remote learning:
Employee commuting data
The following 10 fields are included to provide additional context for interpreting the institution’s employee modal split. Report either the percentage of employees that use each option as their primary means of transportation or the percentage of trips for which employees use each option (or avoided trips in the case of remote work). The figures should total 100.
Percentage of employees that commute by walking or the equivalent:
Percentage of employees that commute by cycling or another micro-mobility option:
Percentage of employees that commute by carpool or vanpool:
Percentage of employees that commute by bus, shuttle, or ferry:
Percentage of employees that commute by rail:
Percentage of employees that commute by light rail or tram:
Percentage of employees that commute by motorcycle or moped:
Percentage of employees that commute by zero emission vehicle:
Percentage of employees that avail of remote work:
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