Overall Rating Gold - expired
Overall Score 67.00
Liaison Cora Kenfield
Submission Date March 15, 2018
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STARS v2.1

Vassar College
OP-17: Employee Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.50 / 2.00 Alistair Hall
Sustainability Assistant
Dean of Strategic Planning
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Total percentage of the institution’s employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary method of transportation:
25

A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting, including the timeframe for when the analysis was conducted and how a representative sample was reached, if applicable:

Conversations with HR, Security, and the Faculty Housing Office provided information on the number of people who live on and near campus, the number of of employee car stickers registered, and employees who live near mass transit (e.g. commuting via train from NYC). Together these sources of data provided a good sense of employee commuting practices.


The percentage of the institution's employees that use each of the following modes as their primary means of transportation to and from campus::
Percentage (0-100)
Commute with only the driver in the vehicle (excluding motorcycles and scooters) 75
Walk, bicycle, or use other non-motorized means 21
Vanpool or carpool 3
Take a campus shuttle or public transportation 1
Use a motorcycle, scooter or moped ---
Telecommute for 50 percent or more of their regular work hours ---

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