Passenger Rail Surveys in Florida presented to MTF Transit Committee presented by: Mary Ross, P.E., and Myung Sung Gannett Fleming, Inc. November 9, 2009
Passenger Rail Services in Florida People Mover and Streetcar People Movers (Public & Private) Jacksonville Skyway Miami Metromover Orlando International Airport Tampa International Airport Disney Monorail Streetcars Tampa TECO Streetcar www.jtaonthemove.com www.orlandoairports.net www.disneyworld.diney.go.com 1 www.gohart.org www.bombardier.com
Passenger Rail Services in Florida - AMTRAK The National Railroad Passenger Corporation 2 www.amtrak.com
Passenger Rail Services in Florida Commuter Rail Tri-Rail 3 Counties: Palm Beach, Broward & Miami-Dade 72 Miles 18 Stations 50 trains per day 4:00 AM 11:30 PM 1 hour 45 minutes travel time Headway: 20-30 minutes 2 to 3 car trains Daily ridership ~ 11,500 3
Passenger Rail Services in Florida Heavy Rail Metrorail Miami-Dade County 22 Miles 22 Stations 182 trains per day 5:00 AM 1:00 AM 47 minute travel time Headway: 7.5 minutes / 15 minutes 4 to 6 car trains Daily ridership ~ 60,000 4
Rail Station Maps Tri-Rail System Metrorail System 5
Purpose of Tri-Rail Survey Supplement 2007 Tri-Rail Survey Double tracking Rising gas prices Update and validate SERPM FTA New Starts 6
Purpose of Metrorail Survey Supplement modeling and transit planning efforts in Miami-Dade County and the South Florida Region Update and validate SERPM FTA New Starts 7
Tri-Rail Survey Methodology October 22, 2008 Survey Staff Station Supervisors Train Captains Surveyors / Counters Surveys distributed on train 4:00 AM 2:45 PM 30 trains of 50 trains per day Surveyors began at each end (Mangonia Park & MIA) 8
Tri-Rail Survey Methodology Surveys collected / Interviews conducted on trains Door Counts 4:00 AM 11:00 PM 9 Tri-Rail Station Auxiliary Rider Survey Overnight parking Mode of access Auto-egress Number of alighting passengers School trips Short trips
Metrorail Survey Methodology April 28, 2009 Survey Staff Station Supervisors Platform Facilitators In-Train Facilitators Surveyors Surveys distributed at origin stations 6:00 AM 6:00 PM Surveyors located at station entrance 10
Metrorail Survey Methodology Survey collection at destination station Passenger Counts Turnstiles Directional Split by Station Prior to survey date Door counts 3rd car of the first three NB and SB trains 6:00 AM 6:00 PM 11
Daily Northbound Split by Metrorail Station 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 12
Daily Southbound Split by Metrorail Station 100.0% 90.0% 80.0% 70.0% 60.0% 50.0% 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% 13
Questionnaire Tri-Rail Self-administered English, Spanish, and Creole 27 Questions Serial number by train Recent travel behavior gas prices 14
15 Questionnaire Tri-Rail
Questionnaire - Metrorail Self-administered English, Spanish, and Creole 18 Questions Serial number by origin station Detailed access information 16
17 Questionnaire - Metrorail
18 Questionnaire - Metrorail
Survey Samples Tri-Rail Daily Ridership 15,662 Surveys Distributed 8,403 (54%) Surveys Collected 6,104 (72%) Metrorail Daily Ridership 58,908 Surveys Distributed 30,112 (51%) Surveys Collected 16,538 (55%) 19
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Minimization/Mitigation of Non-Response Bias Survey Advertisement Posters at stations Website Announcements day before and day of survey Seat drops (Tri-Rail) 21
Minimization/Mitigation of Non-Response Bias Pretest Trained personnel Mandatory training session Diverse staff Professional and temp staff Non-English speaking Identified by badges and/or shirts Proactive 22
23 Implementation Tri-Rail Surveyor Training
24 Implementation Metrorail Supervisor Training
25 Implementation Metrorail Surveyor Training
Minimization/Mitigation of Non-Response Bias Expansion Methodology Boarding and alighting counts used as source of controls for expansion Eliminate unusable data Cross check counts with ancillary counts and counts provided by the transit agency Station-level, time of day and trip purpose expansions 26
Data Analysis Tri-Rail Analysis Complete Incorporated into SERPM Metrorail Geocode Analysis needs to be done 27
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