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Understanding Our Starting Point: 2013 Data on Transportation in East Central Vermont

Understanding Our Starting Point: 2013 Data on Transportation in East Central Vermont. Aaron Brown HUD ECV Transportation Chair & Transportation Program Manager, Vital Communities. Two ECV Transportation Surveys. General Public Survey on All Things Transportation

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Understanding Our Starting Point: 2013 Data on Transportation in East Central Vermont

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  1. Understanding Our Starting Point: 2013 Data on Transportation in East Central Vermont Aaron Brown HUD ECV Transportation Chair & Transportation Program Manager, Vital Communities

  2. Two ECV Transportation Surveys • General Public Survey on All Things Transportation • Workplace-Based Surveys on Commuting

  3. Today’s Focus: General Public Survey • Evaluates: • Individual wants/needs/barriers • Community resources • Awareness of issues

  4. Demographics

  5. Housing-Transportation Connection

  6. Housing-Transportation Connection

  7. Housing-Transportation Connection Local residents prioritize many factors above proximity to work.

  8. Housing-Transportation Connection

  9. Housing-Transportation Connection Remove “Don’t Know/Doesn’t Apply” and a majority of residents say their homes are not conveniently located near workplaces.

  10. Housing-Transportation Connection

  11. Is Your Community Set Up to Support Aging in Place? • No: 57.2% • Don’t Know: 21.7% • Yes: 20.9%

  12. What is the Top Priority to Support Aging in Place? • Provide transportation to shopping and doctors’ appointments (30.8% citing as top priority) Photo Credit: Corbis/AARP

  13. Top Three Priorities to Help Residents Drive Less #1: Fund Public Transit Services (45.4% cite as top priority)

  14. Top Three Priorities to Help Residents Drive Less #2: Improve Internet Access (30.7% cite as top priority) Source: www.vermontbiz.com

  15. Top Three Priorities to Help Residents Drive Less #3: Build New Sidewalks (14.2% cite as top priority)

  16. Can We Afford It?

  17. Do People Know about This Situation?

  18. Support for New Revenue Streams

  19. Support for New Revenue Streams A buck ain’t too bad

  20. Support for New Revenue Streams Don’t tax my car.

  21. What about Raising the Gas Tax? Note: most survey takers completed the questionnaire before the Vermont legislature raised the gas tax in 2013.

  22. What about Raising the Gas Tax? Bike-ped infrastructure is the only category that lacks majority support for gas tax revenue spending.

  23. How to Use This Data • Inform local and state policy/financing • Identify what resources people need and would use • Prioritize local and regional projects

  24. Thanks Aaron Brown Transportation Program Manager, Vital Communities & HUD ECV Transportation Subgroup Chair 802-291-9100 ext. 111 aaron@vitalcommunities.org

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