1. TAG 2012 Survey Data

2. Survey sent to 16,000 2414 responded

3. Student 72.7%1756 Faculty/staff 27.3%658

6. I am a transfer student. Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Yes 43.4%605 No 56.6%790

8. I am an international student. Answer Options Response Percent Response Count Yes 6.9%120 No 93.1%1607

9. Do you use UMBC Transit services? Using UMBC Transit services can help reduce your carbon footprint.

10. I am not a current UMBC Transit user because (Check all that apply) Answer Options StudentFaculty /Staff I need a bus route near my home 359 175 I need more service on an existing UMBC Transit route 95 45 I need more connections between UMBC Transit and MARC train service 96 62 I need more connections between UMBC Transit and MTA service 121 50 I need bicycle racks on ALL buses (not all buses presently have bike racks) 46 18 I need Information about routes and schedules. 361 81 I need more convenient shuttle times 232 76 Other, please specify 629 305 Student Other: I attend the Shady Grove Campus. No UMBC transit there.

11. Do you carpool to campus?

12. How many miles per trip do you carpool to campus? Average Faculty/Staff commute: 15 miles Average Student commute: 18 miles

13. UMBC has a new carpool policy that provides parking for carpoolers in the core of campus. Based on this, would you be more likely to carpool ?

14. Would you participate in a vanpool? A vanpool is a group of 5-15 people who commute together on a regular basis in a van that they rent from a vanpool company. Because each vanpool removes as many as 14 vehicles off the road each day, even one significantly reduces fuel consumption, traffic congestion, greenhouse gas emissions.

16. If you bicycle, do you do it as a leisure exercise or as a means of travel?

17. Have you ever ridden a bicycle to UMBC?

18. What impediments keep you from riding your bicycle to UMBC? Answer OptionsStudentFaculty/Staff too far of a distance 99 36 lack of safe roadway 71 33 lack of a bicycle 45 0 inflexible work schedule 19 2 it takes too much time to bike 48 14 darkness in the evening 47 18 personal safety 54 17 lack of bike storage 37 2 lack of shower/changing area 30 6 my daily life's schedule forces me to drive 38 17 Other, please specify 35 6

19. Other cycling Impediments for Faculty/Staff transport children to school I visit UMBC (40 mi. trip) less than once a month. Health/physical impediments A ten mile commute for meetings one way would take to long insufficient shuttle bus connections Distance is really the main factor since I live in Bethesda.

20. Most cited: I live on campus. Other cycling Impediments for Students

21. If available, would you use a bicycle rental service to allow you to bike from the MARC train station to campus? The Penn Line MARC train services the Halethorpe station near campus.

22. If bicycle storage facilities were available at the MARC station would you use it to store your personal bicycle?

23. There is a bicycle path from Ellicott City, through the Patapsco State Valley Park to campus. Are you likely to use this path ?

24. A biking trail that increases safe bicycle access between campus and Catonsville is being researched. If developed, would you use this bicycle trail?

25. Are you likely to use the Zipcar service?

26. What is the zipcode of your local residence? 21228 most frequently listed for both faculty /staff and students

27. Are you aware that there are two electric vehicle charging stations on campus in the Stadium Lot available to the UMBC community?

28. Would you be willing to pay a fee for access to current Transit services?

29. How much are you willing to pay for a day pass on the current UMBC Transit system $? $5.84Mean $2.00Mode $2.00Median

30. Would you be willing to pay a fee for expanded shuttle services?

31. Expanded shuttle service Popular areas for expanded shuttle service for faculty/staff: -Downtown Baltimore -BWI Train station -Columbia, Howard County Most faculty/Staff who want expanded service would pay $5 for a daily pass.

32. Would you use a weekend bus service to Baltimore's Inner Harbor? If funding becomes available, UMBC Transit is considering limited weekend service to the Inner Harbor (Baltimore's downtown area). Answer Options Response Percent Student Count Yes 54.1%880 No 45.9%746

33. What special excursions do you desire...what destinations? Popular destinations students chose for special trips: -Downtown Baltimore -Washington D.C -New York -Amusement Parks 295 students provided an email address for the Special Trips Listserv.