| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 54.65 |
| Liaison | Kelly Nowicki |
| Submission Date | May 20, 2015 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
OP-19: Student Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
1.64 / 2.00 |
Rob
Tyser Professor Biology |
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Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options:
82
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) | 13 |
| Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means | 80 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 4 |
| Take a campus shuttle or public transportation | 3 |
| Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped | 0 |
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A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Between November 22 and December 17, 2014, members of the UW-L community were surveyed on their transportation behavior and preferences online. The survey procedure and questions were approved by the Institutional Review Board on November 7, 2014. The 25 questions covered transportation behavior, origin/destination, demographics, and policy preferences; the relevant question asked “Most of the time, how do you get to and from the UW-L campus? In other words, what is your primary method of commuting on any given day of the year? Personal automobile (1 occupant), Public Bus, Bicycle, Walking, Carpool or Van (More than 1 occupant), Motorcycle/Scooter/Moped, Longboard, Rollerblade, I choose not to respond, Other.” A total of 526 members of the UW-L community responded; 371 of those were students (undergraduate and graduate); 203 of the students who responded lived off campus. These 371 students represent 4% of the 10,536 total enrolled graduate and undergraduate students in 2014/15. Additional statistics, including the percentage of students who live on campus and the total number of enrolled students, come from the UW-L Office of Institutional Research Common Data Set report for 2014-2015.
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The website URL where information about sustainable transportation for students is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Following the scoring example provided by STARS, the reported total percentage of students using more sustainable commuting options was calculated by adding the percentage of students who live on campus (36%, as reported in the UW-L Office of Institutional Research Common Data Set
http://www.uwlax.edu/uploadedFiles/Offices-Services/Institutional_Research/CDS_201415_FINAL.pdf), added to the percentage of students who live off campus and responded to the survey indicating that they walk, bike, or use non-motorized transportation (41%), the percentage of students who live off campus and responded to the survey indicating that the take campus shuttles or public transportation (1%), and the percentage of students who live off campus and responded to the survey indicating that they carpool (4%), totaling 82%.
The information presented here is self-reported. While AASHE staff review portions of all STARS reports and institutions are welcome to seek additional forms of review, the data in STARS reports are not verified by AASHE. If you believe any of this information is erroneous or inconsistent with credit criteria, please review the process for inquiring about the information reported by an institution or simply email your inquiry to stars@aashe.org.