Abstract
The purpose of this study is to provide a comprehensive analysis of UC Irvine affiliate transportation patterns and behavior. Through this analysis, recommendations on how to best promote more sustainable transportation on the UC Irvine campus was made to the two study sponsors, UCI Transportation and Distribution Services (TDS) and Anteater Express. With the assistance of TDS, an online survey was sent through a campus-wide email, and achieved overall sample size n = 2,034. Due to technical errors, freshmen did not receive the email. However, through the assistance of UCI Student Housing, surveys were sent to on-campus freshmen. Consequently, this still left out the off-campus freshmen and this exclusion impacted our analysis. Set aside from this limitation, the current study provided a framework, to the study sponsors, for an unprecedented comprehensive campus-wide transportation analysis at UC Irvine based on the study sponsor’s goals and objectives. Results indicate there is room for improving the use of alternative transportation for UCI affiliates who live within the City of Irvine in which UC Irvine is located. One recommendation pertains to increasing awareness of more sustainable transportation option and shedding light on transportation impacts early on such as during incoming student orientation and when students move out of the dorms and into local rental communities. That way when new UCI affiliates attempt to get acclimated to their new surroundings, with the early information, they can get the idea to explore alternative transportation as a potential way to be included within their daily life.