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This survey was used to gather information about how parking is utilized Conducted in cooperation with:
by downtown visitors and frequent parkers, and the issues that are City of Austin
important to them. Survey results will be used to provide supporting Transportation Department
information and guide recommendations made by the Subcommittee.
Overall:
48% do not live
or work DT
47% work DT
Responses: 8,482
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YES – 97%
NO – 3%
Only those who
answered Yes
we asked the
next several
questions.
Responses: 8,420
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What day of the week did you make your most recent trip downtown?
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Summary:
Work – 28%
Business – 7%
Pleasure – 59%
Other – 6%
Responses: 8,025
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Street – 75%
Surface lot – 20%
Garage – 32%
Valet – 5%
Taxi/bus/walk – 4%
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Downtown Austin Parking Survey – January 2011
When you came downtown during your most recent trip, where
did you or the person who was driving park?
When you came downtown during your most recent trip, where
did you or the person who was driving park?
What time of day did you ARRIVE during your most recent
trip downtown?
Time of arrival:
Before 5:30PM – 43%
5:30-9:00PM – 43%
After 9PM – 13%
How long did you stay on your most recent trip downtown?
Summary:
50% of visitors who
come downtown for
PLEASURE stay more
than 3 hours.
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Downtown Austin Parking Survey – January 2011
59% of the
respondents did
not pay any
money to park
Responses: 7,516
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If the COST of the three parking options below were EQUAL, parking
spaces were readily available, and all were the same distance from
your final destination, which one would you choose?
Results:
Street – 50%
Garage: 30%
Surface lot: 20%
Responses: 7,799
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Downtown Austin Parking Survey – January 2011
CONVENIENT parking is
more important to me
than free parking – 24%
FREE parking is more
important to me than
convenient parking – 76%
Responses: 7,799
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$0.00/hour – 32%
$0.50/hour – 28%
$1.00/hour – 30%
Only 10% of
respondents are
willing to pay
more than
$1.00/hour
Responses: 7,800
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Overall:
YES - 65%
NO - 35%
People who value
FREE parking
YES – 60%
NO – 40%
People who value
CONVENIENT parking
YES - 78%
NO - 22%
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Methodology
This survey was open from January 5 until noon on January 18. Nearly
than 8,500 Austinites participated. It is important to note that this was
an opt in survey and not scientifically conducted. It was open to anyone
to participate via a web link and was widely publicized by the City,
mainstream media, bloggers, downtown stakeholders and
neighborhood associations. When interpreting this data, please keep in
mind that open ended surveys (because they are not random samples
of the population) naturally attract participation from people who are
interested in, and affected by, the issue.
For more information on this survey, please contact the City of Austin
Transportation Department.
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