16.  Consider that a toll of 25cents per mile is now charged on cars driven during peak hours on all of the freeways in Austin.  Assume that this new toll would allow you to travel continuously at the speed limit on all  freeways. (Walking, biking and bus travel are exempt from toll).

How would you change your travel?(check all that apply)         

      Drive less often during peak periods.

     Drive more often during the peak periods.

     Carpool more (with family members, co-workers, and friends) and share toll charges.

      Shift the time of work/school trips to:

Arrive earlier              Arrive later                 Leave earlier Leave later

     Change route to avoid the freeway or tolled section.

      Take the bus more often.

      Move my home closer to my work (or other location: ).

      Change my children's school/ daycare locations.

      Other   

For questions 17 - 20 imagine you are a driver in the given scenario, and please answer accordingly.

You are a driver who must commute every weekday (to work or school) during peak hours on a ten-mile section of freeway.  Credit based congestion pricing has begun, which will charge 25cents per mile for driving a car during peak hours. Biking, Walking, and Bus trips are all exempted from any toll.

Under the credit based congestion pricing policy you are given exactly enough credits ($100) to drive alone for all your regular work or school trips in the month.  You would have to pay for any other peak-period trips on that roadway during the month.  You would receive the dollar amount for any credits which you did not use by the end of the month, which are worth $5 per day for your 2-way, 20-mile trip.

17. How many weekdays in a month would you change your travel patterns   so that you could have extra credits left over at the end of the month? 
(Change in travel pattern could be change in time of day when you travel or change to other forms of travel such as bus, carpool, bike)

     weekday(s)

 18. Now, you are given enough credits to drive alone 15 weekdays a month.  Thus, if you drove yourself to work/school every weekday, you would have to pay for 5 weekdays per month out of your own pocket.  What minimum toll (in dollars), per day (round-trip), would cause you to consider alternate ways to commute at least for a few days a month?  

    Dollars($)

19. There is a bus you could take that will take 15 minutes more (each way, so 30 minutes total, each day) than driving to your destination.  At what toll price (in dollars), per day , would you take the bus instead of your car to save your driving credits ?

      Dollars($)

20. You are a driver who drives on a congested road to get to work.  This commute to work takes you 30 minutes.  A traffic policy may be implemented so that the road is much less congested and your commute would require 20 minutes each way. How much would you be willing to pay (in dollars), per day, for this 10 minute time savings ?

     Dollars($)

21.  Which of these policies do you strongly support to control congestion in Austin? (Check all that apply ?& please recognize that almost all non-pricing options will require some form of significant, though largely indirect, taxation. Some policies will take longer to implement, and those requiring taking of land generally will entail litigation.)

      Credit-Based Pricing

      More Buses

      Light Rail System  

      Flat Tolls

      HOV Lanes

      More Roads

      Parking Charges ($5 per day or more)

      Other

Section III  Your Experiences

22. Do you currently modify your travel plans to reduce your exposure to traffic congestion?

       Always 

      Often

      Sometimes

      Never  

      Other  

23 .  How do feel about traffic congestion in Austin?

      It's a problem

      It's a major problem

      It's a minor problem

      It's not a problem   

      Other         

24. What other problems do you perceive as worse (than traffic congestion) for Austin?

25. Did you hear of congestion pricing (where tolls are charged during peak periods to reduce congestion) before this survey? 

      Yes , where?    

      No                                       

      Other    

26a. Have you ever used toll roads?

      Yes

      No                                      

      Other  

26b.  If yes, did you use a transponder?

      Yes

      No      

      Other    

27. Rate each of the following credit-based congestion pricing issues on a scale of 1 to 3, where: 1 = very important issue; 2 = somewhat important issue; 3 = not important

    Ease of use  

    Fairness       

    Cost to Users

    Privacy