Pitt offered 4,766 total parking spaces on its Pittsburgh campus, including 4,669 parking spaces in garages or lots and 97 metered parking spaces for public use. Pitt issued 2,887 parking permits and had a combined 371 registered carpoolers and vanpoolers in FY19. A major bus transportation corridor runs through Pitt’s Pittsburgh campus, and Pitt has a partnership with the local transit agency (Port Authority of Allegheny County) that allows all active Pitt students, faculty, and staff ride for free with their Pitt ID.
Table 15 - Pitt Commuting Data for All GHG Inventory Years Population
Student Housing
Carpool Vanpool
Permit Total Driving Parking
Bike
Faculty Staff Students Total On-campus Off-campus (close)a
FY08 2,154 4,662 24,755 31,571 7,000 2,475
FY11 2,487 4,734 26,740 33,961 7,000 2,674
FY14 2,791 5,012 25,917 33,720 7,825 2,592
FY17 2,944 5,341 26,240 34,525 7,928 2,624
FY19 2,704 5,769 28,673 37,146 7,891 2,867
Off-campus (far) Total
15,279 24,755
17,066 26,740
15,500 25,917
15,688 26,240
17,915 28,673
382 11.87 10 65 23.1 3,058 12.95 12.86
188 11.27 9 57 23.9 3,153 12.95 12.88
164 11.73 9 67 22.9 2,756 12.74 12.72
159 11.00 7 53 29.0 2,797 12.82 12.77
322 12.55 7 49 29.70 2,887 12.44 11.97
Garage
4,437b
2,563
2,299
2,597
2,802
Lot Metered Racks Spaces
0 165 0 1,000
1,833 147 181 1,670
1,733 119 178 1,600
1,784 118 182 1,136
1,867 97 182 1,136
Passengers Avg. Mileage Vans Passengers Avg. Mileage Number Avg. Mileage Avg. Mileage
a - Based on an assumption that 10% of off-campus living students live within a walking distance to Pitt. b - Garage and lot spaces were reported together in FY08.
In order to calculate commuting-related emissions, SIMAP inputs include data related to faculty, staff, and student travel distributions by mode; the average distance traveled by each mode; number of one way trips each week; and the number of weeks in the fiscal year. Subsequently, the data documented in Table 15 had to be supplemented with some general assumptions listed below: 1) There are 47 working weeks in a fiscal year for faculty and staff, and 30 regular school weeks for students (Fall and Spring semester). 2) All students living on-campus walk to school.
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