Ridership 2009

1. Travel Questions

HELP US DEFINE THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

The 2009 class of Leadership APTA (American Public Transportation Association) is conducting this survey to determine attitudes of 16 to 25 year-olds towards public transportation and future transit use. Public transportation is considered bus or passenger rail travel (but not considered school bus travel).

The information you provide will be used to assist transit agencies in understanding the opinions, concerns and wishes of young adults and teens on public transportation in North America. Please take a few moments to answer the following questions. The survey period will end June 30th, 2009.

If you have any questions please email the project team at: ridership2009@yahoo.com.

* 1. Do you currently use any form of public transportation on a regular basis (bus, train, trolley)?

Yes

No (please go to question #8)

* 2. If you DO currently use public transportation, why do you choose to? Check all that apply.

Convenient

Recreation

Save money

Environmentally friendly

Work

Travel / Airport

School

Medical Appointment / Hospital

Social

Shopping

No other option / no car available

Other, please explain

* 3. How long have you been using transit?

Less than 1 year

1 – 3 years

Over 3 years

* 4. How many times in a week do you use public transportation?

Daily

2 – 3 times a week

Less than 1 time a week

Occasionally

* 5. What times of the day do you usually take transit? Check all that apply.

Mornings

Evenings

Mid-day

Late night

All times

* 6. How do you travel to a transit stop/station?

Bike

Carpool

Walk

Drive myself

Get dropped off

Drive with someone else

Walk/Bicycle

Taxi

Other, please explain

* 7. How do you find information about taking transit? Check all that apply.

Bus / train schedule

Customer service phone number

On-line

Information at the stops

Other, please explain

* 8. If you DO NOT currently use public transportation, why not? Check all that apply.

Too inconvenient to use

Don’t feel comfortable using it/don’t know much about the system

Not cool to use

Not available where I need it

I use other means to travel (car/walk)

Other, please explain

* 9. Using a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is very negative and 10 is very positive, what is your general perception of public transportation?

Bus

Rail

* 10. If transit agencies wished to reach out to 16-25 year-olds, what would be the most successful marketing approach to attract this age group’s attention?

Social Network while you ride

Sustainable Mobility/The ‘Green’ Thing to Do”

Cheap and Convenient

Get There Fast

Technology Advanced Transit:: Surf while you ride

Other, please explain or give suggestions

* 11. Will the availability of public transportation be considered in your next decision of where to live?

Yes

Not sure

* 12. What factors would influence your long-term decision about whether you would use public transportation? Check all that apply.

Fare/cost of transit trip

Schedule & hours of transit service

Extended hours of service

Availability of transit service (is it where I intend to live?)

Transit vehicle/system has advanced technology (wired, real time arrival, etc)

Comfortable seating

Increased security

Is transit trip less stressful then driving trip (traffic congestion)?

Perception of transit use

Change current policies i.e. allow food and beverages, etc.

Nothing would entice me

I don’t know

Other, please explain

* 13. On list below, please list if you Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D), or Strongly Disagree (SD) with the following statements about public transportation

	SA	A	D	SD
Public Transportation is mostly used by those without a car	Public Transportation is mostly used by those without a car SA	Public Transportation is mostly used by those without a car A	Public Transportation is mostly used by those without a car D	Public Transportation is mostly used by those without a car SD
Public Transportation provides an acceptable alternative to the auto	Public Transportation provides an acceptable alternative to the auto SA	Public Transportation provides an acceptable alternative to the auto A	Public Transportation provides an acceptable alternative to the auto D	Public Transportation provides an acceptable alternative to the auto SD
Public Transportation helps to make society better	Public Transportation helps to make society better SA	Public Transportation helps to make society better A	Public Transportation helps to make society better D	Public Transportation helps to make society better SD
Public Transportation use is a great way to improve the environment	Public Transportation use is a great way to improve the environment SA	Public Transportation use is a great way to improve the environment A	Public Transportation use is a great way to improve the environment D	Public Transportation use is a great way to improve the environment SD
Public Transportation is cool to use	Public Transportation is cool to use SA	Public Transportation is cool to use A	Public Transportation is cool to use D	Public Transportation is cool to use SD
Public Transportation is mostly used by minorities and/or poor people	Public Transportation is mostly used by minorities and/or poor people SA	Public Transportation is mostly used by minorities and/or poor people A	Public Transportation is mostly used by minorities and/or poor people D	Public Transportation is mostly used by minorities and/or poor people SD

* 1. Do you currently use any form of public transportation on a regular basis (bus, train, trolley)?

* 2. If you DO currently use public transportation, why do you choose to? Check all that apply.

* 3. How long have you been using transit?

* 4. How many times in a week do you use public transportation?

* 5. What times of the day do you usually take transit? Check all that apply.

* 6. How do you travel to a transit stop/station?

* 7. How do you find information about taking transit? Check all that apply.

* 8. If you DO NOT currently use public transportation, why not? Check all that apply.

* 9. Using a scale of 1 to 10 where 1 is very negative and 10 is very positive, what is your general perception of public transportation?

* 10. If transit agencies wished to reach out to 16-25 year-olds, what would be the most successful marketing approach to attract this age group’s attention?

* 11. Will the availability of public transportation be considered in your next decision of where to live?

* 12. What factors would influence your long-term decision about whether you would use public transportation? Check all that apply.

* 13. On list below, please list if you Strongly Agree (SA), Agree (A), Disagree (D), or Strongly Disagree (SD) with the following statements about public transportation

* 14. Please provide any other comments you may have regarding public transportation in general.