Overall Rating Bronze - expired
Overall Score 32.05
Liaison Gary Cocke
Submission Date June 13, 2016
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STARS v2.0

The University of Texas at Dallas
OP-19: Student Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.38 / 2.00
"---" indicates that no data was submitted for this field

Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
19

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) ---
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 19
Vanpool or carpool ---
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation ---
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped ---

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

Students receive a free DART pass that opens the opportunity for no cost travel by means of bus and rail systems in the DFW area.
The Comet Cab is a free, domestically based service that transports student, staff, and faculty all across the university to reduce the need for driving individual vehicles to different locations on-campus.
To calculate the percentage of students with alternative commutes, the following data were used:

-The total number of students living in on-campus housing, as these students have no commute to school.
-Total number of riders of our bus system in October 2015.
-Daily, weekly, and monthly ridership numbers are provided by busing contractor.
-Daily numbers were averaged to determine the number of students who commute via bus.

UT Dallas has not conducted a commute survey for students, staff, and/or faculty.


The website URL where information about sustainable transportation for students is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

A full student commute survey has not been conducted.


A full student commute survey has not been conducted.

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