Ann Arbor Transportation Plan Update

 

April 23, 2007 - Huron High School

 

Individual Response Form

 

GROUP DISCUSSION – discuss this question with your group, then write your individual answer below:

1.  Thinking ahead 20 years, what 3 words would you use to describe the ideal transportation system in Ann Arbor?

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INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE – answer questions 2 through 11 on your own:

2.  Where do you live?

o Within the City limits of Ann Arbor.

o Outside the City limits, but within Washtenaw County.

o Outside of Washtenaw County.

3.  How close to your home to your primary grocery store (i.e. where you typically buy milk, bread, etc.)?

o Less than three blocks away – it’s walkable.

o A half mile to two miles away – I could bike there.

o Farther than two miles away – I have to take the bus or drive there.

4.  What is the most common way you travel to work?

o Automobile                      o Walk                      o Bike                       o Public Transit (bus, vanpool, etc.)


5.  When traveling to work or school, what 2 things would make you more likely to:

     Carpool/vanpool more? ____________________________   __________             ______________________________________

     Ride the bus more?      ____________________________   __________             ______________________________________

     Walk more?                  ____________________________   __________             ______________________________________ 

     Bicycle more?                   ____________________________   __________             ______________________________________

6.  List 3 places where you would most likely travel by bus or commuter rail:

     ______________________________                   ______________________________                   ______________________________

7.     In your opinion, what is the…  

     o area you most avoid due to congestion?                     ___________________________________________

     o biggest barrier to using public transit?                       ___________________________________________

     o location with most bicycle or pedestrian hazards?            ___________________________________________

     o most convenient park and ride facility?                     ___________________________________________

     o street on which vehicles travel too fast?                         ___________________________________________

     o place that is most difficult to find?                            ___________________________________________

     NOW, please mark the 3 boxes from the above list that are most important to you.

8. Place a check mark in the box that best completes this sentence:  “Visitors to Downtown Ann Arbor should …


o  have adequate and convenient automobile parking available near their destination.”

o  be willing to park their cars away from the downtown and use transit or walk.”

o  leave their cars closer to home and use regional and local transit.”

o have to pay a premium price to park in prime downtown locations.”


9.  How do you feel about this statement:  Streets should accommodate all forms of transportation (cars, trucks, buses, bicycles, etc.)”


o Strongly agree             o Agree           o Indifferent/No opinion                 o Disagree            o Strongly disagree

10. My neighborhood…

o  Has convenient walking and biking facilities. Few, if any, improvements are needed.

o  Is okay to walk and bike.  We could always use some improvements, such as ____________________________________.

o  Is difficult to walk or bike.  Significant improvements are needed, such as _______________________________________.

11. I am willing to pay higher taxes (check only 3) …


o  to widen streets.

o  to make sure that streets are shared safely by cars, buses and bikes.

o  for more frequent bus service and more routes.

o  for better public transit access to destinations throughout Washtenaw County.

o  for more park and ride areas with convenient bus service connections.

o to connect all the sidewalks and bike paths to create a comprehensive pathway network.

o for better maintenance of bike lanes and sidewalks and trails/pathways.

o for other priorities (list) _________________________________________________________________

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Thank you!