UPDATES & EVENTS
Public Open Houses
Open House, March 21, 2007
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Open House / Scoping Meeting, February 23, 2005
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University of Arizona Open House, March 24, 2005
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As a part of the City's outreach campaign, the team sought the public's input to improve Tucson's transportation future. Three public open houses have been held along with displays at multiple transportation related public open houses, to present study background, transit technologies and alignments and the progression of the study effort. Area residents, property owners and business representatives were encouraged to attend. Open houses were opportunities to meet and talk with the people investigating and recommending alternative transit solutions for the city of Tucson. The team welcomed ideas, views and the opportunity to answer any questions or concerns.
[ text last modified: 06-09-08 ]
Media Coverage
Tucson Modern Streetcar
Other Streetcars
- Transit agency launches website touting streetcar potential
December 20, 2007 - Rapid Growth
- Photo of Seattle streetcar inaugural ride
December 12, 2007 - Flickr.com
- Video of Seattle streetcar inaugural ride
December 12, 2007 - The Seattle Times
- Streetcars work for Portland
December 11, 2007 - The Enquirer
- Task force offers a new approach to light-rail plan
November 5, 2007 - The Kansas City Star
- Streetcar Proposal: Now with 100% more OSU
October 29, 2007 - Columbus Underground
- Grand Rapids, MI Reacts to Streetcar Idea
October 29, 2007 - Great Lakes Guy
- Relic may be rolling again
Streetcar plan gains speed as cities see practical charm
October 29, 2007 - The Sacramento Bee
- Seeking a consensus for a workable light-rail plan
October 27, 2007 - The Kansas City Star
- IA solution for city's public transit
October 14, 2007 - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- South Lake Union : Rapidly changing neighborhood
unrolls the welcome mat for cool
October 6, 2007 - Seattle Times
- Streetcar could see rebirth in Tempe, stir downtown business
July 26, 2007 - The Arizona Republic
- Urban transit system would be boost for Milwaukee
July 20, 2007 - Small Business Times
- Downtown Should Bring Back the Streetcar
July 16, 2007 - Los Angeles Downtown News
- Vintage Streetcars Deliver Economic Development in San Francisco
June 22, 2007 - Telstar Logistics
- Streetcar talk moves city in right direction
June 21, 2007 - The News Tribune
- Streetcar Feasibility Study
May 7, 2007 - ...The Central City Opinion
- Cities rediscover allure of streetcars
January 8, 2007 - USA Today
> view Media Coverage Archive
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> view Open House post card, 1-28-2008
> view TOD Workshop post card, 1-24-2006
> view Open House announcement post card, 2-23-2006
On-Board Survey
Jim Glock, TDOT Director of Transportation with News Media
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Posters of upcoming Survey
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Interviewer with Laos Transit Center patron
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Survey Return Box on Sun Tran Bus
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Interviewer greeting Sun Tran passengers
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Sun Tran Passenger Completing Survey
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Cat Tran Interviewers
Checking in
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Cat Tran Interviewer boarding
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TICET Interviewer with passenger
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As part of the Phase I Alternatives Analysis study, an on-board survey was conducted by 1 to 1 Direct Data Collection and Teleservices, from October 14, 2005 through October 29, 2005, on Sun Tran, Cat Tran, and TICET buses. 1 to 1 Direct's surveyors were identified by name badges and were stationed on the buses and transit centers.
Every rider's opinion counted so surveyors distributed questionnaires to each passenger. Passengers were requested to answer the questionnaire during their trip. Return drop boxes were placed at bus exits but if passengers were unable to complete their questionnaire while on the bus, postage was provided for later mailing.
The purpose of the questionnaire was to obtain a statistically significant number of observations on all transit service providers related to rider travel characteristics to help explain why people ride transit in the study area. Questions about the trip purpose, travel time period, mode of access and socio-economic indicators were designed to obtain data to be used to determine passenger's riding habits, patterns and linkages between the university campus and the community as well as provide the bus services with knowledge of patrons desires for future operations.
Results
Tucsonans recognized the importance of the survey and showed their support for this process with a high response rate. Because of the outstanding results, Tucson is being recognized by the FTA as the leader in Origin Destination surveys.
At every level of evaluation, the survey results exceeded expectations. A goal of 2,875 valid surveys was set based on the expected response rate of 18% for most routes. Upon completion, a total of 5,197 valid surveys were completed, and the actual overall response rate was 27% of all surveyed riders. The high response rate means the survey's statistical accuracy exceeded the original goal. Overall, the results of the survey are accurate at a 95% confidence level with a +/- 1.4% margin of error, which is very high considering that Tucson transit has a very high transfer rate.
The survey revealed that, in some areas, Tucsonans differ in their transit habits when compared to riders in other cities. For example, they walk further to transit boarding and deboarding points, and they tend to rely more on monthly bus passes. However, gender results (the percentage of riders who are men versus women) and income levels among Tucson transit riders are typical when compared to riders in other cities.
This survey provided information that was critical to updating the travel forecasting model and was used in the Tier II evaluation portion of the study.
> view survey results power point
> view fact sheet
[ text last modified: 09-13-07 ]
Questionnaire
> view the questionnaire/survey
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