2015 downtown denver commuter survey
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Commuting habits of Downtown Denver employees.TRANSCRIPT
Five Key Driversof Commuting Choice
DOWNTOWN DENVER PARTNERSHIP, INC.
DOWNTOWN DENVER
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AVG. COMMUTE 30 to 49:
AVG. COMMUTEOVER 50:
MALES - UNDER 30
MALES - 30 to 49
FEMALES - UNDER 30
FEMALES - 30 to 49
MALES & FEMALES - OVER 50
16% BICYCLED27% DROVE ALONE35% USED TRANSIT
13% WALKED
8% BICYCLED33% DROVE ALONE39% USED TRANSIT
12% WALKED
4% BICYCLED46% DROVE ALONE35% USED TRANSIT
4% WALKED
3% BICYCLED38% DROVE ALONE48% USED TRANSIT
3% WALKED
11% BICYCLED36% DROVE ALONE39% USED TRANSIT
5% WALKED
PRODUCED BY THE DOWNTOWN DENVER PARTNERSHIPTHIS REPORT IS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE FALL 2015 DOWNTOWN DENVER COMMUTER SURVEY. FOR FULL SURVEY RESULTS AND METHODOLOGY, VISIT WWW.DOWNTOWNDENVER.COM.TO SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION ON THIS INFORMATION OR LEARN ABOUT EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS, CALL 303-534-6161.
ShortCommutes
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12.7MILES
15.7MILES
ABOUT THIS SURVEY
COMMUTING DISTANCECommuters traveling �ve miles or lessare 3x more likely to bike to work and 3.5x more likely to walk to work.
WALKED1.3 miles
MOTOR BIKED7.2 miles
VANPOOLED45.7 miles
TRANSIT15.3 miles
BICYCLED4.2 milesDROVE
ALONE13.4 miles
CARPOOLED11.7 miles
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TOP BIKE ZIPS: 80204 - Golden Triangle/Lincoln Park 80223 - Baker/Athmar Park 80205 - Five Points TOP DRIVE ALONE ZIPS: 80238 - Stapleton 80003 - Westminster/Arvada 80220 - Montclair TOP TRANSIT ZIPS: 80120 - Littleton 80128 - Columbine/Ken Caryl 80020 - Broom�eld
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29% of commuters have a commute of
5 miles or less
13 MILESaverage commute
into Downtown Denver
EMPLOYER BENEFITSCommuters are nearly twice as likely totake transit when their employer fully or partially subsidizes their transit pass.
JOB REQUIREMENTS76% of Downtown Denver commuterswhose employer requires them to have a car at work drive alone.
AGE & GENDERMales under 30 are the most likely group to bike to work, women between30 and 49 are the most likely group to drive alone and commutersover 50 are the most likely group to take transit.
PROXIMITY TO INFRASTRUCTUREDowntown Denver commuters residing in the Stapletonneighborhood have the highest drive alone rate. This may changein 2016 with the opening of the Regional Transportation District’sUniversity of Colorado A Line which will service Stapletonwith a station at Central Park Boulevard.
Used transit 40.6%Drove alone38.5%Bicycled 6.5%Walked 5.6%Carpooled 5.2%Teleworked 2.2%Motorbiked 1.1%Vanpooled 0.2%
DECREASEDFROM 2014
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All CommutersShort Distance Commuters
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