{insert employer} Employee Transportation Survey

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1 {insert employer} Employee Transportation Survey {insert employer} is working with TransLink to broaden the range of commuting alternatives available to its employees. To do this, we need to know your current travel behaviour to and from work. Please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey. Your opinions are important for developing commuting alternatives, so we encourage you to be frank with your answers. All responses are completely anonymous, and answers will be reported in aggregate only. The survey is being administered by, so if you have any questions or comments about the survey please contact at Before you complete the survey, please record which building and/or location you work at: Location a 1 Location b 2 Thank you in advance for your participation in the survey. If you would like to be included in the prize draw please record your name and work phone number below: FULL NAME (please print): WORK PHONE NUMBER:

2 1. Thinking of your last full week of work, please indicate how you travelled to and from work each day. IF YOUR LAST FULL WEEK OF WORK WAS UNUSUAL, PLEASE COMPLETE FOR A TYPICAL WEEK OF WORK CHECK ONE BOX PER ROW IF YOU USE ONE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK IF YOU USED MORE THAN ONE MODE OF TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO WORK, CHECK MORE THAN ONE BOX PER ROW ON THE DAYS YOU DID NOT WORK, CHECK THE BOX IN THE "DID NOT WORK" COLUMN Last Full Week: Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Drove alone Drove with others/ carpool/ vanpool Took public transit Cycled Walked jogged rollerbladed Worked from home Did not work Other (specify) 6 2

3 2. What time do you normally start and end work? CHECK ONE BOX PER COLUMN Time of Day Start Work End Work Midnight 4:59am 1 1 5:00am 5:59am 2 2 6:00am 6:59am 3 3 7:00am 7:59am 4 4 8:00am 8:59am 5 5 9:00am 9:59am :00am 10:59am 11:00am 2:59pm 8 8 3:00pm 3:59pm 9 9 4:00pm 4:59pm :00pm 5:59pm :00pm 6:59pm :00pm 11:59pm It Varies?? 3a. Considering the mode of travel you use most often, please record in the table below the average time it takes you to travel to work and the average time it takes for you to travel home after work. PLEASE RECORD TIME IN HOURS AND MINUTES. Travel Time It varies Travel to work hours min? Travel home (from work) hours min? 3b. What is the travel distance between your workplace and your home? PLEASE CHECK ONE BOX IN TABLE BELOW. (Example distances: Metrotown to Downtown Vancouver is about 15 km) (1km = 0.6 miles or 6 city blocks) Travel distance (kilometres) Check One between home and work Box Below Less than 5 kilometres 1 5 to less than 10 kilometres 2 10 to 20 kilometres 3 More than 20 kilometres 4 Don't Know/Not Sure? 3

4 4a. Still thinking of the last full week of work, record the total number of two-way trips (leaving work and then returning) that you made during work hours which were at least two kilometers in total distance? In other words, at least one kilometer in each way. IF YOU DIDN'T MAKE ANY TRIPS, RECORD "0". (NOTE: One kilometer is about 6 city blocks). 4b. For each trip type record the main mode of transportation used to make the trip. Trip Type # OF TWO- WAY TRIPS MAIN MODE USED FOR THESE TRIPS Single Transit Cycled Car/ occupant Vanpool vehicle Personal Trips (meals, medical, banking) Work-related trips (meetings, deliveries) Other 5. Based on your answer to Question #1, do you drive alone to and from work 3 or more days per week 1 Yes COMPLETE QUESTIONS 5A THROUGH 12 2 No GO TO DEMOGRAPHICS QUESTIONS D1 5a. When you drive to work, where do you typically park? 1 On the street 2 In my office building 3 In a nearby parkade or parking lot 96 OTHER (please specify): 5b. On average, how much does it cost you personally per month or per day to park at that location? (Dollars per month) OR (Dollars per day) 6. In order to reduce the cost of your daily commute, would you be willing to provide a ride to one or more co-workers? 1 Yes 2 No CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE 4

5 7. What are the reasons why you do not take transit to and from work more often? FIRST RECORD ALL YOUR REASONS THEN CHOOSE ONE AS YOUR MAIN REASON. All Reasons (check all that apply) Your Main Reason (check one only) I need my car for business reasons 1 1 I need my car to take my children to and from daycare or school 2 2 I need my car to do errands before or after work 3 3 I like the privacy of driving alone in a vehicle 4 4 I like the comfort of travelling in my own vehicle 5 5 I like having my car at work so that I don t have to rely on other people 6 6 Taking transit takes too much time I would have to make too many transfers 8 8 Transit service is not frequent enough 9 9 Transit service is not reliable enough Transit does not run close to my home My schedule does not allow me to leave at the same time each day Transit service is not available when I need it Other (specify) CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE 5

6 8. What are the reasons why you do not carpool or vanpool to and from work more often? FIRST RECORD ALL YOUR REASONS THEN CHOOSE ONE AS YOUR MAIN REASON. All Reasons (check all that apply) Your Main Reason (check one only) I need my car for business reasons 1 1 I need my car to take my children to and from daycare or school 2 2 I need my car to do errands before or after work 3 3 I like the privacy of driving alone in a vehicle 4 4 I like the comfort of travelling in my own vehicle 5 5 I like having my car at work so that I don t have to rely on other people 6 6 Carpooling/Vanpooling takes too much time I don t know anyone to carpool or vanpool with 8 8 It is inconvenient to wait for others 9 9 My schedule does not allow me to leave at the same time each day Other (specify) CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE 6

7 9. What are the reasons why you do not walk or cycle to and from work more often? FIRST RECORD ALL YOUR REASONS THEN CHOOSE ONE AS YOUR MAIN REASON. All Reasons (check all that apply) Your Main Reason (check one only) I need my car for business reasons 1 1 I need my car to take my children to and from daycare or school 2 2 I need my car to do errands before or after work 3 3 I like the privacy of driving alone in a vehicle 4 4 I like the comfort of travelling in my own vehicle 5 5 I like having my car at work so that I don t have to rely on other people 6 6 The distance from home to work is too far I feel uncomfortable arriving at work in cycling/walking 8 8 clothes It is too difficult to transport clothes and work materials 9 9 There are no adequate facilities to change and store extra clothing and gear There are no adequate showering facilities There are no adequate bike storage facilities I do not feel safe cycling in traffic There are not enough sidewalks or pedestrian crossings to walk to work It is difficult to do errands before or after work if I walk or cycle to work Walking or cycling takes too much time Other (specify) CONTINUE TO NEXT PAGE 7

8 10. Please indicate how likely you would be to consider taking transit, walking, cycling or car/vanpooling to work more often under the following circumstances: CIRCLE ONE NUMBER PER ROW BELOW I would consider taking transit, car/vanpooling, walking or cycling to work more often If a Guaranteed Ride Home program, which would guarantee me a ride home in case of emergency, were available Not atall likely 8 Very Likely Don t Know If my work start and finish times were flexible If there were a company vehicle I could use for business use during the day If transportation information (e.g., cycling routes, transit routes and scheduling) were available at work If transit passes were sold at work If the cost of transit passes were subsidized by my employer If there was help (e.g., my employer or an agency) to find people with whom to carpool or vanpool If parking was reserved close to my building for carpools/vanpools If parking rates were lower for those who carpool/ vanpool than for those who drive alone If local parking lots increase their rates by $5 per day If local parking lots increase their rates by $10 per day If street parking regulations were strictly enforced If secure and convenient bicycle parking racks and/or lockers were at work If showers, clothing lockers and change facilities were available If I was allowed to work from home 2-3 days per week so that I'm only commuting to work 2-3 days per week If a shuttle bus service from my workplace to a major transit station was provided If as a transit rider you could use a car from a pool of cars located at major transit exchanges or stations to get to and from that station to work 11. If you circled 4 or 5 (very/somewhat likely) for any items in Question 10, which mode or modes would you most likely use more often to travel to work? CHECK ONE OR MORE BOXES BELOW 1 Transit 2 Walk 3 Cycle 4 Car/vanpool? Not sure

9 12. Are there parts of your job that you could do at home for 2 to 3 days a week? 1 Yes 2 No GO TO DEMOGRAPHICS SECTION (question D1) 13. If a Telework program (that involved working at home 2-3 days per week) were offered to you, how likely would you be to participate in the program? 1 Very likely 2 Somewhat likely 3 Not at all likely DEMOGRAPHICS: The following questions are for classification purposes. All responses will be shown in aggregate only. D1. Into what age category do you fall? and over D2. Are you: 1 Male 2 Female D3. In which of the following communities do you live? 1 Burnaby 2 Coquitlam 3 North Delta 4 South Delta (Tsawwassen/Ladner) 5 Langley 6 Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows New Westminster 8 North Vancouver 9 Port Coquitlam 10 Port Moody 11 Richmond 12 Surrey 13 Vancouver 14 West Vancouver 15 White Rock 96 Other (please specify): D4. What is your residential postal code? V -- D5. Do you currently own or have access to a vehicle for commuting purposes? 1 Yes 2 No THIS IS THE END OF THE SURVEY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. 9