In 2015, PVTA surveyed the riders of its southern service area (centered on Springfield)--among the results were these findings re: trip purpose Work - 32.4% Medical - 18.3% Shopping - 17.2% Other - 16% Social/Recreation - 7.8% College - 4.6% School - 3.8%
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The survey didn't go into detail about what kind of work schedule or location was involved, but I don't think it's a leap to assume that these are not entirely--or even mostly--9 to 5 office jobs in the city center on weekdays.
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To serve such a broad range of trip purposes, origins, and destinations, the bus network needs high service frequency, a distributed network emphasizing transfers, and a long span of service
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These requirements should sound familiar: they are similar to the requirements we have for car travel (minimal waiting for trips, many "transfer points" between different roads at intersections, 24 hr availability) and for the same reason (enormous variety in trip purposes)
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Results from a statewide travel survey: less than 8% of trips involve going to work (and it's a safe bet most of those aren't office jobs either!), and 2/3 of households surveyed made more than 5 trips in a day!pic.twitter.com/UYl2qQE3v6
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Travel and transportation is about SO MUCH MORE than "go into the city at 9, go home at 5, relax on the weekend" Yet that one very specific travel pattern still has a stranglehold on planners, officials, and the overall state of transport discussion and imagination
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Say NO MORE to sterile and counterproductive assumptions! Travel is MAGICAL
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oh sure altho this is partly a result of the camera angle (looking seaward at a seaside station) and mostly a result of it being a minor rural station with very little service
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