The actual 2000 Census numbers for means of transportation to work are as follows. The Census is taken in late March.
City of Madison Drove alone - 65.7% Carpooled - 9.6% Public transportation (bus, taxi) - 7.1% Bicycled - 3.2% Walked - 10.7% Other - 0.4% Worked at home -3.1% Downtown/UW Campus Area (Highland Ave. to the west, Regent St./John Nolen Dr to the south, Blair St. to the east) Drove alone - 29.0% Carpooled - 4.9% Bus (excluding taxi) - 12.2% Bicycled or Walked - 50.5% Other (includes taxi, motorcyle) - 1.1% Worked at home - 2.1% Note: Data at small area (TAZ) level aggregated differently. Walk and bike trips not separated out. Dane County Drove alone - 74.1% Carpooled - 9.5% Public transportation (bus, taxi) - 4.1% Bicycled - 1.7% Walked - 6.2% Other - 0.3% Worked at home -3.8% >>> Robbie Webber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 08/24/03 06:52PM >>> The numbers that Mr Neuman is quoting - and which are most commonly used when speaking of commuting percentages - are from the US Census (I assume.) On the form, everyone is asked what the predominent mode of transportation used to get to work in the last week. Three things should be noted: 1) No opportunity to chose multi-modal forms. IE. If you drive to a Park and Ride (formal or informal) and then bike from there, DRIVE ALONE would probably be your dominent mode. 2) If you use more than one mode during the week, you have to pick the one you use the most. People who bus most of the time, but try to bike 1-2 days per week will show up as bus commuters. 3) The census is taken April 1 - people who ride in "good weather" will not show up. If the question was asked in mid-June, I suspect Madison's number would be different. Please also not that the question is how you get to work - not how you make other trips. I would again suspect that the total percentage of trips made by bike is higher than the percentage of trips to/from work. People seem to have a whole host of reasons not to ride to work, yet may make some of their other trips by bike. At 03:03 PM 08/24/2003 -0500, timwong wrote: >Without commenting on the percentage that motorcycle or vanpool (which I >don't think is that great--certainly not 25% as in Paul's office--this isn't >a comment BTW), I would say that the percentage of people in Madison who >commute by bus, bicycle, or foot greatly exceeds 4%. _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
