Wow! Those numbers (for other than SOV) are much higher than have been quoted in the past. Perhaps folks had been using the Dane County #s instead of the Madison numbers.
At 08:39 AM 8/25/2003 -0500, William Schaefer wrote: >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 _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
