Nice Ride Minnesota Bikesharing Survey

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Nice Ride Minnesota and the University of California, Berkeley Transportation Sustainability Research Center are partnering to conduct a survey to better understand the impacts of bikesharing on travel behavior.

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On average, how often did you ride a bike before joining Nice Ride, and how often did you ride a bike (any bike) after joining Nice Ride? (please choose one response per row)

On average, how many times a month would you check out a Nice Ride bicycle?

Average check-outs per month

What is your most common trip purpose for using Nice Ride Minnesota?

Go to work

Go to school

Go to a meeting

Go to a restaurant / meal

Go shopping

Social / entertainment / visit friends

Run errands

Exercise / recreation

Other (please specify)

Before Nice Ride Minnesota was available, how would you have made this trip most often? (check all modes that you would use during a single trip before bikesharing)

Which of these modes do you usually use to complete this trip in conjunction with Nice Ride Minnesota?

Approximate one-way distance in miles:

Besides your most common trip purpose, for what other trip purposes have you used Nice Ride Minnesota? (please check all that apply)

Go to work

Go to school

Go to a meeting

Go to a restaurant / meal

Go shopping

Social / entertainment / visit friends

Run errands

Exercise / recreation

Other (please specify)

Based on your experience with bikesharing, which mode of transportation do you think is most complemented (or supported) by Nice Ride Minnesota? (Please select one response)

Please indicate whether you Strongly agree, Agree, Disagree, or Strongly disagree with the following statements based on your experience with Nice Ride Minnesota.

I get more exercise now that I am a member of Nice Ride Minnesota.

Nice Ride Minnesota has made the Twin Cities a more enjoyable place to live.

I think of Nice Ride Minnesota as an enhancement to the Twin Cities public transportation system.

Nice Ride Minnesota enhances my mobility within the Twin Cities.

Nice Ride Minnesota provides me with an important link to and from the Twin Cities public transit system.

Since joining Nice Ride Minnesota I have made trips with transit and bikesharing (together) that I would have previously done with a car.

As a result of the availability of Nice Ride Minnesota, I consider using public transit more often.

Nice Ride Minnesota makes transit access and travel easier.

Nice Ride Minnesota has improved the connectivity of the Twin Cities transit system.

As a result of my use of Nice Ride Minnesota, I use public transportation…

Much more often

More often

About the same (bikesharing has had no impact)

Less often

Much less often

I did not use public transportation before and I do not use it now.

My use of public transportation changed, but not because of Nice Ride Minnesota.

How often do you use Nice Ride Minnesota in the following ways? (Please choose one response per row)

Please tell us how your membership with Nice Ride Minnesota has led to changes in your use of specific modes of travel

As a result of my use of Nice Ride Minnesota, I use the bus…

Much more often

More often

About the same (bikesharing has had no impact)

Less often

Much less often

I did not ride the bus before and I do not ride the bus now.

I have changed how I use the bus, but not because of Nice Ride Minnesota.

As a result of my use of Nice Ride Minnesota, I use the Hiawatha Light rail…

Much more often

More often

About the same (bikesharing has had no impact)

Less often

Much less often

I did not use light rail before and I do not use light rail now.

I have changed how I use light rail, but not because of Nice Ride Minnesota.

As a result of my use of Nice Ride Minnesota, I use the North Star rail line…

Much more often

More often

About the same (bikesharing has had no impact)

Less often

Much less often

I did not use the North Star line before, and I do not use the North Start line now.

I have changed how I use light rail, but not because of Nice Ride Minnesota.

As a result of my use of Nice Ride Minnesota, I walk…

Much more often

More often

About the same (bikesharing has had no impact)

Less often

Much less often

I did change how much I walk, but not because of Nice Ride Minnesota.

As a result of my use of Nice Ride Minnesota, I drive a car…

Much more often

More often

About the same (bikesharing has had no impact)

Less often

Much less often

I did not drive a car before, and I do not drive a car now.

I did change how much I drive a car, but not because of Nice Ride Minnesota.

As a result of my use of Nice Ride Minnesota, I use taxis…

Much more often

More often

About the same (bikesharing has had no impact)

Less often

Much less often

I did not use taxis in the Twin Cities before, and I do not use them now.

I did change how much I use taxis, but not because of Nice Ride Minnesota.

As a result of my use of Nice Ride Minnesota, I ride a bicycle (any bicycle)…

Much more often

More often

About the same (bikesharing has had no impact)

Less often

Much less often

As a result of my use of Nice Ride Minnesota, I use carsharing (HourCar or Zipcar)…

Much more often

More often

About the same (bikesharing has had no impact)

Less often

Much less often

I am not a member of carsharing.

I did change my use of carsharing, but not because of Nice Ride Minnesota.

Please indicate the types of vehicles that you have available to you on a regular basis? (check all that apply)

A car, van, SUV, truck or other person vehicle

A motorscooter or motorbike

A motorcycle

A personal bike (other than Nice Ride Minnesota)

A carsharing membership

None of these

Make (e.g., Ford):

Model (e.g., Fusion):

Year (e.g., 2006):

Miles per month:

Describe your access to your personal automobiles:

I have access anytime I want.

I have access if I plan for it.

I rarely have access to automobiles in my household.

Since you joined Nice Ride Minnesota, have you sold, donated or otherwise gotten rid of a personal household vehicle or considered selling a personal vehicle?

Sold or donated a household vehicle

Considered selling a personal vehicle

How important has your membership in Nice Ride Minnesota been in your decision to sell or consider selling a personal vehicle?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not at all important

Don’t know

What do you like most about Nice Ride?

It’s convenient

It helps make exercise part of my daily routine

I save money by using Nice Ride

I’m doing something good for the environment

It’s fun

Other (please specify)

At first, did you try out Nice Ride by purchasing a daily (24-hr) subscription before purchasing a 30-day or 1-year subscription?

Yes

I think the $60 price of a Nice Ride 1-year subscription is…

an amazing deal

about right

too expensive for what you get

Of the people you know who don’t use Nice Ride, what do you think their main reason is?

Cost

They already have a bike

Safety – not comfortable riding on city streets

Station locations are not convenient for them

Not interested, not cyclists

They don’t understand how it works

Other (please specify)

Where did you encounter Nice Ride promotions this year? (Check all that apply.)

How would you most like to receive updates and information from Nice Ride?

Paper newsletter

Email newsletter

Nice Ride website

Social Media (Facebook, Twitter)

I do not wish to receive information from Nice Ride

Please indicate what type of mobile phone technology you use most often.

How often do you wear a helmet while using Nice Ride?

Always

Sometimes

Rarely

Never

What is your overall level of satisfaction with Nice Ride?

Feel free to offer any further description of how Nice Ride Minnesota has influenced your travel behavior or lifestyle within the Twin Cities (optional).

If you have any additional comments for Nice Ride Minnesota to help improve services, feel free to offer them here (optional).

Demographics and Approximate Home/Work Location

Please indicate two streets that cross near your WORK location as well as the city.


Street #1:

Street #2:

City:

Whole Years:

and

Months:

Please indicate two streets that cross near your HOME location as well as the city.


Street #1:

Street #2:

City:

Whole years:

and

Months:

Are you male or female?

Male

Female

Prefer not to answer

What is your age?

Approximately what is your expected household income this year?

What is the highest level of education you have completed?

Which of the following best describes your racial or ethnic background? (please check all that apply)

Are you a full-time or part-time student?

Full-time student

Part-time student

Not a student

Prefer not to answer

Were you aware that Nice Ride is a non-profit (501c3) organization?

Yes

Would you be interested in supporting the work of Nice Ride Minnesota through a tax deductible financial donation?

Very interested

Somewhat interested

Somewhat not interested

Not interested at all

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No thank you

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