Travel Behaviour Study of Commuters: Results from the 2010 Dalhousie University Sustainability Survey

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1 Travel Behaviour Study of Commuters: Results from the 2010 Dalhousie University Sustainability Survey Technical Report Prepared by: M.A. Habib, K.D. Leckovic & D. Richardson Prepared for: Office of Sustainability, Dalhousie University Dalhousie Transportation Collaboratory Sexton House, Room 205 Dalhousie University 5410 Spring Garden Road B3H 4R2, Halifax, NS, Canada

2 Contents Contents Survey Context Methods and Procedures Data Preparation Data and Spatial Analysis Survey Results Characteristics of Survey Respondents Age Gender Income Respondent Group Primary Campus Residential Location Travel Behaviour of Dalhousie Commuters Modal Split Commute Time Commute Distance Arrival and Departure Time Attitudes Towards Travel Demand Management Measures Attitudes Towards Carshare Program Attitudes Towards Carpool Program Attitudes Towards Bike-Share Program Attitudes Towards Bus Pass Program Willingness to Use Carpool /2010 Comparative Analysis /2010 Comparison of Survey Respondent Characteristics Age Technical Report Page 2

3 4.1.2 Gender Travel Behaviour of Dalhousie Commuters by Year, 2009/ Comparison of Modal Split by Year, 2009/ Comparison of Commute Time by Year, 2009/ Comparison of Commute Distance by Year, 2009/ Comparison of Inter-Campus Travel Requirements by Year, 2009/ Attitudes Toward Travel Demand Management Measures by year, 2009/ Comparison of Willingness to Use Carpool by Year, 2009/ Survey Design Survey Design Conclusion Appendix A-Survey Data Key Appendix B-Sustainability Survey Data Results Appendix C-2010 and 2011 Survey Design Technical Report Page 3

4 Figures Figure 1 Age distribution, Figure 2 Gender distribution, Figure 3 Income distribution, Figure 4 Respondents group, Figure 5 Respondents' primary campus Figure 6 Spatial distribution of 2010 survey respondents' residential location by respondent group Figure 7 Spatial distribution of 2010 survey respondents' residential location by primary campus Figure 8 Spatial distribution of 2010 survey respondents residential location Figure 9 Modal split for Dalhousie commuters (a), students (b) and faculty/staff (c), Figure 10 Spatial distribution of Dalhousie commuters by car, Figure 11 Spatial distribution of Dalhousie commuters by transit, Figure 12 Spatial distribution of Dalhousie commuters by carpool, Figure 13 Spatial distribution of Dalhousie commuters by bicycle, Figure 14 Spatial distribution of Dalhousie commuters by walking, Figure 15 Commute time by students and faculty/staff, Figure 16 Commute distance by students and faculty/staff, Figure 17 Arrival time (a) and departure time (b) of students and faculty/staff, Figure 18 Attitudes towards Carshare Program by students and faculty/staff, Figure 19 Attitudes towards carpool program by students and faculty/staff, Figure 20 Attitudes towards Bike-Share Program by students and faculty/staff, Figure 21 Attitudes towards Summer Bus Pass Program by students and faculty/staff, Figure 22 Willingness to use carpool by students and faculty/staff, Figure 23 Age of survey respondents for 2009 and Figure 24 Gender of survey respondents for 2009 and Figure 25 Modal split by year for 2009 and Technical Report Page 4

5 Figure 26 Commute time comparison for 2009 and Figure 27 Commute distance comparison for 2009 and Figure 28 Inter-campus travel requirements comparison for 2009 and Figure 29 Willingness to use carpool comparison for 2009 and Technical Report Page 5

6 1. Survey Context In 2010, the Office of Sustainability at Dalhousie University conducted an online sustainability survey between October 28 and November 20, The survey was sent via to all faculty, staff, and students of Dalhousie University. The survey included 41 questions, with 12 transportation related questions. The survey also collected socioeconomic data from respondents including age, gender, income, residential location (by postal code) and primary campus. The transportation related questions will be the focus of analysis within this technical report. The purpose of this technical report is to conduct an analysis of the transportation related questions, provide a comparison between the 2010 Sustainability Survey results and the 2009 Transportation Survey results, and provide recommendations for the design of a transportation survey to be conducted annually by the Office of Sustainability. Technical Report Page 6

7 2. Methods and Procedures This technical report included data preparation, data analysis and spatial analysis of the 2010 Dalhousie Sustainability Survey. Data preparation involved identification of the issues and limitations found within the socioeconomic and transportation related data. Improvements to the data set are outlined in Section 2.1. The primary objective of the data and spatial analysis is to provide a comprehensive characterization and spatial representation of the socioeconomic and Dalhousie commuter travel behaviour results. The final stage of analysis, outlined in Section 4, involves a comparison of the results from the 2009 Transportation Survey and the 2010 Sustainability Survey. 2.1 Data Preparation The following issues and limitations were found in the 2010 survey data: 1. Question titles were not coded within the dataset. 2. Fields were left blank when respondents did not answer a question. Time fields were set to 0 when respondents did not answer a question. 3. Residential locations, entered as postal code, often had inconsistent formatting. This made it difficult to geocode for use in ArcGIS. Residential locations were not spatially appropriate. For example, several residential locations were outside of Nova Scotia. 4. Times were frequently entered incorrectly and were not consistent with 24-hour notation. 5. The survey did not include all transit modes, assuming that the only transit option available was bus. 6. The primary and secondary modal choice of each respondent did not separate driver and passenger options, making it difficult to determine single occupancy vehicle or high occupancy vehicle usage. 7. The carpool modal choice option was not clearly defined. For example, carpool can be interpreted as commute with coworkers or peers, or incorrectly as commute with family. 8. The survey asked respondents to provide a secondary modal choice option, which was identical to their primary modal choice. For example, some respondents indicated car as their primary and secondary modal choice. 9. Off campus Dalhousie related travel options were inconsistent between the primary and secondary modal choice options. 10. The survey asked respondents to provide arrival and departure times to campus, which does not accommodate individuals who reside on campus. 11. The quantity and values of income range options were not distributed evenly. Technical Report Page 7

8 The following improvements have been made to the dataset to allow for analysis and use with ArcGIS: 1. Field results are made consistent from one question to another. Field codes are recorded onto a key. 2. Questions titles are given eight-letter codes and are included in the key. 3. Qualitative text is removed from fields that only require a numerical response. 4. Non responses are coded as Not Answered. 5. Inconsistent postal codes for residential locations require significant post-processing. The results can be geocoded but must be in a consistent format. For example, postal codes must be entered as X#X#X#. Incorrect respondent input errors were corrected or removed from the dataset. Values are converted into coordinates using an online tool called batchgeo ( 6. Inconsistent arrival and departure time responses not conforming to 24-hour notation were corrected or removed from the dataset. 7. To compare 2009 and 2010 survey results common categories were established and data was coded accordingly. It is assumed that primary commute mode by bus incorporates all transit modes and has therefore been categorized as transit within this report. It is also assumed that commute mode is the respondents primary commute mode. Secondary commute mode will not be analyzed within this report due to the quality and aforementioned issues with the secondary commute mode data. Although it is not analyzed, secondary commute mode data is available in Appendix. 2.2 Data and Spatial Analysis The objective of the data and spatial analysis, found within Section 3, is to provide visual representation of the survey results. The data analysis involved calculation of the relative frequency and corresponding percentages of coded survey results. Frequency calculations did not include survey respondent answers of Not Answered, Not Sure, Not Applicable and Don t Know. Spatial analysis provides spatial representation of respondents residential location and modal choice. To conduct spatial analysis, postal codes were converted into latitude and longitude coordinates using an online tool accessed through batchgeo ( The respondents residential location coordinates were then input into ArcGIS and converted into a shapefile Survey Results After removing inconsistencies from the data, as outlined in Section 2.1, the remaining total sample size of students, faculty and staff was 751 respondents which included 315 students and 436 faculty/staff. A table of 2010 and 2009 survey results has been provided in Appendix B. Technical Report Page 8

9 3.1 Characteristics of Survey Respondents Respondent characteristics within the 2010 Dalhousie Sustainability Survey include age, gender, income, respondent group (i.e. student or faculty/staff), primary Dalhousie campus (i.e. Studley, Sexton or Carleton campus) and residential location Age The year old age cohort represented the greatest percentage of survey respondents at 29 percent (Figure 1). There were no respondents in the 65 years old and over cohort and the 55 to 64 age cohort represented the smallest percentage of survey respondents at 9 percent Gender Figure 1. Age distribution, 2010 The gender distribution indicated that the majority of the survey respondents were female. Figure 2 shows the gender distribution of survey respondents. Technical Report Page 9

10 28% Male Female 72% Figure 2 Gender distribution, Income The majority of survey respondents had an annual household income greater than $60,000. Less than 40 percent of survey respondents reported annual household incomes less than $60,000. Figure 3 shows the income distribution of survey respondents Respondent Group Figure 3 Income distribution, 2010 A greater percentage of the survey respondents were faculty/staff. This distribution is shown in Figure 4 and represented spatially in Figure 6. Technical Report Page 10

11 Figure 4 Respondents group, Primary Campus The majority of survey respondents indicated that they commute primarily to Studley campus. Sexton and Carleton campuses each represent 13 percent of the survey respondents. The distribution of respondents primary campus is represented graphically in Figure 6 and spatially in Figure 5. Figure 5 Respondents' primary campus Technical Report Page 11

12 Figure 6 Spatial distribution of 2010 survey respondents' residential location by respondent group Technical Report Page 12

13 Figure 7 Spatial distribution of 2010 survey respondents' residential location by primary campus Technical Report Page 13

14 3.1.6 Residential Location Figure 8 displays the spatial distribution of survey respondents which were input into a GIS using respondents postal codes as a spatial reference. Figure 8 Spatial distribution of 2010 survey respondents residential location Technical Report Page 14

15 3.2 Travel Behaviour of Dalhousie Commuters Modal Split Figure 9(a) shows the modal split for survey respondents in The majority of Dalhousie commuters, 34 percent, use a car to commute to campus. Active transportation modes, including walking and biking, account for 40 percent of the modal split. Transit accounts for 21 percent of the modal split. Figures 9(b) and 9(c) represent the modal split by students and faculty/staff. Faculty/staff commute by car 13 percent more than students, whereas 11 percent more students walk to Dalhousie. For both cohorts transit represents the third greatest percentage, at approximately 20 percent of the modal split. Carpool and bike use account for the two smallest percentages of modal split for both cohorts. The spatial distribution of modal split indicates a concentration of walking, biking and transit use on the Halifax Peninsula. The majority of commuters travelling from locations off the Peninsula use car to commute to campus, while a low concentration use the other four surveyed modes. Figures 10 through 14 display the spatial distribution of modal split by car, transit, carpool, walking and bicycling. (a) (b) (c) Figure 9 Modal split for Dalhousie commuters (a), students (b) and faculty/staff (c), 2010 Technical Report Page 15

16 Figure 10 Spatial distribution of Dalhousie commuters by car, 2010 Technical Report Page 16

17 Figure 11 Spatial distribution of Dalhousie commuters by transit, 2010 Technical Report Page 17

18 Figure 12 Spatial distribution of Dalhousie commuters by carpool, 2010 Technical Report Page 18

19 Figure 13 Spatial distribution of Dalhousie commuters by bicycle, 2010 Technical Report Page 19

20 Figure 14 Spatial distribution of Dalhousie commuters by walking, 2010 Technical Report Page 20

21 3.2.2 Commute Time Figure 15 shows the commute time by students and faculty/staff. Commute time for students and faculty/staff was greatest between 11 and 20 minutes, with approximately 70 percent of commutes less than 30 minutes. Less than 10 percent of respondents commuted greater than 60 minutes Commute Distance Figure 15 Commute time by students and faculty/staff, 2010 Commute distance was determined by calculating the distance between respondents residential location (postal code) and campus centroids. Figure 16 represents the commute distance by student and faculty/staff. Greater than 40 percent of students and faculty/staff commute less than 2 kilometers to their primary campus. Approximately 10 percent of the population commutes greater than 20 kilometres to their primary campus. Technical Report Page 21

22 3.2.4 Arrival and Departure Time Figure 16 Commute distance by students and faculty/staff, 2010 The majority of Dalhousie commuters arrive to campus between the hours of 800 and 1000 as shown in Figure 17 (a). Approximately 9 percent of commuters arrive later than Approximately 40 percent of faculty/staff commuters arrive on campus between 600 and 800 whereas 25 percent of students arrive on campus during the same period. The majority of Dalhousie commuters leave campus between the hours of 1600 and 1800 as shown in Figure 17 (b). Approximately 6 percent of commuters leave before Approximately 78 percent of faculty/staff commuters leave campus between 1600 and 1800 whereas 60 percent of students leave campus during the same period. Technical Report Page 22

23 (a) (b) Figure 17 Arrival time (a) and departure time (b) of students and faculty/staff, 2010 Technical Report Page 23

24 3.3 Attitudes Towards Travel Demand Management Measures This section presents the results of respondents attitudes towards sustainable transportation options on campus including Carshare, Carpool, BikeShare and Summer Bus Pass Programs Attitudes Towards Carshare Program Both students and faculty/staff feel that a Carshare Program would motivate more sustainable transportation to campus (see Figure 18). Figure 18 Attitudes towards Carshare Program by students and faculty/staff, Attitudes Towards Carpool Program Figure 19 indicates that students and faculty/staff think that a Carpool Program would promote sustainable transportation to campus. Technical Report Page 24

25 Figure 19 Attitudes towards carpool program by students and faculty/staff, Attitudes Towards Bike-Share Program Over 60 percent of respondents think that a BikeShare Program would motivate more sustainable transportation to campus as shown in Figure 20. Figure 20 Attitudes towards Bike-Share Program by students and faculty/staff, 2010 Technical Report Page 25

26 3.3.4 Attitudes Towards Bus Pass Program Approximately 90 percent of respondents think that a summer Bus Pass Program would increase sustainable transportation to Dalhousie Campus (see Figure 21). Compared with the Carpool, Carshare and Bike-Share Programs, the summer Bus Pass Program received the highest percentage of supportive respondents. Figure 21 Attitudes towards Summer Bus Pass Program by students and faculty/staff, Willingness to Use Carpool Figure 22 shows that the majority of students would not be willing to use carpool, whereas the majority of faculty/staff would be willing to use carpool. Although students are in support of a Carpool Program (see Section 3.3.2), they are less willing to use carpool. This differentiation was not consistent in the faculty/staff results. Technical Report Page 26

27 Figure 22 Willingness to use carpool by students and faculty/staff, /2010 Comparative Analysis This section includes a comparison of the results from the 2009 Transportation Survey and the 2010 Sustainability Survey. The objective of this comparison is to identify the similarities and differences between the results. As described in Section 2.1, common categories between the 2009 and 2010 surveys were established and data was coded accordingly /2010 Comparison of Survey Respondent Characteristics Age Figure 23 compares the age of survey respondents between the 2009 and 2010 surveys. There was a decrease in the percentage of respondents under the age of 35, while there was an increase in the percentage of respondents aged 35 and over. Technical Report Page 27

28 Figure 23 Age of survey respondents for 2009 and Gender There were a greater percentage of female respondents in 2010 as compared to 2009 (see Figure 24). Figure 24 Gender of survey respondents for 2009 and 2010 Technical Report Page 28

29 4.2 Travel Behaviour of Dalhousie Commuters by Year, 2009/2010 This section compares survey results related to transportation for 2009 and Results from both 2009 and 2010 were grouped into common categories to facilitate analysis. A table of 2009 and 2010 survey results has been provided in Appendix B Comparison of Modal Split by Year, 2009/2010 Figure 25 shows the modal split for commuters by survey year. Walking was the most common commute mode in 2009 at 42 percent whereas car has the highest percentage of reported use in 2010 with 34 percent. Transit usage showed little change between 2009 and 2010 at approximately 20 percent of all commute trips. Carpool usage decreased by approximately 6 percent between 2009 and Commutes by bike increased approximately 2 percent. Figure 25 Modal split by year for 2009 and Comparison of Commute Time by Year, 2009/2010 The comparison of commute time is shown in Figure 26 and reveals that the highest percentage of commuters for both 2009 and 2010, at 30 percent, commute between 11 and 20 minutes. Approximately 68 percent of commuters travelled 30 minutes or less to Dalhousie in both 2009 and There was an increase in commute trips greater than 60 minutes between 2009 and 2010 of approximately 5 percent while commute trips between 51 and 60 minutes decreased 6 percent in the same period. Technical Report Page 29

30 Figure 26 Commute time comparison for 2009 and Comparison of Commute Distance by Year, 2009/2010 Figure 27 illustrates the comparison of commute distance between 2009 and The greatest change in commute distance between the two survey years was seen in commute trips that were 2 kilometers or less. Little change was seen between 2 kilometers and 20 kilometers from 2009 to Commute trips more than 20 kilometers showed the greatest percentage difference, with a decrease of approximately 8 percent. Figure 27 Commute distance comparison for 2009 and 2010 Technical Report Page 30

31 4.2.4 Comparison of Inter-Campus Travel Requirements by Year, 2009/2010 Travel between Dalhousie campuses decreased by 6 percent between 2009 and 2010 as represented in Figure 28. Figure 28 Inter-campus travel requirements comparison for 2009 and Attitudes Toward Travel Demand Management Measures by year, 2009/2010 This section presents a comparison of 2009 and 2010 data of students and faculty/staff s attitudes towards travel demand management measures Comparison of Willingness to Use Carpool by Year, 2009/2010 Figure 29 shows a comparison between 2009 and 2010 of the willingness of survey respondents to carpool to Dalhousie. There was an 11 percent increase in commuters who are willing to carpool to Dalhousie between 2009 and Technical Report Page 31

32 Figure 29 Willingness to use carpool comparison for 2009 and 2010 Technical Report Page 32

33 5. Survey Design Based on the issues found within the 2010 survey (Section 2.1), several changes have been made to the 2011 survey, including revisions to several questions and answer choices to improve the quality of data in the future. In some cases, response ranges have been altered to improve consistency and better reflect data trends. Section 5.1 provides the proposed survey design for the 2011 Dalhousie Transportation Survey. A survey data key and comparative table of the 2010 survey and 2011 proposed survey design have been provided in Appendix A and C Survey Design 1. What is your age? i ii iii iv v vi. 65 and above 2. What is your gender? I. Male ii. Female iii. Transgender iv. Prefer not to say 3. What is your annual household income? i. Less than $20,000 ii. $20,001-40,000 iii. $40,001-$60,000 iv. $60,000-$80,000 v. $80,000-$100,000 vi. Above $100,000 v. Prefer not to say 4. In which of these groups do you currently belong? i. Students ii. iii. Faculty Staff Technical Report Page 33

34 5. What is the postal code of your home (i.e. from which you commute daily to Dalhousie)? Please provide it in six digit format without a space (i.e. B3H1B9) (in XXXXXX) 6. What is your primary campus? i. Studley Campus ii. iii. Sexton Campus Carleton Campus 7. What is your primary mode of transportation for your daily commute to Dalhousie throughout the year? i. Auto Drive Alone ii. Auto Passenger iii. Public Transit iv. Bicycle v. Walking vi. Other: 8. What is your secondary mode of transportation for your daily commute to Dalhousie throughout the year? i. Not Applicable always used the primary mode ii. Auto Drive Alone iii. Auto Passenger iv. Public Transit v. Bicycle vi. Walking vii. Other: 10. Do you carpool for your daily commute to Dalhousie? (Carpooling in this context means two or more people in a car coming to the Institutional area - hospitals, Dalhousie (all three campuses), Saint Mary s (summer street/university ave/morris st/robie from commons to SMU ) i. Never ii. Occasionally iii. Always iv. No response 10. How many minutes, on average, does it take to get from your home to Dalhousie, when you use your primary mode of transportation?? i. Minutes 11. At what time, on average, do you arrive at Dalhousie? Please identify the time in four-digit 24-hour cycle (i.e. 7 am = 0700; 2 pm = 1400) i. (in 0000 format) Technical Report Page 34

35 12. At what time, on average, do you leave Dalhousie? Please identify the time in four-digit 24-hour cycle (i.e. 7 am = 0700; 2 pm = 1400) i. (in 0000 format) 13. Do you think the following measures will motivate more sustainable transportation activity on campus? Enhanced Car-Pool Program (Dalhousie currently has a Ride Share Program and promotes HRM s ride matching system for Dalhousie students and employees) Enhanced Car-Share Program (Dalhousie currently has two car share cars on campus) Bike-share Program Summer Student Bus Passes Yes No Not Sure Faculty/Staff Bus Passes University shuttle service 14. If you travel alone by automobile to Dalhousie, would you be interested in a carpooling initiative? i. Yes ii. No iii. Not Sure iv. Not Applicable If so, what beyond the current Dalhousie Ride Share Program would you like? 15. Do you travel from one campus to another? i. Daily ii. Four times a week iii. Three times a week iv. Twice a week v. Once a week vi. Never vii. No response 16. What is your primary means of travel between campuses? i. Walk ii. Bicycle iii. Bus iv. Car v. Other: vi. Not applicable Technical Report Page 35

36 17. Do you own or have access to a car? i. I own a car ii. I am a member of a car-sharing service iii. I can borrow a car or get a ride most times I need it iv. I do not own or have access to a car v. No response 18. Do you own or have access to a bicycle? i. I own a bicycle ii. I can use or borrow a bicycle most times I need it iii. I do not own or have access to a bicycle iv. No response 19. Would you use a bike-share program on campus? i. Yes ii. iii. No Not Sure 20. Would you be interested in an expanded car-share program on campus? i. Yes ii. iii. iv. No Not Sure Not Applicable 21. How much do you spend on a monthly basis for transportation purposes? (in Canadian dollars) 22. Please answer the following questions about LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL (where your destination was more than 100 kilometers away from the campus) over the past twelve months How many ROUND TRIPS did you make using this form of transportation How many kilometers did you travel using this form of transportation for LONG distance travel Airplane Car Train Bus Boat Technical Report Page 36

37 6. Conclusion The focus of this report is transportation and travel behaviour data obtained from the 2010 Dalhousie Sustainability Survey, and provides data analysis, spatial analysis, and a comparison of results by respondent groups. Furthermore, the 2010 survey data was compared to the 2009 survey. Through this analysis, deficiencies in the survey design and resulting data were identified, leading to the creation of a proposed 2011 Dalhousie Transportation Survey. This proposed survey design will improve the data collection process, and will facilitate the analysis of transportation data in the future to improve the application of results for planning effective transportation demand management measures. In addition to the analyses, the report provides a comprehensive method for processing and analyzing transportation survey data, which will facilitate processing and analysis of future survey data. Technical Report Page 37

38 Appendix A-Survey Data Key RESPID Long name Respondent identification number AGE Long name Age Description What is your age? Codeset and over GENDER Long name Gender Description What is your gender? Codeset 1 Male 2 Female 3 Other 4 Prefer not to say INCOME Long name Household income Description What is your annual household income? Codeset 1 Less than $20,000 2 $20,001-40,000 3 $40,001-$60,000 4 Above $60,000 RESPGRP Long name Respondent type Description In which of these groups do you currently belong? Codeset 1 Students 2 Staff and Faculty PRCAMP Long name Primary campus Description What is your primary campus? Codeset 1 Studley Campus 2 Sexton Campus 3 Carleton Campus PRMODE Long name Primary mode Description My primary mode of transportation to Dalhousie throughout the year is: Technical Report Page 38

39 Codeset 1 Drive Alone 2 Carpool 3 Bike 4 Walk 5 Transit 6 Other SCMODE Long name Secondary mode Description My secondary mode of transportation to Dalhousie throughout the year is: Codeset 1 Drive Alone 2 Carpool 3 Bike 4 Walk 5 Transit 6 Other VKM Long name Vehicle kilometers travelled Description Commute vehicle kilometers travelled Codeset 1 2km or less 2 2km-5km 3 6km-10km 4 11km-20km 5 21km-30km 6 greater than 30km TRIPTIM Long name Door to door trip time Description On average, how many minutes does it take you to get to Dalhousie (door to door)? Codeset 1 Less than Greater than 60 TMARRIVE Long name Arrival time Description At what time, on average, do you arrive at Dalhousie University? Codeset Technical Report Page 39

40 TMLEAVE Long name Description Departure time At what time, on average, do you leave Dalhousie University? Codeset MCARSHA Long name Car-share program Description Do you think a car-share program will motivate more sustainable transportation activity to campus? Codeset 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable MCARPL Long name Car-pool program Description Do you think a car-pool program will motivate more sustainable transportation activity to campus? Codeset 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable MBKSHR Long name Bike-share program Description Do you think a bike-share program will motivate more sustainable transportation activity to campus? Codeset 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable SUMBUS Long name Summer bus program Technical Report Page 40

41 Description Do you think a summer bus pass program will motivate more sustainable transportation activity to campus? Codeset 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable CARPOOL Long name Car-pool program interest Description If you travel alone by automobile to Dalhousie University, would you be interested in a carpooling initiative? Codeset 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable INTCAMP Long name Inter-campus travel Description Are you required to travel from one campus to another? Codeset 1 Yes 2 No BIKESH Long name On campus bike-share program Description Would you use a bike-share program on campus? Codeset 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not Sure Technical Report Page 41

42 Appendix B-Sustainability Survey Data Results CODE NAME Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff CODE Label n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) AGE and over GENDER 1 Male Female Other INCOME 1 Less than $20, $20,001-40, $40,001-$60, Above $60, Technical Report Page 42

43 CODE NAME Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff CODE Label n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) RESPGRP 1 Student Faculty/Staff PRCAMP 1 Studley Sexton Carleton PRMODE 1 Car Transit Carpool Bicycle Walking SCMODE 1 Car Transit Carpool Bicycle Technical Report Page 43

44 CODE NAME Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff CODE Label n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) 4 Walking VKM 1 2 or less All Campus' Over VKM 1 2 or less Studley Over VKM 1 2 or less Sexton Technical Report Page 44

45 CODE NAME Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff CODE Label n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) Over VKM 1 2 or less Carleton Over TRIPTIM 1 Less than Over Technical Report Page 45

46 CODE NAME Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff CODE Label n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) TMARRIVE TMLEAVE Technical Report Page 46

47 CODE NAME Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff CODE Label n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) MCARSHA 1 Yes No MCARPL 1 Yes No MBKSHR 1 Yes No SUMBUS 1 Yes No CARPOOL 1 Yes No Technical Report Page 47

48 CODE NAME Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff Dalhousie Commuters Student Faculty/Staff CODE Label n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) n (%) INTCAMP 1 Yes No BIKESH 1 Yes No Technical Report Page 48

49 Appendix C-2010 and 2011 Survey Design AGE 2010 Survey 2011 Survey Long name Age Age Description What is your age? What is your age? Codeset GENDER and over 6 65 and above Long name Gender Gender Description What is your gender? What is your gender? Codeset 1 Male 1 Male POSTCODE Long name 2 Female 2 Female 3 Other 3 Transgender 4 Prefer not to say 4 Prefer not to say Home Postal Code Description What is the postal code of your home (i.e. from which you commute daily to Dalhousie)? Please provide it in six digit format without a space (i.e. B3H1B9) Codeset 1 Postal Code (in XXXXXX) INCOME Long name Household income Household income Description What is your annual household income? What is your annual household income? Codeset 1 Less than $20,000 1 Less than $20,000 2 $20,001-40,000 2 $20,001-40,000 3 $40,001-$60,000 3 $40,001-$60,000 Technical Report Page 49

50 2010 Survey 2011 Survey 4 Above $60,000 4 $60,000-$80,000 5 $80,000-$100,000 6 Above $100,000 7 Prefer not to say RESPGRP Long name Respondent type Respondent type Description In which of these groups do you currently belong? In which of these groups do you currently belong? Codeset 1 Students 1 Students PRCAMP 2 Staff and Faculty 2 Faculty 3 Staff Long name Primary campus Primary campus Description What is your primary campus? What is your primary campus? Codeset 1 Studley Campus 1 Studley Campus PRMODE 2 Sexton Campus 2 Sexton Campus 3 Carleton Campus 3 Carleton Campus Long name Primary mode Primary mode Description My primary mode of transportation to Dalhousie throughout the year is: What is your primary mode of transportation for your daily commute to Dalhousie throughout the year? Codeset 1 Drive Alone 1 Auto Drive Alone 2 Carpool 2 Auto Passenger 3 Bike 3 Public Transit 4 Walk 4 Bicycle 5 Transit 5 Walking 6 Other 6 Other: Technical Report Page 50

51 SCMODE 2010 Survey 2011 Survey Long name Secondary mode Secondary mode Description My secondary mode of transportation to Dalhousie throughout the year is: What is your secondary mode of transportation to Dalhousie University? Codeset 1 Drive Alone 1 Auto Drive Alone CARPOOL Long Name 2 Carpool 2 Auto Passenger 3 Bike 3 Public Transit 4 Walk 4 Bicycle 5 Transit 5 Walking 6 Other 6 Other: 7 Auto Drive Alone Description Do you carpool for your daily commute to Dalhousie? (Carpooling in this context means two or more people in a car coming to the Institutional area - hospitals, Dalhousie (all three campuses), Saint Mary s (summer street/university Avenue/Morris Street/Robie Street from commons to SMU ) Codeset 1 Never 2 Occasionally 3 Always 4 No response Carpool VKM Long name Vehicle kilometers travelled Description Commute vehicle kilometers travelled Codeset 1 2km or less 2 2km-5km 3 6km-10km Technical Report Page 51

52 TRIPTIM 2010 Survey 2011 Survey 4 11km-20km 5 21km-30km 6 greater than 30km Long name Door to door trip time Door to door trip time Description On average, how many minutes does it take you to get to Dalhousie (door to door)? Codeset 1 Less than 10 1 (Minutes) TMARRIVE Greater than 60 Long name Arrival time Arrival time How many minutes, on average, does it take to get from your home to Dalhousie, when you use your primary mode of transportation? Description At what time, on average, do you arrive at Dalhousie At what time, on average, do you arrive at Dalhousie? Please identify the time in four-digit 24-hour cycle (i.e. 7 am = 0700; 2 pm = 1400) University? Codeset Time (0000 format) TMLEAVE Long name Departure time Departure time Description At what time, on average, do you leave Dalhousie University? At what time, on average, do you leave Dalhousie? Please identify the time in four-digit 24-hour cycle (i.e. 7 am = 0700; 2 pm = 1400) Technical Report Page 52

53 2010 Survey 2011 Survey Codeset Time (0000 format) MCARSHA Long name Car-share program Car-share program Description Do you think a car-share program will motivate more sustainable transportation activity to campus? Codeset 1 Yes 1 Yes MCARPL 2 No 2 No 3 Not Sure 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable Long name Car-pool program Car-pool program Do you think the following measures will motivate more sustainable transportation activity on campus? Enhanced Car-Share Program (Dalhousie currently has two car share cars on campus) Description Do you think a car-pool program will motivate more sustainable transportation activity to campus? Do you think the following measures will motivate more sustainable transportation activity on campus? Enhanced Car-Pool Program (Dalhousie currently has a Ride Share Program and promotes HRM s ride matching system for Dalhousie students and employees) Codeset 1 Yes 1 Yes 2 No 2 No 3 Not Sure 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable Technical Report Page 53

54 MBKSHR 2010 Survey 2011 Survey Long name Bike-share program Bike-share program Description Do you think a bike-share program will motivate more sustainable transportation activity to campus? Do you think the following measures will motivate more sustainable transportation activity on campus? Bike-share Program Codeset 1 Yes 1 Yes MSUMBUS 2 No 2 No 3 Not Sure 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable Long name Summer bus program Summer student bus program Description Which of the following sustainable transportation initiatives would you use? Do you think the following measures will motivate more sustainable transportation activity on campus? Summer Student Bus Passes Codeset 1 Yes 1 Yes 2 No 2 No 3 Not Sure 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable MFACBUS Long name Description Codeset 1 Yes Faculty/Staff Bus Passes Do you think the following measures will motivate more sustainable transportation activity on campus? Faculty/Staff Bus Passes 2 No 3 Not Sure Technical Report Page 54

55 MUSHUT Long name Description 2010 Survey 2011 Survey Codeset 1 Yes University shuttle service Do you think the following measures will motivate more sustainable transportation activity on campus? University shuttle service 2 No 3 Not Sure ICARPOOL Long name Car-pool program interest Car-pool program interest Description If you travel alone by automobile to Dalhousie University, would you be interested in a carpooling initiative? Codeset 1 Yes 1 Yes INTCAMP 2 No 2 No 3 Not Sure 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable 4 Not Applicable Long name Inter-campus travel Inter-campus travel If you travel alone by automobile to Dalhousie, would you be interested in a carpooling initiative? Free Text - If so, what beyond the current Dalhousie Ride Share Program would you like? Description Are you required to travel from one campus to another? Do you travel from one campus to another? Codeset 1 Yes 1 Daily 2 No 2 Four times a week 3 Three times a week 4 Twice a week 5 Once a week Technical Report Page 55

56 INTCMODE Long name Description 2010 Survey 2011 Survey 6 Never Codeset 1 ICARSHAR Long name 7 No response Inter Campus Travel Mode What is your primary means of travel between campuses? Walk Bicycle Bus Car Other: Not applicable Interest in Car Share Description Would you be interested in an expanded car-share program on campus? Codeset 1 Yes 2 No 3 Not Sure 4 Not Applicable BIKESH Long name On campus bike-share program On campus bike-share program Description Would you use a bike-share program on campus? Would you use a bike-share program on campus? Codeset 1 Yes 1 Yes CARACC Long name Description 2 No 2 No 3 Not Sure 3 Not Sure Access to Automobile Do you own or have access to a car? Technical Report Page 56

57 2010 Survey 2011 Survey Codeset 1 I own a car BIKEACC Long name Description Codeset 1 TRANCOST Long name Description 2 I am a member of a car-sharing service 3 I can borrow a car or get a ride most times I need it 4 I do not own or have access to a car 5 No response Access to Bicycle Do you own or have access to a bicycle? I own a bicycle I can use or borrow a bicycle most times I need it I do not own or have access to a bicycle No response Transportation Expenditures Codeset 1 (Dollars) LDTRIPS Long name Description Codeset 1 How much do you spend on a monthly basis for transportation purposes? Long Distance Travel Round Trips Please answer the following questions about LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL (where your destination was more than 100 kilometers away from the campus) over the past twelve months Airplane (Count) Car (Count) Train (Count) Bus (Count) Boat (Count) Technical Report Page 57

58 LDKMS Long name Description 2010 Survey 2011 Survey Codeset 1 Long Distance Travel Kilometres travelled Please answer the following questions about LONG DISTANCE TRAVEL (where your destination was more than 100 kilometers away from the campus) over the past twelve months Airplane (Km) Car (Km) Train (Km) Bus (Km) Boat (Km) Technical Report Page 58