Citation

Gauci JB. World Transp. Policy Pract. 2014; 20(1): 27-40.

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(Copyright © 2014, Eco-Logica)

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Abstract

The increase in the number of students continuing with full-time education after completing compulsory schooling is having an effect on the traffic volume on the streets leading to campuses and in the vicinity of these campuses. The education institutions have to respond to the pressures that this increase in student numbers is putting on car-parking on campus, whilst effectively managing their carbon footprint to highlight the socio-economic and environmental gains of reducing carbon emissions. The perspective of the students on transportation to and from campus is thus of utmost importance to the colleges in particular and to the society in general, and the travel profile and behaviour of students needs to be researched on an on-going basis. This paper discusses the results of a survey conducted with a random sample of over 3,000 students attending a post-secondary educational institution whose main campus is situated in a highly densely populated area.