TAG 2012 Survey Data

• Survey sent to 16,000• 2414 responded

Student, 72.7%

Faculty/staff, 27.3%

I am a(n):

Student 72.7% 1756

Faculty/staff 27.3% 658

Undergraduate student, 80.0%

Graduate student, 20.0%

I am a(n):

Freshman (0-29 credits earned), 15.5%

Sophomore (30-59 credits earned), 16.9%

Junior (60-89 credits earned), 29.5%

Senior (90+ credits earned), 38.1%

I am a:

I am a transfer student.

Answer Options Response Percent

Response Count

Yes 43.4% 605No 56.6% 790

Yes, 43.4%

No, 56.6%

I am a transfer student.

Full time, 85.9%

Part time, 14.1%

I attend classes at UMBC:

I am an international student. Answer Options Response

Percent Response Count Yes 6.9% 120 No 93.1% 1607

Yes, 6.9%

No, 93.1%

I am an international student.

Student Faculty/Staff0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

44679

1286

574

NoYes

Do you use UMBC Transit services? Using UMBC Transit services can help reduce your carbon footprint.

I am not a current UMBC Transit user because (Check all that apply)

Answer Options Student Faculty /Staff

I need a bus route near my home 359 175

I need more service on an existing UMBC Transit route 95 45

I need more connections between UMBC Transit and MARC train service

96 62

I need more connections between UMBC Transit and MTA service121 50

I need bicycle racks on ALL buses (not all buses presently have bike racks)

46 18

I need Information about routes and schedules. 361 81

I need more convenient shuttle times 232 76

Other, please specify 629 305

Student Other: I attend the Shady Grove Campus. No UMBC transit there.

Do you carpool to campus?

Student Faculty/Staff

1484

585

207

49

YesNo

How many miles per trip do you carpool to campus?

Average Faculty/Staff commute: 15 miles Average Student commute: 18 miles

UMBC has a new carpool policy that provides parking for carpoolers in the core of campus. Based on this, would you be more likely to carpool ?

Student Faculty/Staff0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

631

128

843

452

NoYes

Would you participate in a vanpool? A vanpool is a group of 5-15 people who commute together on a regular basis in a van that they rent from a vanpool company. Because each vanpool removes as many as 14 vehicles off the road each day, even one significantly reduces fuel consumption, traffic congestion, greenhouse gas emissions.

Likely

Not Likely

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450

34

63

82

72

381

Yes; 21.8%

No; 78.2%

UMBC vanpoolers will receive convenient dedicated parking for their shared vehicle. 

Knowing this, are you more likely to vanpool to campus?

If you bicycle, do you do it as a leisure exercise or as a means of travel?

Student Faculty/Staff0

200400600800

10001200140016001800

Not applicable as I do NOT bike.BothMeans of travelLeisure Activity

Have you ever ridden a bicycle to UMBC?

Student Faculty/Staff0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

NoYes

What impediments keep you from riding your bicycle to UMBC?

Answer Options Student Faculty/Staff

too far of a distance 99 36

lack of safe roadway 71 33

lack of a bicycle 45 0

inflexible work schedule 19 2

it takes too much time to bike 48 14

darkness in the evening 47 18

personal safety 54 17

lack of bike storage 37 2

lack of shower/changing area 30 6

my daily life's schedule forces me to drive 38 17

Other, please specify 35 6

Other cycling Impediments for Faculty/Staff

transport children to school

I visit UMBC (40 mi. trip) less than once a month.

Health/physical impediments

A ten mile commute for meetings one way would take to long

insufficient shuttle bus connections

Distance is really the main factor since I live in Bethesda.

• Most cited: I live on campus.

Other cycling Impediments for Students

Student

Faculty/Staff

020406080

100120140160180

78

40

102

58

NoYes

If available, would you use a bicycle rental service to allow you to bike from the MARC train station to campus? The Penn Line MARC train services the Halethorpe station near campus.

If bicycle storage facilities were available at the MARC station would you use it to store your personal bicycle?

Student Faculty/Staff0

50

100

150

200

250

300

146

43

134

55

NoYes

There is a bicycle path from Ellicott City, through the Patapsco State Valley Park to campus. Are you likely

to use this path ?

Student Faculty/Staff0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

NoYes

A biking trail that increases safe bicycle access between campus and Catonsville is being researched. If developed, would you use this bicycle trail?

Likely

Not Likely

0 50 100 150 200 250

75

105

31

192

75

39

23

113

Faculty/StaffStudent

Are you likely to use the Zipcar service?

Student Faculty/Staff0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

1800

25581

1396

542

NoYes

What is the zipcode of your local residence?

21228 most frequently listed for both faculty /staff and students

Are you aware that there are two electric vehicle charging stations on campus in the Stadium Lot available to the UMBC community?

Student Facutly/Staff0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

57.4 64

42.6 36

NoYes

Would you be willing to pay a fee for access to current Transit services?

Faculty/Staff

0100200300400500600

Yes

No118

501

How much are you willing to pay for a day pass on the current UMBC Transit system $?

$5.84 Mean $2.00 Mode $2.00 Median

Would you be willing to pay a fee for expanded shuttle services?

Faculty/Staff

YesNo

Expanded shuttle service

• Popular areas for expanded shuttle service for faculty/staff:

-Downtown Baltimore-BWI Train station-Columbia, Howard County

Most faculty/Staff who want expanded service would pay $5 for a daily pass.

Would you use a weekend bus service to Baltimore's Inner Harbor? If funding becomes available, UMBC Transit is considering limited weekend service to the Inner Harbor (Baltimore's downtown area).

Answer Options Response Percent

Student Count

Yes 54.1% 880

No 45.9% 746

What special excursions do you desire...what destinations?

Popular destinations students chose for special trips:-Downtown Baltimore-Washington D.C-New York-Amusement Parks

295 students provided an email address for the Special Trips Listserv.