Transportation leadership you can trust. presented to Southeast Florida Model Users Group presented by Krishnan Viswanathan Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Transportation leadership you can trust.

presented to

Southeast Florida Model Users Group

presented by

Krishnan ViswanathanCambridge Systematics, Inc.

February 6, 2009

I-95 OD Survey

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I-95 O-D Survey Overview

To Understand Drivers and Their Trips:To Understand Drivers and Their Trips:

• How long do they drive on I-95?How long do they drive on I-95?

• Where they come from and where they go to?Where they come from and where they go to?

• Awareness of Transit AlternativeAwareness of Transit Alternative

• Degree of interest on Transit ?Degree of interest on Transit ?

• Like the High Occupancy Toll (HOT) concept?Like the High Occupancy Toll (HOT) concept?

Data Collected at Every I-95 Exit in Broward and Data Collected at Every I-95 Exit in Broward and Palm Beach counties Palm Beach counties

3 AM Peak Hours & 3 PM Peak Hours 3 AM Peak Hours & 3 PM Peak Hours

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Survey Instrument

32 questions asked

English and Spanish versions

Responses could be mailed back using prepaid postage as well as online

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Survey Response

83,000 distributed along I-95

Additional questionnaires distributed to 22 public agencies

12,380 usable surveys returned

• 11,441 from field survey [14% response rate]

• 939 from agency survey

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Trip Purpose

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Trip Length Distribution

Average Trip Length on I-95 = 13.3 Miles

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Trip Length Distribution[Only Work Trips]

Average Trip Length on I-95 = 12.9 Miles

Trip Origins and Destinations

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Trip Ends Proximity to I-95 (Broward)

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Trip Ends Proximity to I-95 (Palm Beach)

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Other Major Facilities Used

84% of respondents used only I-95

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Ever Used Tri-Rail

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Awareness of Existing Transit Alternatives

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Other findings

30% could have used the Turnpike but chose to use I-95 to avoid tolls

79% driving alone

2.9% own Hybrid Vehicles

24.5% was thinking about purchasing or leasing hybrid Vehicles

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Interest in New Transit Alternatives

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Interest in HOT Lanes

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Should Public Agency be Investing in HOT Lanes

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Agency Respondents: Interest in HOT Lanes

Around 3% of respondents did not respond

Agency Very Likely Likely

Neither Likely nor Unlikely Unlikely

Very Unlikely

No. of Respondents

Boynton Beach 13% 16% 14% 22% 30% 79

Broward County 16% 16% 12% 22% 31% 341

FDOT 19% 18% 14% 22% 22% 130

Ft. Lauderdale 26% 19% 9% 20% 23% 70

Jupiter 18% 14% 18% 21% 25% 28

Lake Worth 4% 29% 18% 21% 29% 28

Miami-Dade 21% 20% 17% 16% 23% 172

Turnpike 15% 20% 18% 25% 23% 40

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Summary of Key Observations

Long distance Trips: Average 13.3 miles on the freeway segment alone versus the Average of 6.9 miles found on the 1995 Broward Household Survey

High Percentages of trip begin and/or end near by I-95

Currently, transit is not the alternative for 2/3 of I-95 Motorists

About 1/3 of I-95 Motorists would consider using HOT Lanes