North Dakota State University Student Transit Survey, 2010-2011

The Small Urban & Rural Transit Center (SURTC) conducted surveys of North Dakota State University (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.

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• Summary URL:
  http://www.ugpti.org/resources/reports/details.php?id=726
• Record URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/64350
• Corporate Authors:

  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute

  North Dakota State University
  1320 Albrecht Boulevard
  Fargo, ND  United States  581052

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Mattson, Jeremy
  • Ripplinger, David
  • Peterson, Del
• Publication Date: 2012-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 59p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Campus parking; College students; Customer satisfaction; Mode choice; Public transit; Surveys; Travel behavior
• Identifier Terms: Metro Area Transit (MATBUS); North Dakota State University
• Uncontrolled Terms: On-board surveys; Web-based surveys
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01446043
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP-175
• Files: NTL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Sep 14 2012 11:14AM