Here are the results of the survey we created at the beginning of December. If you haven’t seen it yet, you can view and take the survey here:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W9GLZLY
Here’s the break-down:
Question 1: How often do you travel by bicycle on the bridges across the Massachusetts Turnpike (Market St., Everett St., Footbridge, Cambridge St.) in the Allston-Brighton area? (choose one)
Responses:
6+ times a week = 21.8%
3-5 times a week = 22.4%
1-2 times a week = 21.2%
less than once a week = 16.4%
once a month = 8.4%
less than once a month = 9.7%
Question 2: What percentage of the time do you travel on each bridge to cross the Turnpike? (all values must add up to 100%)
Responses:
Market Street Bridge: average = 21.89
Everett Street Bridge: average = 19.11
Footbridge to Franklin Street/Lincoln Street: average = 38.35
Cambridge Street: average = 52.21
Question 3: Where do you go when you cross the Turnpike? What percentage of the time is your route to each of the following areas? (all values must add up to 100%)
Responses:
Allston-Brighton (south of Turnpike): average = 43.29
North Allston: average = 29.49
Watertown: average = 10.22
Harvard Sq and beyond: average = 40.52
Central Sq/Cambridgeport and beyond: average = 27.76
lesson learned: lots of A-B Bikers take Cambridge St lots of times during the week.
The last response to date was on Feb 4, 2010 (way to get that last one in there, guy) and the total number of participants was 165.
These numbers, and all our surveys, are shared with Boston Bikes so City Hall has access for their own analysis. And, as is the case in democratic poll-taking, the more participants in these surveys the more accurate the results.
We will be posting new surveys as we devise them to better understand the needs and habits of Allston-Brighton Bikers.
Thanks to everyone who participated! Check back regularly for updates — next time we may have pie charts
