2008 MTA NYC Travel SurveySummary of Selected Results

June 22, 2009

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2008 MTA NYC Travel Survey

Why Survey? How We Surveyed Examples of What We Learned Next Steps

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Why Survey? Inform service and capital planning

Identify emerging markets Inform corridor evaluation for capital projects Inform Title VI geographic analysis

Understand travel behavior of customers and non-customers Better understand travel subsidies Gain insight into major origin and destination pairs Cues and clues

Update Travel Forecasting Models Essential to identify longer range travel needs Maintain federal funding eligibility

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How We Surveyed

Telephone-based; Land Lines and Cell Phones Over 16,000 NYC residents aged 18+; 13,500

randomly selected households All households contacted by mail

Land line interviews Cell phone interviews

All travel and modes in the previous 24 hours Travel confirmation

MetroCard serial # records Electronic geocoding

Federally funded, total cost = $2,000,000

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How We Surveyed Joint effort among MTA Planning, NYC Transit,

and MTA Bus Part of an expanding “System of Surveys” for the

entire region. Others include: MTA Bridges & Tunnels O&D: 2004 MNR & NJ Transit West of Hudson O&D: 2005 LIRR O&D: 2006 MNR East of Hudson O&D: 2007

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Trip Destinations by BoroughAll Days, All Purposes, All Modes

Manhattan Bronx

Queens

Brooklyn

Staten Island

Overall, trips generated in each borough remain in that borough

Destination

Manhattan

Bronx

Queens

Brooklyn

Staten Island

Other

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Trip Destinations by Borough

Manhattan Bronx

Queens

Brooklyn

Staten Island

Weekday work trips tend to be more Manhattan-centric

Destination

Manhattan

Bronx

Queens

Brooklyn

Staten Island

Other

Weekday, Work Trips, All Modes

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Trips to ManhattanDestinations

All Modes, Weekdays Only, Non-Manhattan Origins

Trips to Manhattan increase significantly when looking at the following four types of trip markets

36%

68%71%

53%

36%

Percentage of Manhattan-Bound Trips from Non-Manhattan Origins

All Trips

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17%

Percentage of Manhattan-Bound Tripsfrom Non-Manhattan Origins

Work Trips

All Trips

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17%

39%

Percentage of Manhattan-Bound Tripsfrom Non-Manhattan Origins

Transit, Work Trips

Work Trips

All Trips

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17%39%

61%

Percentage of Manhattan-Bound Tripsfrom Non-Manhattan Origins

All Trips

Work Trips

Transit, Work Trips

Transit Work Trips b/w 6-

10AM

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17%39%

61%64%

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Nearly two-thirds of all weekday trips are not for work purposes

Weekday transit-only trips are evenly split between work and “other” purpose trips

Work is the predominant purpose for all trips between 6 and 10 AM on weekdays

Trip PurposesWeekdays, by Mode & Time of Day

Trip Purpose by Mode & Time of Day

35%45%

61% 68%5%

6%

6%7%60%

49%

33%26%

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100%

All Modes Transit Only All Modes, 6-10 AM Transit Only, 6-10 AM

Work School Other

”School” purpose trips are made by NYC residents aged 18+ and include students in post secondary schools.

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Trips to Outside of NYC - Reverse CommutersWeekdays, Work Trips, All Modes, 6-10 AM

Overall, 94% of weekday trips between 6-10 AM trips stayed within NYC, 6% leave NYC

Of the 6%, Queens is the predominant generator

Trips to Outside of NYC by Borough of Origin(6% of All Trips)

Bronx: 19%

Brooklyn: 4%Queens: 53%

Staten Island: 4%

Manhattan: 20%

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Travel Subsidies by ModeUsual Mode to Work, Select Modes

More than one third who drove to work receive some type of subsidy

For those who drive to work, free parking is the predominant subsidy type

About one-third of subway or bus users receive some type of subsidy

For those who take subway or bus to work, a pre-tax transportation account is the most popular type of subsidy type

Usual Mode to Work% Receiving Any

SubsidyAuto - Driver/Passenger 44%NYCT Subway or Bus, MTA Bus 31%

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Auto & Transit Trip DestinationsWeekdays, Work Trips, 6-10 AM

# of Auto Trip Destinations, up to

10,000 trips

5,000 trips

1,000 trips

# of Transit Trip Destinations, up to

30,000 trips

10,000 trips

5,000 trips

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Queens Blvd. Line (E,F,R,V) Trip OriginsWeekdays, All Trips, All Times

Boardings

57% from Queens

43% from Elsewhere

Destinations

62% Queens

33% Manhattan

5% Other Boroughs

Queens Origin

Other Origin

1 dot = 200 trips

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Brooklyn (2,3,4, 5) Line Trip Origins Weekdays, All Trips, All Times

Brooklyn Origin

Other Origin

1 dot = 200 trips

Boardings

60% from Brooklyn

40% from Elsewhere

Destinations

64% Brooklyn

30% Manhattan

6% Other Boroughs

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Next Steps

Inform planning to address overcrowded corridors

Update travel forecasting models to maintain federal funding eligibility

Database “mining” by MTA Planning and agencies