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Rack it and Rocket!

Bicycle Rack Pilot Web Survey

How did you find out about the TTC bicycle rack pilot project?
TTC brochure
TTC web site
TTC poster or pole card
City of Toronto web site
City of Toronto brochure
Toronto Cycling Committee
Newspaper advertising
News/media coverage
Saw bicycle racks or bicycles being carried on TTC buses
Other


Have you ever used the bicycle rack on the front of some TTC buses?
Yes
No


On which TTC routes do you use the bicycle racks on buses most often?
7 Bathurst
310 Bathurst
29 Dufferin
47 Lansdowne
98 Willowdale-Senlac
161 Rogers Rd.
Other


Did you use the TTC before they installed bicycle racks on some buses?
Yes
No


How many trips did you take on the TTC in a typical week before bicycle racks were available on some buses?
1 trip or less
2 or 3 trips
4 or 5 trips
6 or 7 trips
8 or 9 trips
10 or 11 trips
12 or more trips


Have you started to use the TTC more than you did before bicycle racks were available on some buses?
Yes
No


How many additional TTC trips do you take in a typical week because some TTC buses now have bicycle racks?
1 trip
2 trips
3 trips
4 trips
5 trips
6 or more trips


How many times have you used the bicycle rack on a TTC bus since the bicycle rack pilot program started?
Once
2 to 5 times
6 to 10 times
11 to 15 times
16 to 20 times
21 to 30 times
31 or more times


Do you use the bicycle racks on TTC vehicles most often on:
Weekdays
Weekends
Both on weekdays and weekends


On a typical round trip to and from a destination, where you use the bicycle racks on TTC buses, do you use:
The bicycle rack both ways on the trip
The bicycle rack only one way on the trip


Why do you use the bicycle rack only one way on the trip to/from your destination?
Buses with bicycle racks available only for part of the round trip
Trip was planned to ride my bicycle in only one direction
Rode bicycle downhill; used TTC to go uphill
Too little time to ride bicycle both ways
Too tired to ride bicycle in other direction
Other


When you are using the bicycle rack on TTC buses what is the main purpose of your trips?
Work
School
Shopping/errands
Recreation/entertainment
Some other purpose


What kind of transportation do you use most frequently?
Bicycle
Car, motorcycle or other motor vehicle
Walking
The TTC
In-line skates or a skateboard
Some other kind of transportation


If the TTC didn’t have bicycle racks on some of its buses would you:
Use the TTC less than you do now
Use the TTC just as much as you do now
Stop using the TTC completely
Use the TTC more often than you do now


Would you have taken a car for any of the trips you made on the TTC where you used the bicycle rack, if the bicycle rack were not available?
Yes
No


Approximately how many of those car trips have been replaced by TTC trips on buses with bicycle racks in a typical week?
Please enter the number of car trips which have been replaced by TTC trips

Has your overall experience with bicycle racks on TTC vehicles been:
Positive
Negative


What is the main reason your experience with the TTC’s bicycle racks has been negative?
Instructions for using racks are hard to understand
Bicycle rack is physically hard to operate
The first bus arriving usually has a full rack
The first bus arriving often doesn’t have a bicycle rack
TTC drivers are not being helpful
Other


What is the most important thing the TTC could do to improve the bicycle rack program?
Improve the TTC instructional brochure for using the bicycle racks
Ensure all buses on pilot program routes are equipped with bicycle racks
Put bicycle rack equipped buses on more TTC routes
Advertise bicycle rack program more
Change the design or operation of the bicycle racks
Train TTC drivers to be more helpful
Other
The bicycle rack program does not need improvement


Please type in any other comments or feedback you might have about the bicycle rack program specifically.


Have you ever been a passenger on a TTC bus when another rider has used the bicycle rack on the front of the bus?
Yes
No


How many times in the last 6 months have you been riding on a bus when another passenger used the bicycle rack on the bus?
Once or twice
3 or 4 times
5 or 6 times
7 or 8 times
9 or 10 times
More than 10 times


Would you say that having another passenger use the bicycle rack on the bus caused a significant delay in your trip?
Yes
No


By approximately how much time did loading or unloading of bicycles on or off the rack of the TTC bus delay your trip? (fill in the length of the delay in minutes and/or seconds)
Minutes
Seconds

Now that bicycle racks are available on TTC vehicles on a test basis, which of the following would best describe how the bicycle racks have impacted your opinion of the TTC? (check whichever best describes your opinion)
My opinion of the TTC has not changed
I now have a better opinion of the TTC
I now have a lower opinion of the TTC


How many trips did you take on the TTC in a typical week before bicycle racks were available on some buses?
1 trip or fewer
2 or 3 trips
4 or 5 trips
6 or 7 trips
8 or 9 trips
10 or 11 trips
12 or more trips


How often do you use the TTC since bicycle rack became available?
More often than before bicycle racks were available
Just as often as before bicycle racks became available
Less often than before bicycle racks became available


How many more TTC trips do you take in a typical week because TTC buses now have bicycle racks?
1 trip
2 trips
3 trips
4 trips
5 trips
6 or more trips


Please type in any other comments or feedback you might have about the bicycle rack program specifically.


Please indicate your gender.
Male
Female


Please indicate your age category?
18 years or under
19 to 34 years
35 to 49 years
50 to 64 years
65 years or older




 
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