In 2019, Vanderbilt University sent its first Commute Survey to staff, faculty, postdocs and graduate and professional students to better understand their commuting habits and patterns. Over five years, the survey has revealed a significant shift to sustainable choices like telecommuting and walking. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the survey was not administered in 2020 and 2021. Vanderbilt has released its findings of the 2024 survey on commute and transportation practices. Years ago, Lorena Infante Lara, senior writer and editor in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences, started sustainably commuting to campus by biking, walking or riding WeGo Public Transit. Lorena Infante Lara, senior writer and editor in the School of Medicine Basic Sciences and her bicycle ready to make the ride to campus. “I try to embrace environmental sustainability in as many aspects of my life as possible, so if I can avoid driving a single-occupancy vehicle and just use another vehicle that’s already going in the same direction I am going in, then I’m game. My sustainable commute is convenient and roughly takes the same amount of time as if I drove my car anyway, so why would I drive when I can both exercise for a bit and also play on my phone, read or otherwise disconnect while on the bus?”
Key Findings: Overall, 51 percent selected “hybrid” as their work status.
The percentage of people driving alone to campus decreased from 79 percent in 2019 to 49 percent in 2024.
25 percent of respondents […]
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