| Overall Rating | Gold |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 65.69 |
| Liaison | Jennifer Kleindienst |
| Submission Date | April 5, 2023 |
Wesleyan University
OP-16: Commute Modal Split
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
|---|---|---|
|
4.05 / 5.00 |
Jeff
Murphy Facilities Business Manager Facilities/Physical Plant |
Total full-time equivalent student enrollment:
Full-time equivalent of employees:
Has the institution gathered data about student commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of students that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about student commuting:
Wesleyan's student population is nearly entirely residential, with primarily only graduate students commuting.
Campus is walkable and bikeable. In 2018, a Wesleyan student conducted a survey of students (n=212, approximately a 7 percent response rate), faculty (n=17), and staff (n=33). Of student responses, 12% (25 students) indicated they have a car on campus. Wesleyan has not explicitly conducted a survey of student commuting habits on-campus, but the study did collect data on-off-campus commuting habits (to get home for breaks, get off-campus).
Data below is extrapolated from historic Sightlines assumptions of rate of on-campus student SOV travel.
Has the institution gathered data about employee commuting behavior?:
Total percentage of employees that use more sustainable commuting options as their primary mode of transportation:
A brief description of the method(s) used to gather data about employee commuting:
Data is estimated from an inventory of employee zip codes and a 2017 survey, with the assumption that most employees are driving to work as of Fall 2022. Since 2020 Wesleyan has permitted telecommuting if employees register with HR; 6.8% of employees now do so 50% or more days in the week (we assume that all of those individuals were driving historically).
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 | 4 | 70.20 |
| Zero-emissions vehicle | 0 | 3 |
| Walk, cycle, or other non-motorized mode | 94.50 | 17 |
| Vanpool or carpool | 0 | 2 |
| Public transport or campus shuttle | 1 | 0.50 |
| Motorcycle, motorized scooter/bike, or moped | 0.50 | 0.50 |
| Distance education / telecommute | 0 | 6.80 |
Website URL where information about student or employee commuting is available:
Additional documentation to support the submission:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
Student and employee EVs are an estimate from Public Safety, which registers vehicles but does not track whether they are electric vehicles or gasoline.
Student and employee EVs are an estimate from Public Safety, which registers vehicles but does not track whether they are electric vehicles or gasoline.
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