Transit Rider Technical Memo - the New Orleans Regional Transit

Cemeteries Transit Center
Environmental Assessment and Section 4(f) Statement
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of Transit Riders
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Cemeteries Transit Center Environmental Assessment and Section 4(f) Statement
ARCADIS U.S., Inc.
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TECHNICAL MEMO
To:
Scott Hoffeld
Tel 225 292 1004
Copies:
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From:
Lynn Maloney-Mújica
Date:
ARCADIS Project No.:
28 March 2014
LA003064.0001.00001
Subject:
Demographic Profile of RTA and JeT Transit Riders
Canal Boulevard Bus/Streetcar Terminal
Environmental Assessment (2010-016)
Orleans Parish, Louisiana
The Regional Planning Commission initiated a Comprehensive Operational Analysis
(COA) to collect primary travel demand data for existing users of the New Orleans
Regional Transit Authority (RTA) and Jefferson Parish Transit (JeT) services. An
intercept survey was conducted in 2011 that collected demographics, trip purpose,
and other data related to transit riders of both systems.
Pages from the COA Intercept Survey Summary, which contains demographics and
other data regarding transit riders of both systems, are provided in Attachment A.
Records from the 2011 survey raw data were reviewed to identify riders who utilized
stops within the project area of the Cemeteries Transit Center as an origin,
destination, or to transfer among the transit lines. Data from 272 records were
compiled and compared to the statistics from the COA Intercept Survey Summary.
As shown in Table 1, the Cemeteries Transit Center riders surveyed are
demographically similar to all riders surveyed. Both sets of surveyed riders are
almost 80 percent minority. Cemeteries Transit Center riders are more likely to be
Hispanic compared to all riders and speak a foreign language. These riders are also
less likely to be Black than all riders surveyed. The majority of transit riders in both
sets who reported their incomes earn $35,000 or less per year.
Table 2 compares the percentages of riders who are visitors as opposed to
residents, trip frequency, and the reason for the trip including whether the rider has
access to a car. A higher percentage of Cemeteries Transit Center riders reported
the purpose of the trip to be for work or school.
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Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Transit Riders
Riders Using
Project Area
Characteristic
Stops
All Riders
Gender
Female
44%
55%
Male
49%
45%
Not recorded
7%
NR
Hispanic
6%
4%
Black
70%
76%
White
22%
18%
Asian
0%
0%
Native American
0%
0%
Pacific Islander
0%
0%
Under 18
4%
6%
18-24
24%
24%
25-40
31%
31%
41-64
34%
32%
65 and over
4%
6%
Not recorded
3%
2%
< $15K
25%
27%
$15-25K
14%
16%
$25-35K
14%
11%
$35-50K
10%
6%
$50-75K
2%
3%
Race/Ethnicity
Age
Income
$75K+
2%
3%
Not recorded
33%
35%
Language
Speak a foreign language
6%
3%
Speak English
93%
97%
Not recorded
1%
NR
NR – Not reported
Source: Regional Planning Commission 2012. Cemeteries Transit Rider data compiled from data
collected through an on-board intercept survey performed for the New Orleans Regional Planning
Commission 9/26/11 – 10/11/11.
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Approximately two-thirds of riders in both survey sets are regular transit riders and
the same percentage of Cemeteries Transit Center riders are dependent upon transit
or other form of transportation because they do not have access to an automobile.
Table 2. Reason for the Trip and Other Characteristics
Riders Using
Project Area
All
Characteristic
Stops
Riders
Visitor / Resident
Visitors
7%
7%
Residents
93%
93%
Less Frequent Use
11%
16%
Frequent Use (2-4 days/wk)
22%
19%
Most Frequent Use (5+ days/wk)
65%
65%
44%
39%
Frequency of Use
Trip Purpose / Access to Car
Work
Shopping
8%
9%
College/School
23%
13%
Medical
2%
6%
Social/Recreation
10%
18%
Hotel/Airport
2%
1%
Other
12%
14%
No access to car
67%
59%
Source: Regional Planning Commission 2012. Cemeteries Transit Rider data compiled
from data collected through an on-board intercept survey performed for the New
Orleans Regional Planning Commission 9/26/11 – 10/11/11.
Riders using the Cemeteries Transit Center stops will not be adversely impacted by
the proposed project. The proposed project will benefit them with increased safety
and convenience, particularly the large percentages of regular riders going to work
and school, and those who do not have access to an automobile
References:
Regional Planning Commission. 2012. Comprehensive Operational Analysis: Final
Report. May.
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Attachment A
RPC Comprehensive Operational
Analysis Intercept Survey
Summary (selected pages)
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