2009 Maryland Transportation Plan Survey

Help Shape Maryland's Transportation Future!

The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) is updating its Statewide Long-Range Transportation Plan, known as the Maryland Transportation Plan (MTP). This plan establishes a 20-year vision for transportation in Maryland and helps guide statewide improvements across all means of transportation, including highways, roads, tunnels, bridges, trains, buses, water ports, airports, bike paths, and sidewalks.

MDOT updates the MTP every five years to address current and future transportation challenges, needs and conditions and strives to create a plan that reflects and responds to Maryland's residents, businesses, local governments, and communities. MDOT is conducting extensive public outreach to engage you, as a user of the Maryland transportation system, as well as numerous other citizens, agencies, and interested organizations to help revise the long-range vision, goals, and objectives of the MTP.

What are your thoughts about the future of Maryland's Statewide transportation system? We encourage you to take 10 minutes to complete this survey. The answers you provide below will be used to shape the State's 20-year vision for transportation in Maryland.

L1.

Which library branch do you usually use?

L2.

How far do you have to travel to get to that library?

Less than 1 mile

1 to 2 miles

3 to 5 miles

More than 5 miles

L3.

How do you access your library?

Car

Public transportation bus or van

Bicycle

Walk

Internet from home

Internet from work

L4.

How often do you use public transportation (buses, vans, etc.) to get to your public library?

Never

Sometimes

Often

Always

L5.

Which of the following would do the most to improve your ability to get to your public library? Please rank them from 1 to 5. "1" means it is the highest priority, and "5" means it is the lowest priority. Do not use each number more than once.

Better or more sidewalks

Better or more bike paths

Improved public transportation

Improved roads and streets

More parking at the library

Please enter the zip code where you live

When you consider all the ways there are to get around in Maryland, approximately what percentage of your trips during this past year were made (responses should add up to 100%):

In your own personal vehicle (car, SUV, motorcycle, etc.): %
In someone else's personal vehicle (car, SUV, motorcycle, etc.): %
On a bus: %
On a train (Amtrak or MARC): %
On a subway (Metro) or light rail train: %
In a paratransit vehicle: %
On a bicycle: %
As a pedestrian: %
Total:

When you travel in Maryland, is it better, the same, or worse than it was five years ago?

Better Same Worse Don't Know

By personal vehicle (car, SUV, motorcycle, etc.):

By bus:

By train (Amtrak or MARC):

By subway (Metro) or Light Rail:

By paratransit vehicle:

By plane:

By bicycling:

By walking:

With "1" being completely satisfied and "5" being completely unsatisfied, please rate your satisfaction with Maryland's:

Completely Satisfied (1) (2) (3) (4) Completely Unsatisfied (5) No Opinion

State highways, roads and bridges:

Public transit systems (bus, paratransit, light rail, subway/metro, trains):

Tolled bridges, roadways and tunnels:

Airports:

Water Ports:

Motor Vehicle Administration services and facilities:

If conditions were right, would you want to travel more by:

Yes No

Personal vehicle (car, SUV, motorcycle, etc.):

Bus:

Train (Amtrak or MARC):

Subway (Metro) or Light Rail:

Paratransit:

Plane:

Bicycle:

Foot:

If you responded "yes" to any part of question 5, what is the ONE most important change or improvement that would allow you to travel more by that type of transportation (answer only for the options where you chose "yes" above):

Personal vehicle (car, SUV, motorcycle, etc.):

Bus:

Train:

Subway (Metro) or Light Rail:

Paratransit:

Plane:

Bicycle:

Foot:

When you fly, how often do you use the following airports?

	Approximate number of trips per year
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall (BWI) Airport:
Ronald Reagan National Airport:
Washington-Dulles International Airport:
Philadelphia International:
Other :

Please tell us how you feel about the following statements:

	Strongly agree	Somewhat agree	Somewhat disagree	Strongly disagree	Not sure

We need Maryland's highways and bridges to be made much safer:

We need bus and train travel in Maryland to be made much more affordable and efficient so that more people will use it:

We need more or improved sidewalks along State transportation facilities to support pedestrian travel:

We need many more bicycle paths and other bicycle facilities such as racks and lockers adjacent to State transportation facilities:

We need to make our Statewide transportation system much more secure from terrorist acts:

We need more State highway capacity to meet growing problems of congestion and delay:

We need to pay greater attention to travelers with special needs such as seniors and people with disabilities:

Traveling on weekends in Maryland is now more of a problem than traveling on weekdays:

We need to better manage land use growth in Maryland or else we will not be able to maintain our transportation system:

We need to improve the movement of goods through Maryland's ports, on its highways, and across its freight rail system:

We need to make more use of smaller, regional airports in Maryland:

If you could decide how the State of Maryland would spend every $100 of its transportation funds, how would you want it spent among the following ten categories? Please make sure that the responses add to $100.

Maintain existing highways and bridges in a state of good repair: $

Make safety improvements on existing highways and bridges: $

Build new highways and/or add more highway lanes: $

Improve existing bus, paratransit, subway (Metro), and rail services and facilities: $

Create new bus, subway (Metro), and rail routes and stations: $

Create more sidewalks and bicycle paths along State transportation facilities: $

Improve Maryland's airports: $

Improve freight movement throughout the State: $

Encourage better coordination of transportation and land use: $

Improve the security of all types of transportation: $

TOTAL: $

10.

Please tell us what you think about the amount of money Maryland spends on:

Not enough Enough Too Much Don't Know

Transportation (generally):

State highways, roads and bridges:

Public transit systems (Bus, light rail, subway (Metro), trains):

Tolled bridges, roadways and tunnels:

Airports:

Water Ports:

11.

When you think about quality of life in Maryland, how big a role does transportation play? (select one)

Most important factor:

Somewhat important factor:

No more important than any other aspect factor:

Somewhat unimportant factor:

Of no importance factor:

12.

If you look ahead 20 years, what are the three most important changes you would like to see in Maryland's transportation system?

1:

2:

3:

13.

Which statements below (select two) most closely match what you feel a "balanced transportation system" means:

Providing choices about how and when people travel

Encouraging more people to use public transit

Encouraging more people to use non-motorized means of travel (walking, bicycling, etc.)

Allocating funds for highways, public transit, and other modes of travel based on actual usage

Increasing users fees (tolls and fares) to pay for the maintenance and expansion of highways and transit

None of the above

Other:

The following questions are for classification purposes only.

D1.

What is your age?

Under 18

18 to 24

25 to 34

35 to 44

45 to 54

55 to 64

65 or older

D2.

What is your race?

White

Black or African-American

Hispanic or Latino

Asian or Pacific Islander

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Other:

D3.

What is your gender?

Male

Female

Do you own or rent your current residence?

Own

Rent

Other:

D5.

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Some high school or less

High school degree

Some college, technical/vocational school

4-year/Bachelor's degree

Post-graduate/Master's/Ph.D./Professional degree

D6.

Was your total household income?

Less than $35,000

$35,000 but less than $75,000

$75,000 but less than $200,000

$200,000 or more

Thank you for participating in the 2009 Maryland Transportation Plan update survey. Your responses are valuable in helping to determine Maryland's transportation future. If you would like to make any additional comments, please use the comment box below.

If you have questions about MDOT or the Maryland Transportation Plan, please do not hesitate to contact:

Ron Spalding, MTP Project Manager
Maryland Department of Transportation
Mailstop 200
7201 Corporate Center Drive
Hanover, MD 21076
mtpupdate2@mdot.state.md.us