The Effects of Transportation Modes on Campus Use: A Case Study of a Suburban Campus

The new trend for higher education institutions is to establish campuses in suburban settings due to the limited amount and high price of land in city centers. Selecting sites in the city periphery has the advantages of abundant land at low costs, but also forces universities working towards sustainability to deal with the issue of car commuting. The effect of transportation on campus sustainability varies by location. Universities in small towns are often located so that amenities, stores, activities and housing are concentrated within a short distance from campus, and green modes of transportation such as bicycling and walking are ideal. However, suburban university campuses located far from city centers do not benefit from their amenities, so they become large generators/attractors of commuters. Commuting to and from campuses with relatively high populations (10,000 campus users for mid-scale campuses) results in large effects on the environment and society. This study provides statistical analyses of travel mode choices and their effect on campus use and activity participation for two different demographic groups. It also discusses the challenge of sustainability for transportation to and from suburban universities. The effect of travel modes on campus use has been determined with the use of survey method. This study’s primary questions are: To what extent do transportation modes affect the campus use and activity participation rates of campus users, and how can the TDM strategies of a sustainable suburban university in a metropolis achieve sustainability goals? A suburban university in Istanbul, Özyegin University (OzU), was selected as a case study. This middle scale (approximately 10,000 campus users) suburban university’s TDM strategies are discussed, and alternatives to minimize private car use are proposed.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2018.11.005
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213624X18302463
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2018 World Conference on Transport Research Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Göçer, Özgür
  • Göçer, Kenan
• Publication Date: 2019-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Appendices; Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 37-47
• Serial:
  • Case Studies on Transport Policy
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 2213-624X
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/2213624X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Campus transportation; Case studies; Mode choice; Suburbs; Sustainable transportation; Transportation modes; Travel behavior
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01687529
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 2018 5:06PM