Travel Survey Infographic (Accessible version)

  • 6,014 responses from staff and students 
  • 3.3km average cycling commute
  • 20.2% of the University community travel by train - up 2.0% from 2022
  • Commuting accounts for 11,000 fortonnes carbon emissions - 48% solo car, 25% train and 19% bus (Percentage of the University’s total emissions)
  • Safer roads and cycle storage on campus are priorities for cyclists
  • Student rail (19.2%) and bus journeys (18.8%) are at an all-time high.
  • 45% prioritise action on public transport costs - you said, we did, we've already introduced discounted student monthly and four-week bus passes.
  • Over 19,000 people walk to campus every day
  • Bus journeys up to 17.0% from 12.7% in 2022
  • 90% of students on campus on average weekday
  • Students commute further 8.3km (2024) vs 7.0km (2022)
  • Average walking distances to campus for staff is 2.1km whereas students is 1.1km
  • The number of students travelling by bus has more than doubled since 2018
  • 16.0 km average staff commute
  • 4.0% fall in staff solo car journeys since 2022
  • Solo car journeys account for 4x more CO2 emissions than train journeys
  • 4.4% students drive - lowest rate ever
  • Read the full travel survey report

 

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