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% |
