UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR SURVEY 2019 Update Report October 2019 prepared by Anna Lyth, RED Sustainability Consultants Corey Peterson & Carmen Primo Perez Infrastructure Services & Development, University of Tasmania Table of Contents TABLE OF FIGURES AND TABLES .......................................................................... iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................ iv GLOSSARY OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................... v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................. vii 1 BACKGROUND ...................................................................................................... 1 2 ABOUT THE SURVEY ........................................................................................... 4 2.1 Method ....................................................................................................................... 4 2.2 Participation and statistical confidence ........................................................................ 4 2.3 How results are reported ............................................................................................. 7 3 FINDINGS ............................................................................................................... 8 3.1 Journey to work and study ........................................................................................... 8 Multi-modal journeys to university ............................................................................................................... 8 Student main mode to university.................................................................................................................. 9 Staff main mode to work ............................................................................................................................ 17 Working from home or remotely (virtual transport) .................................................................................. 23 3.2 Student inter-campus travel ....................................................................................... 24 Type and mode of land-based work trips ................................................................................................... 26 3.4 Bus use ...................................................................................................................... 29 Greencard and Opal card ownership .......................................................................................................... 29 Use of online public transport information and apps ................................................................................. 29 Bus use incentives ....................................................................................................................................... 30 Bus service challenges ................................................................................................................................. 32 3.5 Bicycle use ................................................................................................................. 34 Change over time and gender ..................................................................................................................... 35 Use of bicycle infrastructure ....................................................................................................................... 37 Electric bicycles ........................................................................................................................................... 38 3.6 International and local students ................................................................................. 39 Mode share differences .............................................................................................................................. 39 International students - car ownership and use ......................................................................................... 40 3.7 Parking ...................................................................................................................... 41 Student parking ........................................................................................................................................... 42 Staff parking ................................................................................................................................................ 43 4 TRACKING PROGRESS ..................................................................................... 44 4.1 Students .................................................................................................................... 44 4.2 Staff .......................................................................................................................... 46 5 OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES ............................................................. 48 APPENDIX ................................................................................................................... 51 Final 07 October-2019 ii TABLE OF FIGURES AND TABLES Figure 1.1: University of Tasmania campus/facilities locations 2017 ..................................................................... 3 Table 2.1: Participation & statistical confidence 2013, 2015 and 2017 ................................................................. 5 Table 2.2: Survey respondent profile ..................................................................................................................... 6 Table 2.3: Reporting scales ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Figure 3.1: Dominant student multi-modal journey types to university, 2019 ...................................................... 8 Figure 3.2: Dominant staff multi-modal journey types to university, 2019 ........................................................... 9 Figure 3.3: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Students – All University of Tasmania ......................... 10 Figure 3.4: Main Mode Share 2019 – Students – by campus and campus groupings .......................................... 10 Figure 3.5: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Students – Tasmania South (all Greater Hobart) ........ 11 Figure 3.6: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Students attending Sandy Bay campus ....................... 12 Figure 3.7: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Students attending Hobart CBD facilities .................... 12 Figure 3.8: Residential Origin by Postcode 2019 - Students attending Sandy Bay campus .................................. 13 Figure 3.9: Residential Origin by Postcode 2019 - Students attending Hobart CBD facilities .............................. 13 Figure 3.10: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Students – Tasmania North (all Launceston) ............. 14 Figure 3.11: Residential Origin by Postcode 2019 - Students Studying at Launceston Campuses (Newnham and Inveresk) ............................................................................................................................................................... 14 Figure 3.12: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Students – Tasmania Cradle Coast (all Burnie) .......... 15 Figure 3.13: Main Mode Share 2015, 2017, 2019 – Students – Sydney campuses (Rozelle & Darlinghurst) ....... 16 Figure 3.14: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Staff – All University of Tasmania .............................. 17 Figure 3.15: Main Mode Share 2019 – Staff – by campus and campus groupings ............................................... 17 Figure 3.16: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Staff – Tasmania South (all Hobart) ........................... 19 Figure 3.17: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Staff – Sandy Bay Campus (Hobart) ........................... 19 Figure 3.18: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Staff – Hobart CBD ..................................................... 20 Figure 3.19: Residential Origin by Postcode 2019 – staff working at Sandy Bay campus .................................... 20 Figure 3.20: Residential Origin Postcode 2019 – staff working at Hobart CBD facilities ...................................... 21 Figure 3.21: Main Mode Share 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 – Staff – Tasmania North (all Launceston) ................... 22 Figure 3.22: Residential Origin by Postcode 2019 – staff working at Launceston campuses (Newnham and Inveresk) ............................................................................................................................................................... 22 Figure 3.23: Proportion of staff working from home by weekday and Tasmanian region ................................... 23 Table 3.1: Proportion of staff working from home (or remotely) – Monday to Friday average .......................... 23 Table 3.2: Main mode of transport for most prominent inter-campus trips ....................................................... 24 Figure 3.24: Proportion of staff undertaking inter-campus trips in previous week ............................................. 25 Figure 3.25: Proportion of staff using UTAS teleconferencing or videoconferencing ICT at least weekly ........... 26 Table 3.3: Main mode of transport for select Tasmanian inter-campus trips ...................................................... 27 Figure 3.27: Use of a public