TRAVEL SURVEYS

STAFF TRAVEL SURVEYS

Travel Surveys

University Staff Travel to Work Survey 2011

The Travel to Work Survey is now live for members and honorary members of University of Bristol Staff to complete. The survey will remain open until 6pm on Friday 25 November 2011.

To complete the survey go to https://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/travel/2011

Many thanks in anticipation of your support.

2011 PRIZES AVAILABLE
An Amazon Kindle
1 Liberty bus smartcard with £40 credit (donated by Wessex Connect)
1 Liberty bus smartcard with £40 credit (donated by Wessex Connect)
A one month Wessex Red bus smartcard to use on the U1-U8 service (donated by Sustainability)
A one month Wessex Red bus smartcard to use on the U1-U8 service (donated by Sustainability)
1 £50 voucher (donated by Sustainability)
1 £50 voucher (donated by Sustainability)
1 £50 voucher (donated by Sustainability)
1 £50 voucher (donated by Sustainability)
Bicycle accessories to the sum of £30 (donated by Bike UK, Bristol)
More prizes still to come!

Staff Travel Surveys

The University regularly conducts staff travel surveys with the aim of identifying:

The table below shows the percentage splits for different modes of transport usually used by staff respondents as noted in previous travel surveys.

Year

Car driver - on own (%)

Car passenger (%)

Formal car share (%)

Walk (%)

Cycle (%)

HUBS (%)

Bus (%)

Train (%)

Motorcycle (%)

Park and Ride (%)

Total (%)

1998

44

6

-

19

7

-

12

2

2

1

93

2001

32

4

6

23

9

2

12

3

2

1

94

2003

35

3

5

26

11

2

11

3

2

1

99

2005

29

3

4

29

11

2

11

3

2

1

95

2007

21

3

3

30

12

1

7

3

2

1

83

2009

21

4

3

32

14

1

10

5

3

1

94

 

The table below shows the direct comparison between the modes surveyed in 2007 and 2009  - usual mode of travel

Year

Car driver - own (%)

Car driver - with a least one passenger (%)

Car passenger (%)

Formal car share (%)

Walk (%)

Cycle (%)

HUBS (%)

Bus (%)

Train (%)

Motorcycle (%)

Park and Ride (%)

Blank (%)

2007

 20.6

5.2

3.3

3.4

30

11.8

1.3

7.2

3.4

1.7

0.7

11.3

2009

21

6.6

3.8

3.3

31.8

13.8

1.3

10.1

5.2

2.5

0.6

0

The table below shows the complete set of data from the 2009 travel survey - usual mode of travel (4-5 times per week)

Year

Car driver - own (%)

Car driver - with a least one passenger (%)

Car passenger (%)

Formal car share (%)

Walk (%)

Cycle (%)

HUBS (%)

Bus (%)

Train (%)

Motorcycle (%)

Park and Ride (%)

Taxi (%)

Wheelchair/ mobility scooter (%)

Working from home (%)

2009

20.5

6.5

3.7

3.2

31.1

13.5

1.3

9.9

5.1

2.5

0.6

0.1

0.2

2

 

 

 

 

 

Student travel surveys

Historically no specific student travel surveys have been undertaken. It was therefore essential that a travel survey be undertaken in order to ascertain the difficulties students face with travel and transport to and at the University and for the development of the student travel plan.

The aims of conducting the initial travel survey were to identify:

A student travel survey will now be conducted every two years.

Travel to study data

The table below shows the percentage splits for different modes of transport usually used by student respondents from their term-time accommodation to their main place of study

Year

Car driver - own (%)

Car driver - with a least one passenger

Car passenger (%)

Formal car share (%)

Walk (%)

Cycle (%)

Bus (%)

Train (%)

Motorcycle (%)

Park and Ride (%)

Taxi (%)

2008

4.1

1.4

1.0

0.0

75.1

11.5

4.4

1.8

0.2

0.2

0.2

Travel to University data

The table below shows the percentage splits for different modes of transport usually used by student respondents from their non-term time accommodation to their term-time accommodation

Year

Car driver - own (%)

Car driver - with a least one passenger

Car passenger (%)

Formal car share (%)

Walk (%)

Cycle (%)

Bus (%)

Train (%)

Motorcycle (%)

Park and Ride (%)

Taxi (%)

2008

14.1

5.2

17.4

0.3

2.8

0.6

15.3

29.0

0.1

0.2

2.7