TRANS Committee
2011 NCR Household Origin-Destination Survey
Summary of Results January 2013
Prepared by: R.A. Malatest & Associates Ltd.
in association with HDR Corporation and David Kriger Consultants Inc.
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TRANS Committee Members:
City of Ottawa, including OC Transpo
Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
National Capital Commission
Ville de Gatineau
Société de transport de l’Outaouais
Ministère des Transports du Québec
www.ncr‐trans‐rcn.ca
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................. 1
1.1 PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY ...................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PURPOSE OF THE REPORT ...................................................................................................... 1 1.3 ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT .............................................................................................. 2 1.4 GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................................... 2 1.5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .......................................................................................................... 6
SECTION 2: ABOUT THE SURVEY ....................................................................................... 8
2.1 SURVEY AREA AND SAMPLING ................................................................................................ 8 2.2 SURVEY INSTRUMENT ......................................................................................................... 10 2.3 SURVEY PROCESS ............................................................................................................... 11 2.4 DATA QUALITY AND PROCESSING .......................................................................................... 11 2.5 DATA EXPANSION............................................................................................................... 13 2.6 SURVEY COMPLETIONS ........................................................................................................ 14
SECTION 3: COMPARISONS WITH OTHER SURVEYS ......................................................... 17
SECTION 4: KEY FINDINGS .............................................................................................. 20
4.1 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 20 4.2 HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS ............................................................................................ 20 4.3 OCCUPATIONAL STATUS ...................................................................................................... 27 4.4 DETERMINANTS OF TRAVEL .................................................................................................. 29 4.5 KEY TRAVEL INDICATORS ..................................................................................................... 32 4.6 TRAVEL BY TIME OF DAY...................................................................................................... 33 4.7 TRAVEL BY MODE ............................................................................................................... 39 4.8 TRAVEL BY PURPOSE ........................................................................................................... 42 4.9 TRIP DISTANCE .................................................................................................................. 46 4.10 TRIP DURATION ................................................................................................................. 49 4.11 RIDESHARING CHARACTERISTICS ........................................................................................... 53 4.12 VEHICLE KILOMETRES TRAVELLED ......................................................................................... 55 4.13 PARKING COSTS ................................................................................................................. 55 4.14 TELECOMMUTING .............................................................................................................. 56 4.15 BREAKDOWN OF KEY INDICATORS BY MUNICIPAL AREA ............................................................ 57 4.16 MAJOR DESIRE LINES .......................................................................................................... 60 4.17 INTERPROVINCIAL TRAVEL .................................................................................................... 62 4.18 CORE AREA TRAVEL ............................................................................................................ 63 4.19 INTERNAL TRAVEL .............................................................................................................. 63 4.20 TRIP CHAINS ...................................................................................................................... 66
SECTION 5: SUMMARY BY TRANS DISTRICT .................................................................... 68
SECTION 6: ORIGIN‐DESTINATION MATRICES ................................................................ 138
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APPENDICES
Appendix A: 2011 Survey Questionnaire (English) LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 2‐1: Map of the Survey Area ................................................................................................ 9 Figure 3‐1: Comparison of Trip Rates per Household ................................................................... 18 Figure 4‐1: Distribution of Household Income Groups, 2011 ....................................................... 21 Figure 4‐2: Travel by Time of Day – 2011 (Population 5+ Years) .................................................. 33 Figure 4‐3: Travel by Time of Day – 2011, 2005 and 1995 (Population 11+ Years Only) .............. 34 Figure 4‐4: Modal Share by Time of Day, 2011 ............................................................................. 36 Figure 4‐5: Distribution of Auto and Transit Person‐Trips by Time of Day, 2011 ......................... 37 Figure 4‐6: Use of Modes by Age Group by Gender (daily), 2011 ................................................. 38 Figure 4‐7: Use of Modes by Income Level (daily), 2011 .............................................................. 39 Figure 4‐8: Changes in Use of Sustainable Transportation Modes (daily) .................................... 41 Figure 4‐9: Number of Trips by Distance (kilometre) by Mode (daily), 2011 ................................ 47 Figure 4‐10: Cumulative Distance (kilometre) by Mode (daily), 2011 .......................................... 48 Figure 4‐11: Trip Duration (minutes), All Trips ‐ AM and PM Peak Periods, 2011 ........................ 50 Figure 4‐12: Trip Duration (minutes), Trips to Work – AM and PM Peak Periods, 2011 .............. 51 Figure 4‐13: Cumulative Duration, All Trips and Work Trips, AM and PM Peak Periods, 2011 ... 52 Figure 4‐14: Change in Auto Occupancy Over Time, daily ............................................................ 53 Figure 4‐15: Relationship of passenger to driver (daily), 2011 ..................................................... 54 Figure 4‐16: Major Origin‐Destination Flows (by Districts) – AM peak period ............................. 61 Figure 5‐1: Map of TRANS Districts ............................................................................................... 69 LIST OF TABLES
Table 1‐1: List of Modes and their Hierarchy, and Groups Used for Most Reporting..................... 4 Table 1‐2: Trip Purpose ................................................................................................................... 5 Table 2‐1: TRANS 2011 O‐D Survey – Data Collected .................................................................... 10 Table 2‐2: Household Interview Completions per Sampling District, 2011 .................................. 15 Table 3‐1: Comparison of Trip Rates – Selected Canadian Surveys .............................................. 19 Table 4‐1: Type of Household Dwelling ......................................................................................... 21 Table 4‐2: Household Income by Household Dwelling Type, 2011 ............................................... 22 Table 4‐3: Household Income by Household Size, 2011 ............................................................... 23 Table 4‐4: Household Income by Number of Household Vehicles, 2011 ...................................... 24 Table 4‐5: Household Income by Dwelling Unit Type ‐ % Distribution, 2011 ............................... 25 Table 4‐6: Household Income by Household Size ‐ % Distribution, 2011 ..................................... 25 Table 4‐7: Household Income by Number of Household Vehicles ‐ % Distribution, 2011 ............ 25 Table 4‐8: Household Size by Household Vehicles, 2011 .............................................................. 26 Table 4‐9: Household Size by Household Vehicles ‐ % distribution, 2011 .................................... 26
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Table 4‐10: Status, 2011 ................................................................................................................ 27 Table 4‐11: Occupation Type, 2011 ............................................................................................... 28 Table 4‐12: Key Survey Area Determinants ................................................................................... 29 Table 4‐13: Changes Over Time in Key Survey Area Determinants ............................................... 30 Table 4‐14: Comparison of Workers and Jobs ............................................................................... 31 Table 4‐15: Changes Over Time in Workers and Jobs ................................................................... 31 Table 4‐16: Key Survey Area Travel Indicators (daily) ................................................................... 32 Table 4‐17: Changes Over Time in Key Survey Area Travel Indicators (11 + years) ...................... 32 Table 4‐18: Breakdown by Modal Use (daily) ............................................................................... 40 Table 4‐19: Changes Over Time in Modal Use – Motorized Trips (daily) ...................................... 41 Table 4‐20: Growth in Bicycle and Walk Trips (daily) .................................................................... 42 Table 4‐21: Trip Purpose Type by Time of Day and by Year .......................................................... 44 Table 4‐22: Trip Purpose by Individual Response Category (daily), 2011 5+ ................................ 45 Table 4‐23: Characteristics of Trip Distance .................................................................................. 46 Table 4‐24: Characteristics of Trip Duration – AM and PM Peak Periods ..................................... 49 Table 4‐25: Number of occupants in the vehicle, including the driver (daily), 2011 .................... 53 Table 4‐26: Vehicle Occupant and Characteristics, 2011 .............................................................. 54 Table 4‐27: VKT and Average Trip Length by Auto for All Purposes and Work‐Related Purposes
(daily) ..................................................................................................................................... 55 Table 4‐28: Parking Costs, 2011 .................................................................................................... 56 Table 4‐29: Telecommuting, 2011 ................................................................................................. 56 Table 4‐30: Breakdown of Key Determinants for Ottawa and the Outaouais (daily), 2011 ......... 57 Table 4‐31: Selected Travel Indicators for Ottawa and the Outaouais (daily), 2011 .................... 58 Table 4‐32: Auto and Transit Person‐Trip Rates for Ottawa and the Outaouais (daily), 2011 ..... 58 Table 4‐33: Transit Modal Split by Area, Daily, AM and PM Peak Periods, 2011 11+ .................. 59 Table 4‐34: Interprovincial Travel by Origin, AM Peak Period – 2011 11+, 2005 and 1995 ......... 62 Table 4‐35: Interprovincial Travel by Origin, PM Peak Period – 2011 11+, 2005 and 1995 .......... 62 Table 4‐36: Internalization of Travel – All Trips (daily) .................................................................. 64 Table 4‐37: Internalization of Travel – Work Trips (daily) ............................................................. 65 Table 4‐38: Internalization of Travel – All Trips Made by District Residents (daily) ..................... 66 Table 4‐39: Top 16 Trip Chains – Unique Order (daily), 2011 ....................................................... 67 Table 6‐1: 24 Hour Person‐Trips – All Modes, All Purposes (26 districts) ................................... 139 Table 6‐2: AM Peak Period Person‐Trips – All Modes, All Purposes (26 districts) ...................... 140 Table 6‐3: PM Peak Period Person‐Trips – All Modes, All Purposes (26 districts) ...................... 141
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