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Transportation in a changing world Fewer trips, different trips, alone May 27, 2020 Steve Koczela President, The MassINC Polling Group Made possible thanks to support from The Barr Foundation. info@massincpolling.com MassINCPolling.com
Steve Koczela President, The MassINC Polling Group
Made possible thanks to support from The Barr Foundation.
info@massincpolling.com MassINCPolling.com @MassINCPolling 11 Beacon St Ste 500 | Boston, MA 02108 | Phone: (617) 224-1647
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10% 44% 41% 5% More trips than before the outbreak Fewer trips than before the outbreak About the same number of trip as before the outbreak Unsure
More residents say they will take the same or fewer trips than in the past
% who expect to take more trips or fewer trips than before
Thinking ahead to getting around when Massachusetts reopens after the worst of the
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33% 35% 36% 31% 33% 18% 10% 7% 6% 6% 6% 7% 8% 19% 28% 38% 46% 47% 47% 48% 48% 49% 55% 49%
Ride the MBTA commuter rail Ride the MBTA subway Ride a bus Ride in carpool or vanpool Take a taxi, Uber or Lyft Ride a bicycle Drive alone in your own car Walk
Less More Same Individual transportation options look likely to grow in the short term
% who expect to use each mode more or less once the worst passes
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Past users of each mode
OVERALL Drive Alone Drive w
MBTA Subway Public Bus Com Rail Bike Walk
Net mode shift (% more - % less) Walk 31% 31% 36% 47% 45% 43% 45% 42% Drive alone in your own car 19% 21% 21% 24% 25% 33% 20% 21% Ride a bicycle 2% 0% 9% 6% 13% 10% 52% 10% Ride in a carpool or vanpool
Take a taxi, Uber or Lyft
Ride a corporate shuttle bus
Ride the MBTA commuter rail
Ride the MBTA subway
Ride a public bus
Net mode shift shows more walking, driving along, less group transport
Net mode shift (% use more – % use less), broken down by past mode users
Q: Thinking ahead to when Massachusetts reopens after the worst of the outbreak, do you expect you will do each of the following more, less or about the same amount as you did before the outbreak?
Demographic groups Overall 18-29 30-44 45-59 60+ Net mode shift (% more - % less) Walk 31% 33% 30% 33% 27% Drive alone in your own car 19% 30% 23% 17% 6% Ride a bicycle 2% 9% 4% 4%
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Net mode shift shows young people headed more for cars
Net mode shift (% use more - % use less), broken down by past mode usage
Q: Thinking ahead to when Massachusetts reopens after the worst of the outbreak, do you expect you will do each of the following more, less or about the same amount as you did before the outbreak? Displaying response rider of any transit mode pre-COVID (N=495).
Demographic groups Overall Western Central
Outer Suburbs Inner Suburbs Boston Net mode shift (% more - % less) Walk 31% 22% 31% 31% 28% 33% 44% Drive alone in your own car 19% 3% 25% 16% 20% 23% 21% Ride a bicycle 2%
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Net mode shift shows Boston residents open to walking more as pandemic passes
Net mode shift (% use more - % use less), broken down by past mode usage
Q: Thinking ahead to when Massachusetts reopens after the worst of the outbreak, do you expect you will do each of the following more, less or about the same amount as you did before the outbreak? Displaying response rider of any transit mode pre-COVID (N=495).
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10% 16% 29% 38% 8% 12% 31% 27% 22% 8% Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable Not too comfortable Not comfortable at all Unsure Peak Off peak
More residents are comfortable riding transit at off peak times
% who say they would be comfortable riding transit at peak vs off peak times
Q: Thinking ahead to after the worst of the
public transportation during peak times, like the morning and evening rush hours. Q: Thinking ahead to after the worst of the
riding public transportation during off-peak times, like mid-day, at night or on weekends
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certain precautions were enacted.
27% 28% 30% 35% 36% 40% 34% 38% 37% 37% 38% 34% Scan all passengers for fever Require staff / riders masks Real-time crowding info Limit passengers on vehicles / platforms Sanitize vehicles / stations Hands-free sanitizer dispensers Very comfortable Somewhat comfortable
Q: How comfortable would you be riding public transportation after the worst of the outbreak if the MBTA or the Regional Transit Authority in your area took each of the following steps?
Taking precautions would make residents more comfortable on transit
% who say they would feel comfortable riding transit if specific precautions were taken
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Q: Thinking ahead to after the worst of the outbreak, how comfortable would you be riding public transportation during…
Frequent riders express more comfort with returning to transit than occasional riders
% of riders who say they will feel very / somewhat comfortable riding transit
45% 40% 24% 15%
Most frequent rider Moderate rider Occasional rider Non-transit user
67% 56% 49% 29%
Most frequent rider Moderate rider Occasional rider Non-transit user
At peak times At off peak times
coming out of the coronavirus crisis.
Boston region.
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Overall Western Central
Outer Suburbs Inner Suburbs Boston
Go back to the system we had 21% 30% 17% 25% 18% 18% 23% Make big changes to the system 59% 41% 54% 54% 63% 70% 64% Unsure 19% 29% 29% 20% 18% 11% 13%
Q: Thinking about how residents will get around as Massachusetts reopens after the current crisis, which is closer to your point of view?
Residents would like to see changes to the transportation system
% who say we should _______ after the coronavirus crisis
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“People need public transportation. Prior to Covid-19 it was unreliable, dirty and crowded. We need to do much better.” “We need to practice social distancing on mass transit; i.e., fewer passengers per bus or train car. This will require more buses and trains.” “Keep office workers at home to reduce crowds on train. Increase MBTA reliability and frequency.”
ASKED OF THE 59% WHO THINK WE NEED TO MAKE BIG CHANGES Q: In a few words, what sort of changes do you think we need to make to transportation in Massachusetts coming out of the crisis?
crisis to give more space for walking and biking.
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25% 37% 16% 11% 11%
Strongly support Somewhat support Somewhat
Strongly
Unsure
Most residents support street space for walking and biking during the crisis
% who support / oppose closing some street surfaces to cars during the shutdown
Q: How much would you support or oppose Massachusetts cities and towns closing some streets or parts of streets to cars during the coronavirus shutdown to create more space for residents to access essential services on foot on by bike while maintaining a safe social distance?
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27% 37% 16% 9% 11%
Strongly support Somewhat support Somewhat
Strongly
Unsure
Most residents adding to walking / biking space as state reopens
% who support / oppose dedicating more space to walking / bikes as state reopens
Q: Cities around the world, including Paris, Berlin, London, and New York, are planning to widen sidewalks and expand networks of bike lanes as they reopen after the coronavirus. How much would you support or oppose Massachusetts cities dedicating more street space for walking and biking at a safe social distance as the state reopens after the crisis?
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43% 17% 38% 1%
Yes, all of the time Yes, part of the time No Prefer not to say
Most employees have had at least some work from home experience
% who say they have worked from home during the crisis
Q: Since the coronavirus shutdown, have you been able to work from home for your job?
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25% 30% 56% 71% 27% 33% 42% 69%
HS or less Some college BA / BS Adv degree < $25k $25K to < $75k $75k to < $150k $150k + EDUCATION LEVEL INCOME
The opportunity to work from home is not equally distributed
% in each group who say they worked from home “all of the time” during the crisis
Q: Since the coronavirus shutdown, have you been able to work from home for your job?
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41% 29% 22% 8%
Yes, I would prefer to work from home Yes, I would work from home if asked but would prefer to go back to work No, I want to go back into work Unsure
Many workers say they would prefer to work from home in the future
% who say they would prefer to work from home or go back to work after the crisis
Q: Would you consider working from home after Massachusetts reopens if your employer let you or asked you to?
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with very similar results.
Q: Massachusetts and other northeast states are currently considering a plan that would charge gasoline distributors a fee based on the amount of pollution their fuels produce. Massachusetts would dedicate a substantial portion of the money raised to reducing greenhouse gas pollution from transportation and improving public transportation. Would you support or oppose this idea?
30% 38% 11% 10% 11% 28% 39% 13% 10% 11% Strongly support Somewhat support Somewhat
Strongly
Unsure
Nov-19 May-20 Support for the Transportation Climate Initiative has not changed
% who support / oppose TCI after hearing a description
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