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Waskey, Susan L. An Analysis of UNT Commuting Patterns. Master of Science (Applied
Geography), May 2010, 109 pp., 15 tables, 24 illustrations, references, 45 titles.
Academic institutions have recently organized to address their campus' greenhouse gas
emissions. Along those lines, the University of North Texas (UNT) pledged to minimize the
campus' environmental impact, and conducted a transportation survey in May 2009. The
analyses confirm that commuting to campus was the second highest source (29%) of UNT's
greenhouse gas emissions, following purchased electricity (48%). Students, faculty and staff
drive over 89 million miles per year, 84% of which comes from students. Forty-two percent of
student driving trips originate in the primary and secondary core areas surrounding Denton,
which are partially served by buses. However, because these core areas are in close proximity
to the campus, they contribute only 8% of the total student driving distance. Beyond the
Denton core, the inner periphery of Denton County contributes another 22% of driving mileage.
Students living in the outer periphery (outside Denton County) contribute the remaining 70% of
total driving distance, and carpooling is currently their only alternative.
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Waskey, Susan L. An Analysis of UNT Commuting Patterns, thesis, May 2010; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28489/m1/2/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .