North Dakota State University student transit survey, 2010-2011
By: Jeremy Mattson, David Ripplinger, Del Peterson
Contributors: Ripplinger, David; Peterson, Del (Del Albert); Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
Series: UGPTI staff paper -- no. 175; UGPTI staff paper series -- no. 175.
Publisher: Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, North Dakota State University
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Fargo, N.D.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Students; Transportation; Attitudes; College students; Choice of transportation; Public opinion; North Dakota State University; Metro Area Transit (Fargo-Moorhead)
Description: The Small Urban & Rural Transit Center (SURTC) conducted surveys of NDSU students during the fall and spring semesters of 2010-2011 regarding travel behavior and experience with Metro Area Transit (MATBUS). An on-vehicle survey of MATBUS riders on two NDSU campus routes was conducted in the winter of 2010, and an online survey of NDSU students was conducted in the spring of 2011. The onboard survey was conducted both by paper and with the use of smartphones. The two surveys captured a significant amount of information regarding student travel behavior, use of transit, and opinions about current MATBUS service. The on-vehicle survey collected responses from 120 individuals, mostly NDSU students, while the online survey of NDSU students received 858 responses, including responses from both transit users and non-users. The survey collected information on student access to vehicles, transportation modes used to travel to campus, factors influencing mode choice, use of transit services, opinions on MATBUS service, thoughts on how to improve service, opinions on marketing efforts and preferred methods of accessing information, interest in wireless Internet access onboard, willingness to pay for transit services, and issues concerning parking.
Notes: "September 2012."

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This research was sponsored by the Federal Transit Administration, United States Department of Transportation, and conducted by the Small Urban & Rural Transit Center within the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University. The surveys were conducted for a project that was part of the Public Transportation Participation Pilot Program (PTP Program), created as part of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).
Table of contents: title: Survey design and administration; title: Profile of respondents; title: Travel behavior; title: Residency, university selection, work, and travel; title: MATBUS rider use; title: MATBUS rider opinions; title: MATBUS information and marketing; title: Wireless internet on buses; title: Willingness to support transit service; title: Parking.