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Thank you for agreeing to participate
in this important study! If you still have questions
about the survey after you've read through the
website information, please call Stacey Bricka
at 1-800-447-8287, ext. 2240, or email her at
sbricka@nustats.com.
If you have questions about
how to complete your travel log, call
NuStats' DataSource
toll-free at 1-877-261-4621. The hotline is open between 9 am and 7 pm M - F,
and
10 am to 3 pm on Sat and Sun.
For
more information regarding this study, please call
Leta Huntsinger at 919-513-7378 or email her at leta_huntsinger@ncsu.edu.
FAQs and Other Links:
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Greater Triangle Travel Survey?
Why
should my household participate?
In the News
Check out the Survey Materials
Privacy Statement
What
is the Greater Triangle Travel Survey?
It is a survey of
daily travel in the 12-county greater Triangle region.
Daily travel includes the everyday travel that people
do as they go about their lives, such as going to
and from work, going grocery shopping, visiting friends,
going to the gym, going to the mall to hang out or
shop, viewing basketball games, stopping for coffee
or gas, or even just walking the dog or jogging around
the neighborhood!
Every household in the survey
is assigned a day on which to record their daily travel.
Each household member receives a travel log – the
use of this log is very important in this survey. People
are asked to record every place they go and every stop
they make for a 24-hour period. If people do not use
the log, they forget to write down places they’ve
visited on their travel day, like quick stops to grab
some food or cash from an ATM, or dropping off a friend.
The survey results will provide
a reliable picture of the actual travel patterns of
all types of people in the region – information
that will be used to make planning and funding decisions
about jogging paths, sidewalks, bike routes, roads,
transit, and other transportation infrastructure.
The local sponsors of the survey
include NC
Department of Transportation, Triangle Travel Authority,
the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization,
and the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning
organization. They are responsible for transportation
planning in the greater Triangle region. For more information,
contact Leta Huntsinger, Program Manager for the Triangle
Regional Model at (919)513-7378 or by email at leta_huntsinger@ncsu.edu.
The survey is being conducted
by NuStats and its survey data collection center, NuStats'
DataSource, nationally recognized for their travel
survey practice. The Louis Berger Group is providing
local assistance. For more information, contact Stacey
Bricka at NuStats, phone (toll-free) at
1-800-447-8287
or email sbricka@nustats.com.
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Why Should
my Household Participate?
Top 5 Reasons to
Participate:
1. Improving mobility, air quality,
and quality of life are important to our community.
2. Everybody needs transportation
access to perform daily activities.
3. Sound transportation planning
requires reliable information.
4. Making the right transportation
improvements is extremely important to the health of
our local economy.
5. Your participation will provide
a solid foundation for this region's transportation
future.
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In the News
Media coverage of the Triangle
Travel Study
The
News & Observer - Article #1 (See reference
to survey at bottom of page)
The
News & Observer - Article #2 "Survey to address
travel patterns"
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Survey Materials
Each member of your household
will receive a travel log for your assigned travel
day. Your packet will also include an Instruction /
Example sheet to help you correctly complete your logs.
It helps to carry your log with you throughout the
day - this way, you're less likely to forget a trip.
You can also capture exact arrival / departure
times and accurate addresses.
The materials below are in PDF
format. Download a free copy of Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
Travel Log
Greater
Triangle Travel Survey Log
Extra
Places Sheet
Instructions / Example
Example
Travel Log
Special
Example Travel Log for Transit Users
Brochure
Travel
Survey Brochure
Remember to
save your travel logs for the follow-up phone call
from NuStats' DataSource. If everyone in your household
recorded detailed addresses and exact arrival / departure
times, this call should be quick!
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Privacy Statement
The entire Greater Triangle
Travel Survey team is totally committed to balancing
the need for statistical information with a respect
for individual privacy. Confidentiality is critical
to the success of our study. Any information obtained
in the course of this survey will be held in the strictest
of confidence - we do not sell any personal contact
information. We want you to feel secure in providing
candid responses to our questions. Your responses will
only be used to develop overall statistics about transportation
behavior of citizens that live in the 12-county greater
Triangle region. So, your name and other identifying
information will be stored separately from the data
files containing your responses. Your decision to participate
is voluntary and you may decline to answer any question.
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