AN EXAMINATION OF COMMUTING PATTERNS TO MCGILL UNIVERSITY Results of the 2011 McGill Transportation Survey School of Urban Planning Anais Mathez SPF Working Group November 2nd, 2011

Acknowledgements  For funding:  McGill Sustainability Projects Fund  For feedback and support:  Jim Nicell, Lilith Wyatt, Kathleen Ng, Daniel Schwartz, Jacob Mason, the McGill Office of Sustainability, and the McGill Campus and Space Planning  …and the entire McGill community for participating in the survey  Research team:  Cynthia Jacques, Vincent Chakour, Kevin Manaugh, Guillaume Barreau, Marianne Hatzopoulou, Naveen Eluru, Ahmed El-Geneidy

S URVEY D ESCRIPTION

Survey Design & Dissemination  Web-based survey  Conducted during April and May 2011  Collected information on member of the McGill community:  Socio-demographic information  Travel patterns

Survey Response  19,962 surveys distributed  5,016 responses received  Response rate of 25.5%  4,698 suitable responses after data cleaning  2,616 McGill employees (56%)  2,032 McGill students (43%)  50 “Other”, including visiting students and professors (1%)

Respondents’ Home Location

T RAVEL P ATTERNS

Mode Split Comparison All Commuters to Downtown All Commuters to McGill

Mode Split by Status

Travel Time

Mode by Season

T RIP S ATISFACTION

Satisfaction by Mode (Winter)

Satisfaction by Mode (Fall)

G REENHOUSE G AS E MISSIONS

GHG Emissions – Downtown Campus  31.1 tons of CO 2 equivalent generated by commuters travelling to McGill’s downtown campus on a single winter day  Daily emissions estimated at approximately 62.2 tons of CO 2 equivalent  University of Connecticut: ~62.5 tons of CO 2 equivalent per day for approximately 40,000 commuters in a college town

C OMMENTS & C ONCERNS

Cycling Highlights : Increase bicycle parking Allow cycling on campus Improve and maintain infrastructure Highlights : Increase bicycle parking Allow cycling on campus Improve and maintain infrastructure

Walking Highlights : Improvements to the walking environment Increase of crosswalks Decrease crossing times Slower vehicle speeds Highlights : Improvements to the walking environment Increase of crosswalks Decrease crossing times Slower vehicle speeds

Public Transit Highlights : Cheaper service Reduced wait times Increased reliability Less transit crowding Highlights : Cheaper service Reduced wait times Increased reliability Less transit crowding

McGill Shuttle Highlights : Increase shuttle frequency and capacity Add stops and lines Promote shuttle service Highlights : Increase shuttle frequency and capacity Add stops and lines Promote shuttle service

AN EXAMINATION OF COMMUTING PATTERNS TO MCGILL UNIVERSITY Results of the 2011 McGill Transportation Survey School of Urban Planning Anais Mathez SPF Working Group November 2nd, 2011 Thank You

Respondents’ Home Location

Active Transport to Downtown Campus

Active Transport to Macdonald Campus

Public Transit to Downtown Campus

Public Transit to Macdonald Campus

Motorized Vehicle to Downtown Campus

Motorized Vehicle to Macdonald Campus

Distance by Mode McGill Survey Montreal O-D Survey

Telecommuting

Mode Switch by Season

Examples of Calculating GHG  Develop a methodology for systematically calculating emissions per individual based on trip characteristics: The FactorsThe Commuter Expansion Factor Emission Factor Speed Distance Park-and- Ride Public Transit Motorized Vehicles Vehicle Type Occupancy

Exploring Scenarios  Five alternative scenarios are designed to explore ways in reducing total GHG emissions: