RealTalk VIII Getting Around Town Transcript
1. What is your gender? |
Male – 56% |
Female – 44% |
2. What is your age? |
Less than 18 – 0% |
18 to 24 – 10% |
25 to 30 – 43% |
31 to 35 – 14% |
36 to 40 – 6% |
Over 40 – 26% |
Refused – 1% |
3. How long have you lived in Massachusetts? |
Less than one year – 8% |
More than one year but less than five years – 27% |
More than five years but less than ten years – 15% |
More than ten years – 50% |
4. Which of the following best describes your racial heritage? |
White – 80% |
Black – 4% |
Asian – 4% |
Hispanic – 2% |
Multi-racial – 2% |
Other – 1% |
Refused – 7% |
5. How did you find out about this RealTalk? |
Newspaper – 14% |
E-newsletter – 49% |
T Ad – 0% |
Friend – 26% |
Website – 3% |
Other – 8% |
6. I work in the… |
Private sector – 24% |
Public sector – 27% |
Nonprofit sector – 36% |
Not currently employed – 5% |
Student – 8% |
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7. Owning a car is considered part of the American Dream |
Yes – 83% |
No – 17% |
8. Why don’t more Bostonians give up their cars? |
They have parking – 2% |
They like the status of having a car – 4% |
They don’t like public transportation – 21% |
Find owning a car convinient – 57% |
Haven’t thought of alternatives – 16% |
9. I own at least one car. |
Yes – 50% |
No – 50% |
10. I currently own a bike. |
Yes – 70% |
No – 30% |
11. What form of transportation do you primarily use to commute to work? |
Car (single occupancy) – 10% |
Car (carpooling/car sharing) – 1% |
Cab – 0% |
MBTA Orange, red, green, blue, silver lines – 39% |
MBTA Commuter rail – 7% |
MBTA Bus – 4% |
MBTA Commuter boat – 1% |
Bicycle – 18% |
Walk – 18% |
Other – 2% |
12. About how long does it take for you to commute to work? |
Less than 30 minutes – 55% |
More than 30 minutes but less than 60 minutes – 34% |
More than 60 minutes but less than 90 minutes – 10% |
More than 90 minutes – 0% |
Other – 1% |
13. To do errands around town, I am most likely to take… |
Car (single occupancy) – 23% |
Car (carpooling/car sharing) – 5% |
Cab – 0% |
MBTA Orange, red, green, blue, silver lines – 15% |
MBTA Commuter rail – 0% |
MBTA Bus – 1% |
MBTA Commuter boat – 0% |
Bicycle – 20% |
Walk – 35% |
Other – 1% |
14. Compared with other cities I know of, Boston is… |
Easy to get around – 68% |
Pretty much the same as other cities – 13% |
Harder to get around – 19% |
15. Compared with other cities I know of, driving in Boston is… |
Easier than other cities – 6% |
Pretty much the same as other cities – 13% |
Harder than other cities – 81% |
16. Compared with other cities I know of, biking in Boston is… |
Easier than other cities – 17% |
Pretty much the same as other cities – 38% |
Harder than other cities – 45% |
16. Compared with other cities I know of, walking around Boston is… |
Easier than other cities – 77% |
Pretty much the same as other cities – 10% |
Harder than other cities – 13% |
18.Compared with other cities I know of, the public transportation system (The T) is… |
Better than other cities – 42% |
Pretty much the same as other cities – 33% |
Worse than other cities – 25% |
19. I would find Boston easier to get around if… |
There were more bike paths/lanes – 25% |
The roads were wider – 3% |
The sidewalks were in better shape – 14% |
Public transporation were faster – 32% |
There was more parking – 13% |
I had more transporation options available to me – 13% |
20. I get most of the information I need to answer my transportation questions from? |
The newspaper – 4% |
Signs and maps at T stations – 8% |
Websites – 75% |
Friends – 5% |
Other – 8% |
21. London and Paris prohibit/limit the number of cars entering the city. Why can’t Boston? |
I agree that Boston should limit the number of cars that enter the city – 63% |
I disagree that Boston should limit the number of cars that enter the city – 23% |
I don’t know – 14% |
22. When thinking about improvements to the transportation system our first priority should be |
Improving safety – 3% |
Reducing the cost – 8% |
Increasing accessibility – 17% |
Reducing traffic conjestion – 17% |
Making services more convinient – 20% |
Reducing commuting time – 14% |
Mitigating long-term environmental impact – 18% |
Other – 3% |
23. If there were more bike paths and lanes in Boston I would be more likely to ride my bike to get to work or do errands around town |
Yes – 57% |
No – 31% |
Maybe – 12% |
24. How can we make Boston a safer place for pedestrians? |
Enforce J-walking laws – 5% |
Expand “traffic calming” efforts – 22% |
Build wider sidewalkd – 5% |
Improve pedestrian crossings in intersections – 33% |
More ticketing of cars that don’t yeild to a pedestrian in a crosswalk – 32% |
Other – 3% |
25. The most important improvement the T could make would be to… |
Have cleaner cars and stations – 2% |
Add new transit lines (Urban ring, North/South stations connection, etc.) – 34% |
Provide waiting passengers with more information about arrivals and delays – 28% |
Improve the frequency of service – 23% |
Make it easier to transfer from train to bus, etc. – 8% |
Add bike racks to buses – 2% |
Make the system safer – 0% |
Other – 3% |
26. I would be willing to pay more in fares or taxes for the improvements listed in the previous question. |
Yes – 81% |
No – 19% |
27. Including tonight, I have attended… |
Just one RealTalk program before – 78% |
More than one but no more than three RealTalk programs – 16% |
More than three RealTalk programs – 6% |
28. I would attend a program like this again? |
Yes – 82% |
No – 18% |