1. 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

2. 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

3. S URVEY D ESCRIPTION

4. 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

5. 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%)

6. Respondents’ Home Location

7. T RAVEL P ATTERNS

8. Mode Split Comparison All Commuters to Downtown All Commuters to McGill

9. Mode Split by Status

10. Travel Time

11. Mode by Season

12. T RIP S ATISFACTION

13. Satisfaction by Mode (Winter)

14. Satisfaction by Mode (Fall)

15. G REENHOUSE G AS E MISSIONS

16. 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

17. C OMMENTS & C ONCERNS

18. 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

19. 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

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

21. 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

22. 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

23. Respondents’ Home Location

24. Active Transport to Downtown Campus

25. Active Transport to Macdonald Campus

26. Public Transit to Downtown Campus

27. Public Transit to Macdonald Campus

28. Motorized Vehicle to Downtown Campus

29. Motorized Vehicle to Macdonald Campus

30. Distance by Mode McGill Survey Montreal O-D Survey

31. Telecommuting

32. Mode Switch by Season

33. 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

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