2012-2013 Household Travel Survey for the Delaware Valley Region

2012-2013 Household Travel Survey for the Delaware Valley Region

Product No.: 14033
Date Published: 10/2015

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This report documents the methods used to conduct the 2012–2013 Household Travel Survey and presents the survey results. The study was conducted from August 2012 through September 2013 under the auspices of the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and funded through the Pennsylvania and New Jersey Departments of Transportation. AbtSRBI administered the survey and made contributions to the report. The survey successfully collected travel information from 9,235 households using a 1-day paper travel diary, 380 of which also participated in the GPS subsample to provide additional travel details. (NOTE: Updated February 2016. See Errata Sheet for details.)

Geographic Area Covered: The nine-county DVRPC Planning Area, which covers the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia in Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, and Mercer in New Jersey.

Key Words: Household Travel Survey, Recruitment Interview, Households, Travel Modes, Survey Methods, Results, Travel Data, Travel Modes, Trip Rates, Non-motorized Trips, Transit Trips, Household Vehicle Availability, Employed Residents, Employment, Travel Diary, and GPS.

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