Amtrak Cascades - Public Survey 2023

The following questions will ask for your input about Amtrak Cascades, the regional passenger rail service that runs along the I-5 corridor through Washington and serves people traveling between cities. Amtrak Cascades is different than local rail services like Sounder and Link light rail.

The Washington State Department of Transportation is examining the section of the Amtrak Cascades service between Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia and between Seattle and Portland, Oregon.

You can share your input about your travel experience to help shape the next 20 years of Amtrak Cascades service! We need to hear a broad range of perspectives to ensure our investments benefit the most people.

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* 1. How frequently do you travel more than 75 miles one way along the I-5 corridor in Washington?

More than once a month

Monthly

Once every couple of months

Once a year or less

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* 2. Have you ever ridden on an Amtrak Cascades train?

Yes

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* 3. How often do you ride Amtrak Cascades trains?

One time ever

About once a year

About every six months

Monthly

More than monthly

None of the above

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* 4. Prior to the pandemic, what was your predominant reason for traveling more than 75 miles along the I-5 corridor in Washington?

Business trips

Visiting family/ friends

Vacations

Medical appointments

I didn't travel

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Over the past year, what was your predominant reason for traveling more than 75 miles along the I-5 corridor in Washington?

Business trips

Visiting family/ friends

Vacations

Medical appointments

I didn't travel

Other (please specify)

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* 6. When you travel along the I-5 corridor between Vancouver, B.C. and Portland, Oregon for trips that are more than 75 miles one way, which mode of travel do you take most frequently?

Amtrak Cascades train

Coast Starlight, Sounder and/or other train

Airplane

Bus

Driving with more than one person

Driving alone in a vehicle

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* 7. What are some of the reasons you take Amtrak Cascades? Please check all that apply.

I can work or relax on the train while I travel

I can skip the airport security hassle and travel with as many bags as I need

I don’t have to sit in traffic on I-5

I can save money on gas

Riding the train helps me reduce my carbon footprint

Other (please specify)

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* 8. What are some of the reasons you don’t take Amtrak Cascades more frequently? Please check all that apply.

I didn’t know about the train

I don’t know if the train will be on time

Trains don’t run when I need to go

I’m not sure where to catch the train

Train travel takes too long

Trains don’t stop where I want to go

I need my own car at my destination

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Amtrak Cascades service is intended to address several important goals. Which of these goals is most important to you, with 1 being not at all important and 5 being very important?

	1	2	3	4	5
Provide more travel options between cities	Provide more travel options between cities 1	Provide more travel options between cities 2	Provide more travel options between cities 3	Provide more travel options between cities 4	Provide more travel options between cities 5
Strengthen connections between all different types of transportation	Strengthen connections between all different types of transportation 1	Strengthen connections between all different types of transportation 2	Strengthen connections between all different types of transportation 3	Strengthen connections between all different types of transportation 4	Strengthen connections between all different types of transportation 5
Support greenhouse gas reduction goals	Support greenhouse gas reduction goals 1	Support greenhouse gas reduction goals 2	Support greenhouse gas reduction goals 3	Support greenhouse gas reduction goals 4	Support greenhouse gas reduction goals 5
Make transportation available to everyone equitably	Make transportation available to everyone equitably 1	Make transportation available to everyone equitably 2	Make transportation available to everyone equitably 3	Make transportation available to everyone equitably 4	Make transportation available to everyone equitably 5
Support the economic vitality of station communities	Support the economic vitality of station communities 1	Support the economic vitality of station communities 2	Support the economic vitality of station communities 3	Support the economic vitality of station communities 4	Support the economic vitality of station communities 5
Protect and maintain the rail corridor so passenger trains can continue to operate	Protect and maintain the rail corridor so passenger trains can continue to operate 1	Protect and maintain the rail corridor so passenger trains can continue to operate 2	Protect and maintain the rail corridor so passenger trains can continue to operate 3	Protect and maintain the rail corridor so passenger trains can continue to operate 4	Protect and maintain the rail corridor so passenger trains can continue to operate 5
Avoid or minimize community and environmental impacts	Avoid or minimize community and environmental impacts 1	Avoid or minimize community and environmental impacts 2	Avoid or minimize community and environmental impacts 3	Avoid or minimize community and environmental impacts 4	Avoid or minimize community and environmental impacts 5
Be a smart investment of tax dollars	Be a smart investment of tax dollars 1	Be a smart investment of tax dollars 2	Be a smart investment of tax dollars 3	Be a smart investment of tax dollars 4	Be a smart investment of tax dollars 5

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* 10. What other travel needs and priorities, beyond those listed in Question 9, should we be sure to include in the analysis of future improvements? What additional services or features would cause you to take Amtrak Cascades more often?

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* 11. Filling out the following optional demographic questions will help the project team remain accountable to our goal of reaching a variety of people, including those historically underrepresented in transportation planning projects.

What is your zip code? (optional)

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* 12. Which category includes your age? (optional)

18-24

25-29

30-39

40-49

50-59

60 or older

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* 13. How do you identify? Please check all that apply. (optional)

American Indian or Alaskan Native

Asian

Black or African American

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander

White or Caucasian

Latino or Hispanic

Prefer to self-describe

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* 14. Which category includes your annual household income? (optional)

Less than $25,000

$25,001 - $50,000

$50,001 - $75,000

$75,001 - $100,000

$100,001 - $125,000

$125,001 - $150,000

More than $150,000

Amtrak Cascades - Public Survey 2023

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* 1. How frequently do you travel more than 75 miles one way along the I-5 corridor in Washington?

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* 2. Have you ever ridden on an Amtrak Cascades train?

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* 3. How often do you ride Amtrak Cascades trains?

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* 4. Prior to the pandemic, what was your predominant reason for traveling more than 75 miles along the I-5 corridor in Washington?

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* 5. Over the past year, what was your predominant reason for traveling more than 75 miles along the I-5 corridor in Washington?

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* 6. When you travel along the I-5 corridor between Vancouver, B.C. and Portland, Oregon for trips that are more than 75 miles one way, which mode of travel do you take most frequently?

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* 7. What are some of the reasons you take Amtrak Cascades? Please check all that apply.

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* 8. What are some of the reasons you don’t take Amtrak Cascades more frequently? Please check all that apply.

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* 9. Amtrak Cascades service is intended to address several important goals. Which of these goals is most important to you, with 1 being not at all important and 5 being very important?

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* 10. What other travel needs and priorities, beyond those listed in Question 9, should we be sure to include in the analysis of future improvements? What additional services or features would cause you to take Amtrak Cascades more often?

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* 11. Filling out the following optional demographic questions will help the project team remain accountable to our goal of reaching a variety of people, including those historically underrepresented in transportation planning projects.What is your zip code? (optional)

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* 12. Which category includes your age? (optional)

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* 13. How do you identify? Please check all that apply. (optional)

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* 14. Which category includes your annual household income? (optional)

* 11. Filling out the following optional demographic questions will help the project team remain accountable to our goal of reaching a variety of people, including those historically underrepresented in transportation planning projects.

What is your zip code? (optional)