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EBOM-2009 SSc4:Alternative Commuting Transportation

Using SOV to public transportation

Karen Cochran

Real Estate Sustainability Professional

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June 20, 2012

Many people drive a car a short distance to the train or bus in our area. How is this counted in the survey?

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Jason Franken

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Wed, 06/20/2012 - 19:44

Your survey should explain that, if two or more transportation modes are used for a one-way commute, the mode that represents the majority of the trip (by distance) is the one that should be reported. For instance, let's say that you live 20 miles from your office. Every morning you drive 5 miles to the train station and then take the train 14.5 miles into the city before walking the last 0.5 miles from the train station to your office. On the commuting survey, this would be reported as using public transportation (train) for one trip.

Karen Cochran

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Thu, 06/21/2012 - 23:36

Thank you for the clarification, Jason. I hope we don't need that detailed calculation from each person. They would simply need to assure that the majority of the trip was using public transportation, yes?

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