University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510-1

University of Sunderland Travel Plan Update
Figure 3.14 – 2009 Frequency of Travel between Campuses – All Students
Table 3.34 illustrates the modes by which students travel between campuses. 39% of students
walk between the two campuses, with 12% taking the Metro. It can be seen that 17 17% of students
travel between the he campuses by car, which although significant, is still considerably less than the
48.2% of University staff who make the same type of journey by car. 30% of students travel
between campuses es using the campus bus.
Table 3.34 – 2009 Mode of Transport used to travel between Campuses – All Students
Mode of Transport
Campus bus
Cycle
Car / Van
Walk
Metro
Other
Total
23.2%
21.1%
7.7%
8.8%
Students were also asked to name up to three improvements that would encourage them to switch
from car to bus when travelling between the campuses. Similar to University staff, the two most
frequent answers (as illustrated in Table 3.35) ) were for a more frequent and/or bigger bus
services, , reflecting comments that the Campus Bus service is often overcrowded
overcrowded.
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16.7%
22.5%
Number of Respondents % of Respondents
232
7
127
302
94
5
767
Daily
Several times a week but
not every day
Several times a month
Once a month
Less than once a month
I never travel between
campuses
30%
1%
17%
39%
12%
1%
100%