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From page 100... ... B-1 A p p e n d i x B Survey Questionnaires Contents B-1 Salt Lake City B-32 Chicago and Charlotte Salt Lake City Introduction Intro Did you know that your travel habits help shape our transportaon system? It's true! Read the entire page →
From page 101... ... B-2 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Employ What is your employment status? Employed full me Employed part me Homemaker Rered Not currently employed Are you a student? Read the entire page →
From page 102... ... Survey Questionnaires B-3 Familiar How informed do you feel you are about the Salt Lake City area's public transit services (e.g., types of service available, routes, schedules, fare opons) Read the entire page →
From page 103... ... B-4 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode triptype In the past week, which types of trips have you made? Please indicate all trips where you le home and traveled by car, transit, walking, biking, etc. Read the entire page →
From page 104... ... Survey Questionnaires B-5 parkFree farepaywork (If employed) Is parking free at your work? Read the entire page →
From page 105... ... B-6 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode transitCheck (If transit user AND employed) Are you enrolled in a program (like TransitChek TM) Read the entire page →
From page 106... ... Survey Questionnaires B-7 TranHomeDet (If transit user) Please tell us a lile more about the public transit within walking distance of your home. Read the entire page →
From page 107... ... B-8 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode origstop (If transit NON user only and did not say "don't know" in tranHome) Please answer yes or no for each of the following statements about the public transit stop that is within walking distance of your home. Read the entire page →
From page 108... ... Survey Questionnaires B-9 TranPNRDet (If transit user and if selected a transit mode in tranPNR) Please tell us a lile more about the public transit at Park and Rides convenient to your home. Read the entire page →
From page 109... ... B-10 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode TranPNRexp (If transit user who used Express Bus in last month) From a Park and Ride, which of the following express buses have you used in the past month? Read the entire page →
From page 110... ... Survey Questionnaires B-11 considtran [If transit user] Would you consider using transit for any of the following types of trips? Read the entire page →
From page 111... ... B-12 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Specific Trip Questions (All respondents) mode (All respondents) Read the entire page →
From page 112... ... Survey Questionnaires B-13 cbcmodealt (All respondents) We see that you used [insert mode] Read the entire page →
From page 113... ... B-14 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Ynoaltmode3 [If selected transit service wasn't good enough] What about the transit service didn't meet your needs for your most recent trip? Read the entire page →
From page 114... ... Survey Questionnaires B-15 TripTime (All respondents) How long did it take you to get from home to [insert trip type] Read the entire page →
From page 115... ... B-16 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode TripCost2 (Show if drove or rode in car in mode) What is the average gas mileage per gallon for your car? Read the entire page →
From page 116... ... Survey Questionnaires B-17 transitopin (If transit user) Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. Read the entire page →
From page 117... ... B-18 Characteristics of Premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode notransitopin (If transit NON user) Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. Read the entire page →
From page 118... ... Survey Questionnaires B-19 CBC Section (All respondents) cbcintro In the quesons that follow, think about your recent one way "[insert triptype] Read the entire page →
From page 119... ... B-20 Characteristics of Premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode cbc Which opon would you prefer if you were to make your trip? Read the entire page →
From page 120... ... Survey Questionnaires B-21 Attribute Variaon Auto Bus Train 3rd Transit Opon (if no auto avail) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 Free 2 Same as current ($5 if currently park free) Read the entire page →
From page 121... ... B-22 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Debrief Section yNoTrans (If never chose a transit opon) What is the main reason you never selected the transit opon in the previous secon? Read the entire page →
From page 122... ... Survey Questionnaires B-23 Deb3 (If said it's less reliable) Please tell us a lile bit more about why you consider transit unreliable. Read the entire page →
From page 123... ... B-24 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Deb6 (If said too crowded) Please tell us a lile bit more about how transit crowding affects you. Read the entire page →
From page 124... ... Survey Questionnaires B-25 Deb9 (If said too dirty) Please tell us a lile bit more about what you consider to be dirty about transit. Read the entire page →
From page 125... ... B-26 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Available Transit Alternatives altmode1 4 (Aer the eight screens of CBC experiment…) Thanks for considering all the transportaon opons shown on the previous screens. Read the entire page →
From page 126... ... Survey Questionnaires B-27 MaxDiff Section (If transit users) mdintro (For transit users only. Read the entire page →
From page 127... ... B-28 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Attribute Inverse of attribute Travel Time Transit Fare Real Time Info About Next Transit Arrival/Departure Real me info available NO real me info available Route Name/Number Idenficaon Easy to idenfy on outside of transit vehicle Difficult to immediately idenfy on outside of transit vehicle On Board Seating Availability Always available seats Oen crowded; you might not get a seat On Board Seating Comfort Seats are comfortable and a good size Seats are standard On Board Temperature Effective air conditioning and heating Some air conditioning and heating Cleanliness of Transit Vehicle Very new and clean Maintained, but not new Reliability 1 in 10 trips are 5 mins late or more 1 in 10 trips are 15 mins late or more Station/Stop Security Enhanced (e.g., emergency call buons, surveillance cameras, security personnel) No added security features Schedule Span Transit runs from 4 AM unl 11 PM Transit runs from 6 AM unl 9 PM Transit Frequency Arrives every 10 mins. Read the entire page →
From page 128... ... Survey Questionnaires B-29 Demographic Questions (All respondents) SLCResTime homedur We really appreciate the me you've spent giving us your informa on and opinions. Read the entire page →
From page 129... ... B-30 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode hhsize hhkid How many people live in your household? 1 (I live alone) Read the entire page →
From page 130... ... Survey Questionnaires B-31 income Which category best represents your household's annual income before taxes? Read the entire page →
From page 131... ... B-32 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Chicago and Charlotte Introduction and Background Questions Intro Did you know that your travel habits help shape our transportaon system? It's true! Read the entire page →
From page 132... ... Survey Questionnaires B-33 tranUse How oen to you use the following public transit op ons? [columns] Read the entire page →
From page 133... ... B-34 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Questions about Reference Trip (All respondents) reference We'd now like to ask you some quesons about yourmost recent trip: From home to work (school, somewhere other than work/school) Read the entire page →
From page 134... ... Survey Questionnaires B-35 endLocConf (If work or school selected) You said that the main desnaon for your trip was . Read the entire page →
From page 135... ... B-36 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode tranAccMode (If transit) On this trip, how did you get from to the first transit staon/stop? Read the entire page →
From page 136... ... Survey Questionnaires B-37 autoAvailUsual Do you usually have a car available to make the trip from to ? Yes No autoAvailTrip (If transit) Read the entire page →
From page 137... ... B-38 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode autoTime (If auto ref trip) Please tell us some more about your trip. Read the entire page →
From page 138... ... Survey Questionnaires B-39 destParkCost (If auto, start at home) How much did it cost to park at ? Read the entire page →
From page 139... ... B-40 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode subsid (If employed) Were the costs for this trip directly subsidized by your employer? Read the entire page →
From page 140... ... Survey Questionnaires B-41 stops What stops did you make on your way from to ? Select all that apply. Read the entire page →
From page 141... ... B-42 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Reference Trip Transit Awareness (All respondents) willingWalk Please connue to think about your most recent trip: X criteria Y criteria Z criteria Thanks for your responses so far! Read the entire page →
From page 142... ... Survey Questionnaires B-43 willingDropped (If tranAccMode = drove and dropped off or tranEgrMode = picked up by car, write 1 and branch over) Would you be willing to make this trip by being dropped off at a staon or bus stop and taking public transportaon to ? Read the entire page →
From page 143... ... B-44 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode yThisTran (If transit reference trip and aware of other transit opons) Why did you make this trip by rather than by ? Read the entire page →
From page 144... ... Survey Questionnaires B-45 yNeedCar (If needed car for other reasons) What did you need your car for on your trip? Read the entire page →
From page 145... ... B-46 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Atudes1 Please indicate how strongly you agree or disagree with each of the following statements. Read the entire page →
From page 146... ... Survey Questionnaires B-47 cbcIntro2 Please review the following defini ons for standard and premium on board features below before answering the ques ons on the following screens. If you need to review these defini ons on the following screens, put your mouse over the icon. Read the entire page →
From page 147... ... B-48 Characteristics of Premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode EXAMPLE SCREEN [Note: the Stated Preference (SP) will be reformaed a bit based on other recent survey work – the second example screenshot below.] Read the entire page →
From page 148... ... Survey Questionnaires B-49 Aribute Variaon Auto (if available for trip) Bus Train 3rd Transit Opon (if no auto avail) Read the entire page →
From page 149... ... B-50 Characteristics of Premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode 9 Transfers Trip < 25 minutes 1 n/a No transfer 2 n/a 1 transfer taking 5 minutes Trip >=25 minutes 1 n/a 1 transfer taking 5 minutes 2 n/a 2 transfers taking 5 minutes each 10 Span of service 1 n/a Service runs all day 2 n/a Service runs only during rush hours 11 On Board Amenies 1 n/a PREMIUM on board transit amenies 2 n/a STANDARD on board transitamenies 12 Staon/ Stop Design 1 n/a MODERNIZED staon/stop design 2 n/a STANDARD staon/stop design Relative Preference for Transit Attributes (For transit users) mdintro All respondents see the MaxDiff except for those who say they are "very unfamiliar" with transit in the queson called "Familiar." Thank you for your answers so far. Read the entire page →
From page 150... ... Survey Questionnaires B-51 Aribute Inverse of aribute Travel Time Local Trips: 5% shorter; same as current; 5% longer; 10% longerLong Trips: 10% shorter; same as current; 10% longer; 15% longer Transit Fare Most respondents: Local Trips: 10% less; same as current (base of $2 if did not use transit for current trip) ; 10% more; 15% more Long Trips: 5% less; same as current (base of $6 if did not use transit for current trip) Read the entire page →
From page 151... ... B-52 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode Demographic Questions (All respondents) ResTime homedur We really appreciate the me you've spent giving us your informa on and opinions. Read the entire page →
From page 152... ... Survey Questionnaires B-53 hhsize hhkid How many people live in your household? 1 (I live alone) Read the entire page →
From page 153... ... B-54 Characteristics of premium Transit Services that Affect Choice of Mode income Which category best represents your household's annual income before taxes? Read the entire page →

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... B-1 A p p e n d i x B Survey Questionnaires Contents B-1 Salt Lake City B-32 Chicago and Charlotte Salt Lake City Introduction Intro Did you know that your travel habits help shape our transportaon system? It's true!