Preliminary Data Analysis

SECTION 6 - TRANSPORT

20 What forms of transport do you use and how often??
Please answer this question using
D = daily
W = weekly
O = occasionally
N = never		 Please use D, W, O or N PERSON 1 PERSON 2
Car    
Car share    
Bus    
Motorbike    
Bicycle    
Taxi    

This question had a high response rate. Of the 970 questionnaires analysed 942 had some response - 97.1%.

This data certainly gives some measure of car, bus and bicycle use. Like many questions, the positive is more useful than the negative - one would have to assume the large number of blank responses to 'car share' compared to 'car' is a reflection of how few share a car for transport and so people just ignored the question.


PERSON 1 Daily Weekly Occasionally Never Blank
Car 708 89 54 20 98
Car share 32 29 127 361 421
Bus 25 37 275 293 340
Motorbike 7 14 24 505 420
Bicycle 51 83 260 224 351
Taxi 3 7 253 329 408

PERSON 2 Daily Weekly Occasionally Never Blank
Car 476 79 51 20 343
Car share 33 24 75 279 559
Bus 28 22 157 248 515
Motorbike 8 7 15 376 564
Bicycle 30 49 188 186 516
Taxi 0 3 181 237 549

PERSONS 1 and 2 Daily Weekly Occasionally Never Blank
Car 1184 168 105 40 471
Car share 65 53 202 640 980
Bus 53 59 432 541 855
Motorbike 15 21 39 881 984
Bicycle 81 132 448 410 867
Taxi 3 10 434 566 957

Looking at some of the significant figures from the combined results




21 If you use the bus, for what purpose do you use it and how often?
Please answer this question using
D = daily
W = weekly
O = occasionally
N = never		 Please use D, W, O or N PERSON 1 PERSON 2
Getting to and from work    
Shopping for food/essentials    
Personal shopping    
Social travel - daytime    
Social travel - evenings    
Medical/health related needs    
Links to other transport    

This question had a low response rate of only 553 (56.8%) answered.


PERSON 1 Daily Weekly Occasionally Never Blank
Getting to and from work 21 12 50 272 611
Shopping for food/essentials 11 20 63 279 596
Personal shopping 9 19 178 209 555
Social travel - daytime 6 11 102 247 604
Social travel - evenings 3 5 84 258 619
Medical/health related needs 3 4 50 299 614
Links to other transport 4 6 107 248 605

PERSON 2 Daily Weekly Occasionally Never Blank
Getting to and from work 25 8 30 214 693
Shopping for food/essentials 4 10 30 219 707
Personal shopping 6 13 91 173 686
Social travel - daytime 6 10 75 183 696
Social travel - evenings 6 4 58 197 705
Medical/health related needs 2 1 24 232 711
Links to other transport 1 5 61 196 706

PERSONS 1 and 2 Daily Weekly Occasionally Never Blank
Getting to and from work 46 20 80 486 1304
Shopping for food/essentials 15 30 93 498 1303
Personal shopping 15 32 269 382 1241
Social travel - daytime 12 21 177 430 1300
Social travel - evenings 9 9 142 455 1324
Medical/health related needs 5 5 74 531 1325
Links to other transport 5 11 168 444 1311

The above question seems to serve to show how little the buses are used by residents of Willingham.



22a If you do not use the bus, or only use it occasionally, can you indicate if any of these reasons apply tick+ Person 1 Person 2
Routes/destinations are not suitable    
Poor service frequency    
No Sunday service    
Long journey time    
Too costly    
Location of bus stops    

There were 788 responses on questionnaires (81.2% response)


Person 1 & 2 added
Routes/destinations are not suitable 748
Poor service frequency 707
No Sunday service 322
Long journey time 837
Too costly 389
Location of bus stops 139



23 Which THREE factors, if improved, would encourage you to start using, or use the bus service more?
Please answer this question using
1 = most important improvement
2 = second most….
3 = third most		 Please use 1, 2 and 3 PERSON 1 PERSON 2
Routes/destinations    
Service frequency    
No Sunday service    
Long journey time    
Too costly    
Location of bus stops    

To give a measure of which factors are most important an average has been taken for each response - NOTE - the lower the average the more favoured the improvement.


PERSON 1 PERSON 2
Routes/destinations 1.8 1.8
Service frequency 2 2
No Sunday service 2.4 2.4
Long journey time 1.8 1.8
Too costly 2.1 2.2
Location of bus stops 2.3 2.3
Total responses 690 409

The preferred improvements - in order of priority are


Joint 1st
More suitable routes/destinations & Shorten journey time
2nd
Improve service frequency
3rd
Too costly

In the table below is shown the numbers - person 1 and person 2 - who rated as '1' their most preferred improvement


PERSON 1 PERSON 2
Rating as "1" Total Responses Percentage Rating as "1" Total Responses Percentage
Routes/destinations 221 482 46% 132 288 46%
Service frequency 170 529 32% 101 319 32%
No Sunday service 20 139 3.6% 12 76 16%
Long journey time 207 466 44% 132 286 46%
Too costly 69 228 30% 42 150 28%
Location of bus stops 20 79 25% 11 44 25%

A convoluted and different analysis but which still shows the major problems are routes/destinations, long journey time and service frequency.



24a Which would be the most likely destination(s) or direction you would need if using the bus? tick+ Person 1 Person 2
Cambridge    
Bar Hill    
St Ives    
Huntingdon    
Ely    
Cottenham    
Other nearby villages    

There were responses to this question on 831 questionnaires (total 970) giving a response rate of 85.7%. The table shows total responses.


Person 1 & 2 added
Cambridge 1132
Bar Hill 382
St Ives 403
Huntingdon 176
Ely 245
Cottenham 273
Other nearby villages 237

The response was left open so that people could tick as many destinations as they wanted so all that can be gained is an idea of relative choice.




25a When the guided bus service starts do you plan to use it on a regular basis? tick Person 1 Person 2
Yes    
No    
Perhaps    

Response rate for PERSON 1 922/970 questionnaires = 95% response


Person 1 Person 2 Person 1 & 2 added
Yes 164 106 270
No 359 237 596
Perhaps 399 279 678
Blank 48 348 396


25b If you plan to use the Guided Bus, what current mode of transport that you use will it usually replace? tick Person 1 Person 2
Car    
Bus    

315 questionnaires had no response to this question at all. This gives a response rate of 655/970 = 67.5%


Person 1 Person 2 Person 1 & 2 added
Car 546 349 895
Bus 50 39 89

The combined figures give the possible number of cars replaced by guided bus of 895 and those who will possibly no longer use the bus being 89.



26 If you plan to use the Guided Bus, how will you usually get to and from the station at Longstanton? tick Person 1 Person 2
Car    
Bicycle    
Rely on a lift    
Local bus/shuttle service if available    
Walk    

292 questionnaires had no response at all to this question giving a response rate of 678/970 = 69.9%


Person 1 Person 2 Person 1 & 2 added
Car 336 215 551
Bicycle 207 150 357
Rely on a lift 20 11 31
Local bus/shuttle service if available 171 115 286
Walk 48 29 77

The large number who would cycle is a surprise given the usual low number of cyclists. Both car and cycle use must raise question as to how much car and bike parking there will be.




27 If you need to use the Guided Bus to go to Cambridge does the proposed route meet your needs? tick Person 1 Person 2
Yes    
No    
No opinion    

183 questionnaires had no response to this question giving a response rate of 787/970 = 81%


Person 1 Person 2
Yes 430 275
No 143 99
No opinion 157 105