Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority Discussion of Results of Regional On-Board Transit Survey -andDemonstration of Data Analysis Tool Planning & Development Committee April 1, 2014 On-Board Survey - Overview Funded w/ NOACA pass-thru STP funds Collected on all fixed routes for transit agencies in NOACA region Agency # and % of Surveys Collected GCRTA 30,846 (96.4%) Laketran 822 (2.6%) Lorain County Transit 199 (0.6%) Medina County Public Transit 70 (0.2%) Brunswick Transit Alternative 58 (0.2%) On-Board Survey - Overview Questions on travel patterns, transit usage and demographics Followed FTA requirements Data will be used to update NOACA’s Travel Demand Model Forecasts ridership to help secure federal funding for future capital projects On-Board Survey – Contract Details Contract awarded on August 21, 2012 to ETC Institute ($947,893.00) No Change Orders increasing contract amount Approx. $210,000 paid to local surveyors (22% of total contract amount) Approx. 15,000 hours of local labor ETC hired 2 local surveyors to full-time positions supervising surveys in other cities On-Board Survey – Data Collection Data collected from September 2012 through October 2013 Tablet PCs used for data collection 86% Response Rate Nearly 32,000 surveys collected Over DOUBLE the contracted goal On-Board Survey – Results Age Note: Totals shown represent unlinked passenger trips for an average weekday during the school year On-Board Survey – Results Gender Note: Totals shown represent unlinked passenger trips for an average weekday during the school year On-Board Survey – Results Race Note: Totals shown represent unlinked passenger trips for an average weekday during the school year On-Board Survey – Results Student Status Note: Totals shown represent unlinked passenger trips for an average weekday during the school year On-Board Survey – Results Employment Status Note: Totals shown represent unlinked passenger trips for an average weekday during the school year On-Board Survey – Results Income Note: Totals shown represent unlinked passenger trips for an average weekday during the school year On-Board Survey – Results Fare Payment Note: Totals shown represent unlinked passenger trips for an average weekday during the school year On-Board Survey – Results HealthLine Ridership 1,100 riders per hour Note: Totals shown represent unlinked passenger trips for an average weekday during the school year On-Board Survey – Results Transit Dependency Note: Totals shown represent unlinked passenger trips for an average weekday during the school year On-Board Survey – Deliverables Final Database: February 28 Data Visualization Tool: March 25 Online tool to assist with data analysis Webinar training for RTA staff being scheduled for early April Final Report: By Early April On-Board Survey Thank you! Questions?