Overall Rating Silver - expired
Overall Score 48.92
Liaison Leslie North
Submission Date Aug. 15, 2012
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STARS v1.1

Western Kentucky University
OP-16: Employee Commute Modal Split

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 0.53 / 3.00

Criteria

Institution's employees (faculty, staff, and administrators) commute to and from campus using more sustainable options such as walking, bicycling, vanpooling or carpooling, taking public transportation, riding motorcycles or scooters, riding a campus shuttle, or a combination of these options. Employees who live on campus should be included in the calculation based on how they get to and from their workplace.


Applicability

This credit applies to all institutions.


Scoring

Institutions earn the maximum of 3 points for this credit by having all employees use alternative modes of transportation for getting to and from campus.   Incremental points are available based on the percentage of employees that use alternative modes.  For example, an institution for which 50 percent of employees use alternative modes and the other 50 percent drive alone would earn 1.5 points (half of the available points for this credit).


Measurement

Timeframe

Report the most recent data available. 

Sampling and Data Standards

Institutions may use a representative sample to gather data about student commuting behavior.  The South Coast Air Quality Management District provides guidelines on how to measure commuting behavior (pdf).  

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.