URBAN TRANSPORTATION INDICATORS - 1996 SURVEY 2

In 1993, the Urban Transportation Council (UTC) of the Transportation Association of Canada (TAC) proposed a New Vision for Urban Transportation, describing 13 principles which point the way to desirable future transportation systems and related urban land use. The Council recognized that periodic surveys of transportation indicators would be required to monitor progress towards achieving the Vision. To this end, a Pilot Survey was carried out in 1995 using 1991 as the study year and including eight urban areas. This report describes the second survey, which included 15 urban areas and was carried out in 1999 for the 1996 study year. The report describes the survey process and results, draws conclusions on the reliability of the resulting database (which includes 1991 and 1996 data and which is mounted on the TAC website), makes recommendations regarding future surveys, and discusses progress towards achieving the TAC Vision in light of the survey findings. Section S.1 provides an introduction to the project. Section S.2 discusses the process of implementing the survey and response rates achieved. Section S.3 presents the responses to the 1996 study year survey and some comparisons with the 1991 results. Section S.4 presents recommendations regarding an improved survey process and some changes to clarify the questionnaire, and Section S.5 presents conclusions, including comments on key indicators and progress towards TAC's New Vision for Transportation.

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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Project Number 99-19002
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)

  401-1111 Prince of Wales Drive
  Ottawa, Ontario  Canada 

  IBI Group, Canada

  230 Richmond Street West
  Toronto, Ontario  Canada  M5V 1V6
• Authors:
  • IRWIN, N
  • Sims, L
  • Hollingsworth, B
  • Pushkar, A
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: v.p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Databases; Land use; Questionnaires; Surveys; Transportation planning; Urban areas; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00790525
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1551871351
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 12 2000 12:00AM