Background Documents Sustainable Transportation Strategy February 2018 Region of Peel Sustainable Transportation Strategy Online Consultation Survey Summary Shaping the Vision for Sustainable Transportation in the Region of Peel Prepared for Region of Peel by IBI Group May 19, 2017 IBI GROUP REGION OF PEEL SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY ONLINE CONSULTATION SURVEY SUMMARY Prepared for Region of Peel Table of Contents List of Exhibits .............................................................................................................................. 1 1 Survey Objective and Design ............................................................................................ 2 1.1 Objectives ................................................................................................................ 2 1.2 Design ...................................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Promotion ................................................................................................................. 3 2 Survey Responses .............................................................................................................. 3 3 Respondent Demographics ............................................................................................... 4 3.1 Priority Ranking ........................................................................................................ 8 4 Strategy Rating ................................................................................................................... 9 4.1.1 Transit ....................................................................................................... 11 4.1.2 Cycling ...................................................................................................... 12 4.1.3 Travel Efficiency ........................................................................................ 13 4.1.4 Flexible Work Options ............................................................................... 14 4.1.5 Walking ..................................................................................................... 15 4.1.6 Travel Innovations ..................................................................................... 16 4.1.7 Carpooling ................................................................................................. 17 5 Map Markers: Existing Problems and Opportunities .................................................... 18 6 Key Findings and Conclusion ......................................................................................... 27 Appendix A – Survey Questions and Layout ........................................................................... 28 Appendix B – Map Marker Comments ........................................................................................ 1 May 19, 2017 i IBI GROUP REGION OF PEEL SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY ONLINE CONSULTATION SURVEY SUMMARY Prepared for Region of Peel List of Exhibits Exhibit 1 Online survey visitors by date ............................................................................... 4 Exhibit 2: Respondent area of residence ............................................................................. 4 Exhibit 3: Respondent age split ........................................................................................... 5 Exhibit 4: Primary mode of travel ......................................................................................... 5 Exhibit 5: Reasons for primary mode choice ....................................................................... 6 Exhibit 6: Other regular travel modes of respondents ......................................................... 7 Exhibit 7: Priority ranking results .......................................................................................... 8 Exhibit 8 Strategy Rating and Score .............................................................................. 10 Exhibit 9: Transit Strategy Rating Results ......................................................................... 11 Exhibit 10: Cycling – Strategy rating results ...................................................................... 12 Exhibit 11: Travel Efficiency – Strategy rating results........................................................ 13 Exhibit 12: Flexible Work Options – Strategy rating results ............................................... 14 Exhibit 13: Walking – Strategy rating results ..................................................................... 15 Exhibit 14: Travel Innovations – Strategy rating results..................................................... 16 Exhibit 15: Carpooling – Strategy rating results ................................................................. 17 Exhibit 16: Problems and Improvements for all map markers ........................................... 18 Exhibit 17: Count of Map Markers by Mode and Category ................................................ 19 Exhibit 18: Walking Map Marker Comments ...................................................................... 21 Exhibit 19: Cycling Map Marker Comments ....................................................................... 22 Exhibit 20: Local Transit Map Marker Comments .............................................................. 23 Exhibit 21: GO Transit Map Marker Comments ................................................................. 24 Exhibit 22: Carpooling Map Marker Comments ................................................................. 25 Exhibit 23: Other Map Marker Comments ......................................................................... 26 May 19, 2017 1 IBI GROUP REGION OF PEEL SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY ONLINE CONSULTATION SURVEY SUMMARY Prepared for Region of Peel 1 Survey Objective and Design 1.1 Objectives The Region of Peel is engaging residents to consider and support a greater adoption of more sustainable options for mobility, such as walking, cycling, transit, carpooling and teleworking. The Region is developing a Sustainable Transportation Strategy that will outline a vision and key themes and strategies to reduce the negative impacts of auto- dependency and congestion and increase the availability of safe and convenient travel choices for all member of the community. A key tool for gathering public input in the development of the STS is the online survey - delivered in conjunction with public information centres held in January 2017. The survey is meant to supplement in-person consultation for a broader reach of community input. The survey also allows for more detailed feedback on the proposed priorities and strategies in the STS. Survey participants have provided meaningful feedback that will inform the development of the priorities and implementation strategies in the STS. 1.2 Design The online survey is designed to present STS vision and themes and solicit feedback on the public’ preferred strategies for increasing sustainable modes of transportation in Peel. It is also an opportunity to collect detailed feedback on the obstacles and potential remedies that will make sustainable travel choices more convenient and accessible. After briefly introducing the STS, the survey presents seven priorities and a set of key strategies for each priority. The priorities and strategies were developed by the Region of Peel project team and IBI Group, and included feedback from stakeholder meetings with staff from the Region, area municipalities and transit agencies. The surveys is divided into three successive exercises designed to gain meaningful insight into the priorities, preferred strategies and needs of Peel residents. The three main survey components consist of exercises that ask: • Survey participants to rank their top 3-4 issues from a list of 7 priorities; • Rate their preference for potential strategies related to these priorities; and, • Add marker on a map to comment on specific problems and opportunities in their daily activities that could lead to improvement in sustainable travel modes in the Region. The survey concludes with a few questions about the participant’s demographics and travel behaviour. While the survey is not a representative sample of Peel residents, the high volume of responses provides a better understanding of challenges faced by residents of each Peel municipalities from a range of age groups and travel habits. The survey was implemented using the MetroQuest platform, an interactive public engagement tool that is web and mobile friendly. The visual interface makes it easy for users to complete the survey either on a desktop or mobile device. The tool is widely used for transportation engagement programs including recent projects in York Region, Mississauga and London, Ontario. A description of the survey questions and layout is included in Appendix A. May 19, 2017 2 IBI GROUP REGION OF PEEL SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY ONLINE CONSULTATION SURVEY SUMMARY Prepared for Region of Peel 1.3 Promotion The survey was promoted through a number of channels including: • A direct link to the MetroQuest survey was included on Letsmovepeel.ca, the Region’s website for the Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP), and the Sustainable Transportation Strategy; • On-site opportunities to complete the survey using iPads at 3 Public Information Centres (1 each in Brampton, Caledon, and Mississauga) in January 2017; • “Intercept’ surveys at MiWay City Centre Transit Terminal and Bramalea Transit Terminal