Overall Rating Gold
Overall Score 65.78
Liaison Bushra Al Jaberi
Submission Date March 4, 2022

STARS v2.2

University of Sharjah
OP-16: Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.18 / 5.00
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Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
13,197

Full-time equivalent of employees:
1,645

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:
46.80

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Modal split data was collected as part of a travel survey which was conducted for (1) research project funded by Sharjah Research Academy (PI: Dr. Khaled Hamad) and (2) Master’s Thesis for Lubna Obaid (Supervised by Dr. Khaled Hamad).

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:
18

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
Modal split data was collected as part of a travel survey which was conducted for (1) research project funded by Sharjah Research Academy (PI: Dr. Khaled Hamad) and (2) Master’s Thesis for Lubna Obaid (Supervised by Dr. Khaled Hamad).

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 53.20 82
Zero-emissions vehicle 0 0
Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode 12.60 7.80
Vanpool or carpool 10.70 3.90
Public transport or campus shuttle 23.50 6.30
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:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
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