Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 65.27
Liaison Suchi Daniels
Submission Date Feb. 22, 2017
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STARS v2.1

University of South Florida (Tampa)
OP-16: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.90 / 2.00 Sara J. Hendricks, AICP
Senior Research Associate
Center for Urban Transportation Research
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Total percentage of students (graduate and undergraduate) that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary means of transportation:
44.78

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:
Methodology Online survey link distributed by USF IT to faculty, staff and students Limitations: No incentive provided to increase response rate, Single email sent to official USF email account, Minority populations underrepresented slightly, Open-ended responses yet to be analyzed

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) 55.22
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 14.94
Vanpool or carpool 17.73
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 11.21
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped 0.90

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
These data are estimates based on the 2012 Parking and Transportation Service (PATS) Survey conducted by CUTR. http://www.cutr.usf.edu/

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