1. Districtwide Passenger Origin & Destination (O & D) Surveys Planning & Development Committee November 01, 2016

2. Passenger O&D Surveys 2015 FTA Before and After Studies
West After
Eagle Before
Two separate surveys
On - Off Survey
Boarding and Alighting Pairs
On - board Survey
Trip and Demographic Questionnaire
Spring and Fall of 2015
Weekday
No MallRide and MetroRide
On to off provides a geographical distribution of our passenger trips and allow for the expansion of the longer survey responses (match passenger attributes to more of the geographical distributions). Mention that we did surveys on weekdays only and didn’t survey the MallRide or MetroRide.

3. On – Off Survey Collected using GPS based scanners Random selection
20% of boardings
By route, direction, time of day
English, Spanish
50,000 pairs scheduled but 62,000 collected

4. On – Board Survey Collected using tablets and telephone interviews
Random selection
10% of boardings
By route, direction, time of day
English and Spanish
30,000 surveys scheduled but 34,800 collected
Bus – 23,045
Rail – 11,802

5. On – Board Survey cont. Home address/nearest intersection Trip details
origin,
boarding,
alighting,
destination,
mode of access/egress,
transfers,
fare media etc.
Personal and household demographics
household income,
number of cars,
driver’s license,
ethnicity,
employment status etc.

6. Mode of Access (Rail & Bus)
Significant Walk Access
55% of rail boardings
85% of bus boardings
Rail has higher drive access than bus
Very low usage from transportation network companies (e.g., Zipcar, Uber, Lyft etc.)
0.5% of rail boardings
0.2% of bus boardings

7. Fare Media (Rail & Bus) Cash College Pass EcoPass
24% of rail boardings
33% of bus boardings
College Pass
Significant differences between bus and rail
29% of rail boardings
12% of bus boardings
EcoPass
No significant differences
15% for both bus and rail boardings

8. Household Income (Rail & Bus)
Average household income for bus passengers is lower than rail passengers
60% of rail boardings and 70% of bus boardings with less than $50,000 household income

9. Trip Purpose (Rail & Bus)
Commute to work is the highest
50% of rail boardings
50% of bus boardings
High university trips by rail
26% of rail boardings
11% of bus boardings
Buses serve other trip purposes more than rail e.g., shopping
HBW = home-based work
HBO = home-based other
HBU = home-based university
NHB = non-home-based
HBS = home-based shop

10. Transfers (Rail & Bus) Over 50% trips with no transfers
Similar patterns for bus and rail boardings
Average system wide boardings per trip is 1.3 (excludes MallRide and MetroRide)

11. Age (Rail & Bus) Significant percentage of millennials (Age 20 – 34)
47% of rail boardings
41% of bus boardings
Less than 5% of both rail and bus boardings in 65+ age group

12. Ethnicity (Rail & Bus) Caucasian/White African American Hispanic
58% of rail boardings
50% of bus boardings
African American
13% of rail boardings
19% of bus boardings
Hispanic
17% of bus boardings
More than 1 race
10% of rail boardings
8% of bus boardings

13. Household Cars (Rail & Bus)
Significant number of households without cars
19% of rail boardings
31% of bus boardings
Higher auto ownership for rail passengers

14. Employment Status (Rail & Bus)
High percentage of full-time employees
62% of rail boardings
59% of bus boardings
Very low percentage of boardings from retired passengers
2% of rail boardings
3% of bus boardings

15. Mode of Access/Egress Walk access/egress includes:
Walked
Bike
Skateboard
Wheelchair etc.
Drive access/egress includes:
Was dropped off by someone
Drove alone and parked
Drove or rode with others and parked
Car share (i.e. Car2Go, Zipcar, etc.)
Taxi, Uber, Lyft, etc.
Call-n-ride

16. Fare Media (By Mode of Access)
Walk access boardings
34% cash
12% EcoPass
26% Monthly Pass
15% CollegePass
Drive access boardings
15% cash
31% EcoPass
20% Monthly Pass
24% CollegePass

17. Household Income (By Mode of Access)
Walk access boardings
75% with less than $50,000 household income
Drive access boardings
42% with less than $50,000 household income

18. Transfers (By Mode of Access)
Walk access boardings
51% with no transfers
Drive access boardings
69% with no transfers

19. Age (By Mode of Access) Walk access boardings Drive access boardings
44% millennials (Age 20 – 34)
10% baby boomers (Age 51 – 64)
Drive access boardings
39% millennials (Age 20 – 34)
17% baby boomers (Age 51 – 64)

20. Ethnicity (By Mode of Access)
Walk access boardings
49% Caucasian/white
20% African American
18% Hispanic
9% more than 1 race
Drive access boardings
67% Caucasian/white
9% African American
11% Hispanic
8% more than 1 race

21. Employment Status (By Mode of Access)
Walk access boardings
57% employed full-time
Drive access boardings
70% employed full-time

22. Transit Trip Patterns Used On-board Survey
Expanded to boardings and trips
Inter-District Transit Trips
8% East – CBD
8% Central – CBD
5% West – CBD
Intra-District Transit Trips
13% within East
10% NW Boulder
5% West
On to off provides a geographical distribution of our passenger trips and allow for the expansion of the longer survey responses (match passenger attributes to more of the geographical distributions). Mention that we did surveys on weekdays only and didn’t survey the MallRide or MetroRide.

23. Questions ?
Lee Cryer Planning Project Manager Ravi Palakurthy Transportation Planner