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TRANSPORTATION TOMORROW SURVEY 2006 VERSION 1.0 DATA GUIDE TRANSPORTATION TOMORROW SURVEY 2006 A Telephone Interview Survey on Household Travel Behaviour in Greater Toronto and the Surrounding Areas Conducted in the Fall of 2005 and 2006 VERSION 1.0 DATA GUIDE Prepared for the Transportation Information Steering Committee by the Data Management Group Department of Civil Engineering University of Toronto October 2008 Participating Agencies: Ministry of Transportation, Ontario • City of Barrie • City of Brantford • City of Guelph City of Hamilton • City of Kawartha Lakes • City of Peterborough • City of Toronto County of Dufferin • County of Peterborough • County of Simcoe • County of Wellington GO Transit • Regional Municipality of Durham • Regional Municipality of Halton Regional Municipality of Niagara • Regional Municipality of Peel Regional Municipality of Waterloo • Regional Municipality of York Toronto Transit Commission • Town of Orangeville TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Differences Between the 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 Data ..............................1 2 Data Expansion ............................................................................................................4 3 Planning Districts.........................................................................................................8 4 Traffic Zones ..............................................................................................................14 5 TTS Databases............................................................................................................16 5.1 Household Attributes.....................................................................................................16 5.2 Person Attributes ...........................................................................................................19 5.3 Trip Attributes ...............................................................................................................22 5.4 Transit Attributes ..........................................................................................................25 5.4 Station Codes..................................................................................................................27 5.5 Transit Operator Codes ................................................................................................29 TABLE OF EXHIBITS Exhibit 1: TTS Databases Number of Records .....................................................i Exhibit 2: Interview Language 1986, 1996, 2001, 2006 ........................................3 Exhibit 3: Validation of 2006 TTS Expansion Factors (Version 0).....................5 Exhibit 4: Regions and Planning Districts.............................................................8 Exhibit 5: 2006 TTS Survey Area Planning Districts (City of Toronto) ............11 Exhibit 6: 2006 TTS Survey Area Planning Districts (Eastern Half) .................12 Exhibit 7: 2006 TTS Survey Area Planning Districts (Western Half)................13 Exhibit 8: Survey Areas Zone Numbering ............................................................14 Exhibit 9: External Area Zone Numbering...........................................................15 Exhibit 10: Household Attributes...........................................................................16 Exhibit 11: Person Attributes .................................................................................19 Exhibit 12: Trip Attributes .....................................................................................22 Exhibit 13: Transit Attributes ................................................................................25 Exhibit 14: TTC Subway Station Codes ................................................................27 Exhibit 15: GO Rail Station Codes ........................................................................28 Exhibit 16: Transit Operator Codes ......................................................................29 Exhibit 17: Transit Route Codes ............................................................................31 Exhibit 18: Household Tabulations........................................................................47 Exhibit 19: Person Tabulations ..............................................................................54 Exhibit 20: Trip Tabulations ..................................................................................70 Exhibit 21: Transit Tabulations .............................................................................86 Exhibit 22: 2006 Expanded Municipal Transit Totals .........................................99 Foreword This manual is designed to give potential users of the 1986, 1996, 2001 and 2006 Transportation Tomorrow Survey (TTS) data an understanding of the contents of the databases maintained at the Data Management Group. Users wishing to obtain information from the databases should contact the Data Management Group or one of the following agencies: Ministry of Transportation, Ontario City of Barrie City of Brantford City of Guelph City of Hamilton City of Kawartha Lakes City of Orillia City of Peterborough City of Toronto County of Dufferin County of Peterborough County of Simcoe County County of Wellington GO Transit Regional Municipality of Durham Regional Municipality of Halton Regional Municipality of Niagara Regional Municipality of Peel Regional Municipality of Waterloo Regional Municipality of York Toronto Transit Commission Town of Orangeville Users should be aware of the differences in both the content and the areas covered by the survey in each of the four years. This guide is a compilation of information from the original data guides for the 1986 (Version 3.1), 1996 (Version 2.1), and 2001 (Version 1.0) databases with comparable information for the 2006 survey (Version 1.0). The TTS databases contain the following number of survey records: Exhibit 1: TTS Databases Number of Records 1986 (Version 3.1) 1996 (Version 2.1) 2001 (Version 1.0) 2006 (Version 1.0) Household 61,453 115,193 136,379 149,631 Person 171,086 312,781 374,182 401,653 Non Transit Trips 313,633 587,676 732,649 777,104 Transit Trips 56,615 70,295 85,095 87,244 i 2006 TTS Version 1.0 Data Guide 1 Differences Between the 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 Data Users of TTS data should be aware of the following differences when making comparisons between the 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 Transportation Tomorrow Surveys: Survey Area The 1986 survey covered the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) defined as the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto plus the Regional Municipalities of Durham, York, Peel, Halton and Hamilton. In 1991, the survey area was expanded to cover the municipalities adjacent to the GTA boundary, referred to as the ‘fringe area’. (The 1991 survey data is not included in this report.) Extending well beyond the boundaries of either of the earlier surveys, the 1996 survey includes all of the GTA plus Peterborough County (partial coverage), City of Peterborough, Victoria County, Town of Orangeville, Simcoe County (partial coverage), City of Barrie, Wellington County (partial coverage), City of Guelph, Waterloo Region and Niagara Region. A small portion of Dufferin County adjacent to the town of Orangeville is also included. Northumberland County is partially represented by interviews conducted during the training of interviewers (week 0). In 2001, changes to the survey area relative to the 1996 TTS were the inclusion of the whole of Simcoe County, the addition of the City of Orillia, and the exclusion of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo and Northumberland County. The 2006 survey area was expanded to include Regional Municipality of Waterloo, City of Brantford and Dufferin County. Interviews were conducted in Brant County during the training of interviewers. Minimum Age In 1986 the minimum age of persons for which trip data was collected was 6. In 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 the minimum age was 11. Trip data for persons aged 6 through 10 should be excluded from the 1986 survey before making comparisons with the other surveys. Bicycle Trips In 1986 information on bicycle trips was only collected for trips to or from school or work. In 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006 information was collected for all bicycle trips. Trip Start Times In 1986, trip start times were not recorded for some school trips made by persons under the age of 14. In the other surveys, trip start time was recorded for all trips. This difference must be allowed for in making comparisons of trip start time distributions, particularly for walk, cycle, school bus and, to a lesser extent, transit trips. 1 2006 TTS Version 1.0 Data Guide Trip Purpose In 1986, shopping, entertainment and personal business trips were recorded as three separate trip purposes. In 1991, these trip purposes were included under the ‘other’ category. In 1996, 2001 and 2006, shopping was again distinguished as a separate trip purpose. In 1991, 1996, 2001 and 2006, daycare was recorded as a separate trip purpose. In 1986, trips to daycare would most likely have been included in the ‘facilitate passenger’ category. Usual Place of Work, Availability of Free Parking at Work, School Location Usual place of work, availability of free parking at work and school location were collected since 1991. In 2001 and 2006, school names were recorded and kept in the final database. Employment and Student Status In 1986 student and employment status information were collected regardless of age but were recorded as a single attribute (i.e. either employed or a student,