Dear Students, Staff and Faculty

 Commuting Survey 2015 

Dear Students, Staff and Faculty: As part of our commitment to reduce our carbon footprint, improve health & wellness, and relieve traffic & parking pressures, the University of Louisville is continuing to refine our efforts to reduce the number of vehicle miles traveled to and from campus. You have been randomly selected to participate in our Sustainability Council’s latest survey of current commuting habits, barriers to change, and willingness to consider the many transportation alternatives that we offer. Your participation is voluntary and your responses will be confidential. The survey should take no longer than 30 minutes to complete. As our way of thanking you for your time, all those who complete the survey through to the end will be automatically entered into a drawing for one of the following sustainability prizes: 1. A $400 voucher to a Louisville bicycle shop; 2. A pair of season tickets to UofL Theatre Arts' 2015-16 mainstage performance season or 3. One of four $25 gift certificates to UofL’s Farmers’ Market Your response is required by October 14, 2015, when the survey will close. To participate, you must be 18 years of age or older and currently employed or enrolled at UofL. Participation is voluntary. Your decision not to participate or fully complete the survey will not affect any benefits to which you may be entitled from UofL. UofL Human Subjects guidelines guarantee your responses will be kept confidential. The information collected may not benefit you directly; however, the information learned may be helpful to others. At the end of the survey, you will see a debriefing statement with contact information for the investigator, and campus and community counseling services. If you have problems accessing the survey or have any questions about confidentiality, please contact Office of Institutional Effectiveness (502-852-5095). If you have questions about this research project, please contact Dr. David Simpson, Chair of the Sustainability Council and the Department of Urban & Public Affairs (502- 852-8019) or Dr. Justin Mog, Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives (502- 852-8575). Thank you for taking the time to complete this important survey.

Your Modes of Transportation

1. What mode of transportation do you MOST FREQUENTLY use to get to and from UofL? Note: Note: Choose only one. If you walk, bike, or take a shuttle from/to a parking spot or drop off point on or near campus, simply ignore that portion of your trip for the purposes of this question.  Drive alone  Carpool/Vanpool  Page 1   Commuting Survey 2015   Dropped off by someone/Taxi/Hired ride-sharing service  Motorcycle, moped, or motorized scooter  Bus  Walk/Skate all the way  Bicycle

2. What other mode(s) of transportation do you OCCASIONALLY use to get to and from UofL besides the one above? Note: Note: Select all that apply. If you walk, bike, or take a shuttle from/to a parking spot or drop off point on or near campus, simply ignore that portion of your trip for the purposes of this question.  Drive alone  Carpool/Vanpool  Dropped off by someone/Taxi/Hired ride-sharing service  Motorcycle, moped, or motorized scooter  Bus  Walk/Skate all the way  Bicycle

3. Indicate the type of automobile you most commonly drive:  Car (such as a sedan, coupe, or hatchback)  Minivan or CUV  Pickup truck  SUV or full-sized van  Other  I do not drive an automobile regularly (i.e., less than once per week)

Your Commute

4. Which campus do you go to most often?  Main Belknap Campus  Health Science Center (HSC)  Shelby Campus  Other UofL-affiliated location █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

5. In an average week, how many trips do you make to UofL?  Page 2   Commuting Survey 2015 

(For instance, traveling once-a-day to and from UofL Monday through Friday = 5 trips.) Note: If you live on-campus, please only count trips from your place of residence to other parts of campus. Do not include off-campus trips.  Trips to UofL per week

6. On a typical day, what zip code do you commute to UofL from? █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

7. On a typical day, about how long (in minutes) does your trip to UofL take?  Minutes

8. Thinking about modes of transportation other than driving alone, how feasible do you think your trips to and from campus would be using each of the following: Not Somewhat Very Unsure feasible feasible feasible

Bicycle ......    

Carpool ......    

Bus ......    

Walking ......    

Your Parking Habits

9. When you drive or carpool to UofL, where do you typically park? Note: Choose one-your most common parking location.  I never drive or carpool to UofL  In a FREE parking space (e.g., on-street, on private property, after-hours meter, after-hours UofL lot, etc.)  UofL Resident (Yellow, Orange, Brown) permit space  UofL Blue permit space  Page 3   Commuting Survey 2015   UofL Green permit space  UofL Purple permit space  UofL Red permit space  UofL space using Visitor/Temporary printable permit  UofL space using Contractor/Vendor permit  In a pay-per-use lot or garage  At a parking meter  Chestnut Street Garage (Magenta permit)  Jewish Hospital Garage  620 HSC Garage (Magenta permit)

10. Does someone else pay for your parking expenses at UofL?  No  Yes  N/A - I never incur parking expenses at UofL

11. If it would lower your total parking costs over the year, would you prefer more pay-per-use spots available in equally convenient locations, or the current UofL parking permit system as is?  Prefer more pay-per-use spots at lower total cost  Prefer the current UofL parking permit system as is  N/A - I do not require pay-per-use or permit parking at UofL

12. How much more would you pay annually for a UofL parking permit before you would consider another mode of getting to and from campus?

 I do not have or need a UofL parking permit  $50  $100  $200  $300  $400  I will always drive to campus regardless of parking permit prices

Your Willingness to Consider Alternatives

13. Zimride is a free, secure online platform for UofL students, faculty, and staff to quickly connect those offering rides with those in need of rides (for daily commute or one-time trips). Have you ever used the Zimride system while at UofL? Was When Use it a aware Used it Use it No, not Carpooling, Was not few of it, in the a few interested I prefer to aware of times but past, times in use other it, but per haven't but not per Carpooling means to interested month tried it recently year set up rides or more yet

Zimride Carpool Matching …………………………         Page 4   Commuting Survey 2015 

14. What would encourage you to carpool to/from UofL more often? Note: Optional. Respond only to those points relevant to you. 1 - Very 5 - Not 2 3 4 Important Important

A better system for helping me find other people interested in carpooling ......     

An online system for charging riders to split the costs ......     

A guaranteed ride home in emergencies ......     

Reserved parking for the carpool vehicle ......     

Discounted parking for the carpool vehicle ......     

University subsidies for registered carpoolers in exchange for giving up my right to a UofL parking permit …………………………………………………………………………….     

A dedicated vanpool from my neighborhood to/from UofL on a set daily schedule with set monthly fees to split the costs …………………………………………………………….     

15. Car-share allows you to rent a fuel-efficient vehicle for a low hourly rate (including gas & insurance) whenever you need it, instead of having to bring your own car to campus. It requires a low annual membership fee, but is open to anyone over 18 with a valid driver's license and can be used for personal or professional needs. Have you ever used the Car-share system while at UofL? Was Use it a aware Used it Use it few No, not Was not of it, in the a few times interested aware of but past, times per in Car- it, but haven't but not per month share interested tried it recently year or yet more

UofL Car-Share by Enterprise…………………………………      

Zipcar (Downtown Louisville at 4th & Broadway) …………………      

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16. What would encourage you or your family members to use Car-share more often? Note: Optional. Respond only to those points relevant to you. 1 - Very 5 - Not 2 3 4 Important Important

Having a pick-up truck in the fleet ......     

Having a hybrid car in the fleet ......     

Having a van/minivan in the fleet ......     

Having more vehicles in the fleet ......     

Having fleet vehicles available at the Health Sciences Center ......     

Having fleet vehicles available at other locations: Please indicate location(s) ......     

Free membership ......     

Lower hourly rates ......     

Easy mechanism to charge the university for professional uses ......     

University-subsidized usage in exchange for me giving up my right to a UofL parking permit ......     

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Having a pick-up truck in the fleet █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

Having a hybrid car in the fleet █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

Having a van/minivan in the fleet █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

Having more vehicles in the fleet █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

Having fleet vehicles available at the Health Sciences Center █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

Having fleet vehicles available at other locations: Please █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ indicate location(s)

Free membership █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

Lower hourly rates █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █

Easy mechanism to charge the university for professional █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ uses

University-subsidized usage in exchange for me giving up my █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ █ right to a UofL parking permit

17. Anyone with a valid UofL ID can ride the entire TARC bus system for free. Have you ever used your UofL ID to ride the TARC bus system for free? Was Use it aware Used it Use it a few No, not Was not of this, in the a few times interested aware of but past, times per in riding this, but haven't but not per month the bus interested tried it recently year or yet more

Free rides on the TARC bus system ......      

18. What would encourage you to ride the TARC bus system to/from UofL more often? Note: Optional. Respond only to those points relevant to you.  Page 7   Commuting Survey 2015  1 - Very 5 - Not 2 3 4 Important Important

More frequent buses / less waiting time ......     

More bus routes with direct service to campus / no transfers ......     

Earlier bus schedules in the morning ......     

Later bus schedules in the night ......     

Access to real-time information about bus arrival times ......     

Improved bus shelters around campus ......     

More than two spaces for bikes on each TARC bus ......     

More information about where the TARC bus system goes / bus schedules ......     

In-person orientations at UofL about how to use the TARC bus system ......     

19. Would you ever consider bicycling to campus?  No  Yes  Maybe  Not sure  I already bicycle to campus

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20. What would encourage you to bicycle to/from campus more often? Note: Optional. Respond only to those points relevant to you. 1 - Very 5 - Not 2 3 4 Important Important

More bike racks on campus ......     

More covered bike racks on campus ......     

Rentable bike lockers or other indoor, secure bike storage on campus ......     

Assistance with the cost of buying, fixing up, or equipping a bike for commuting ......     

An on-campus for-profit, pay-for-service bike shop ......     

An on-campus non-profit bike shop offering access to tools, parts, and some assistance with do-it-yourself repairs ......     

Free workshops on bike maintenance ......     

Free workshops on safe, confident cycling in traffic ......     

Maps and info about safer bike routes to campus ......     

More bike lanes, designated routes, & signs for cyclists ......     

More traffic calming around campus      ......  Page 9   Commuting Survey 2015 

A citywide bike-share rental system with kiosks on campus ......     

More showering facilities for bike commuters ......     

Someone to ride to campus with ......     

21. UofL Bike-share allows anyone with a UofL ID to check-out a bicycle and lock for free for the day from eight different locations on Belknap campus. Have you ever used the UofL Bike-share system? Interested Aware Use it a Used it Use it No, not in Bike- Was not of it, few in the a few interested share, but aware of but times past, times in Bike- not on it, but haven't per but not per share Belknap interested tried it month recently year Campus yet or more

UofL Bike-share free daily check-outs ......       

22. Would you ever consider moving within five miles of campus to reduce your commute time or make other transportation options more feasible? [EMPLOYEES ONLY]  No  Yes  Maybe  Not sure  I already live within five miles of campus

23. What would encourage you to consider moving within five miles of campus? [EMPLOYEES ONLY – IF YES, MAYBE, or NOT SURE ABOVE] Note: Optional. Respond only to those points relevant to you. 1 - Very 5 - Not 2 3 4 Important Important

A monthly subsidy for rent ......     

A monthly subsidy for mortgage payments       Page 10   Commuting Survey 2015  ......

A grant to help with the down-payment ......     

A low-interest loan for UofL home-buyers, forgivable after five years ......     

Preferential treatment of UofL home-buyers from designated lenders (e.g., lower interest rates, mortgage insurance fees, closing costs, etc.) ......     

Financial assistance with home improvements ......     

UofL partnerships with private developers to build or rehabilitate more housing close to campus that meets the needs of UofL employees ......     

More affordable childcare options and other family-friendly amenities within the neighborhoods around UofL ......     

24. Thinking of the following options that the university could provide to students, which is the most important for you? [STUDENTS ONLY] Note: Note: Rank the following options with "1" being the most important and "6" being least important. Please note that you must rank each choice uniquely. Each RANKING/COLUMN can only be selected once. 1 - Most 6 - Least 2 3 4 5 important important

Free rides on the entire TARC bus system ......      

Carpool matching/incentives ......      

Dedicated vanpools       ......  Page 11   Commuting Survey 2015 

Free bicycles/Bike-friendly campus ......      

Car-share (hourly car rentals from campus) ......      

Additional affordable student housing close to campus ......      

25. Thinking of the following options that the university could provide to faculty and staff, which is the most important for you? [EMPLOYEES ONLY] Note: Note: Rank the following options with "1" being the most important and "6" being least important. Please note that you must rank each choice uniquely. Each RANKING/COLUMN can only be selected once. 1 - Most 6 - Least 2 3 4 5 important important

Free rides on the entire TARC bus system ......      

Carpool matching/incentives ......      

Dedicated vanpools ......      

Free bicycles/Bike-friendly campus ......      

Car-share (hourly car rentals from campus) ......      

Incentives to live close to campus ......      

 Page 12   Commuting Survey 2015  26. On a typical day, where do you come to UofL from?  I come from on-campus or UofL-affiliated housing

 I come from an off-campus location at the following street address (could be home, work, or any place you typically travel to UofL from)

Number and Street Name:

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27. How satisfied are you with these characteristics of the place you live? Not Very Very Dissatisfied important Satisfied dissatisfied satisfied to me

Proximity to campus ......     

Proximity to public transit options ......     

Walkability ......     

Bikeability ......     

28. Is there anything else you'd like to share with us?

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Thank you for assisting the UofL Sustainability Council in assessing different transportation solutions for the University community. The results of this survey will be posted on the Sustainability Council’s website later in the year.

If you have any questions about the survey please contact Dr. David Simpson, Chair,  Page 13   Commuting Survey 2015  Department of Urban & Public Affairs (502-852-8019) or Dr. Justin Mog, Assistant to the Provost for Sustainability Initiatives (502-852-8575). The UofL Counseling Center can be reached at (502-852-6585).

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