Marin County Real-Time Ridesharing Survey

Marin County, in cooperation with Sonoma and Contra Costa Counties, is engaged in a Real-Time Ridesharing Pilot Program sponsored by the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC). This exciting program will make it easier for residents and employees to carpool and share rides to and from work, major transit connections and other locations. Using Real-Time Ridesharing, carpools are made up “on the fly”, allowing you to choose to share your ride when you want to travel, rather than committing to a regular carpool. Participants in this program will be offered incentives to try Real-Time Ridesharing.

To help us refine the program design and make it a success in Marin County, please fill out the following information. To read more about Real-Time Ridesharing please check out the other information available at www.wegomarin.com.

1.Where do you work or go to school?

Marin County

Sonoma County

Other

Please enter the name of your employer or school:

2.Please enter the following information about your primary commute destination (work or school):

City:

Closest major intersection:

ZIP Code:

3.Where do you live?

Marin or Sonoma County

Alameda or Contra Costa County

San Francisco

Other

4.Please enter the following information about where you live:

City:

Closest major intersection:

ZIP Code:

6.Please tell us about your cell phone usage. Do you use:

iPhone

Android

Other non-web enabled cell phone

I do not use a cell phone

7.Would you be willing to share your trip?

As a driver only

As a rider only

As either a driver or a rider

Depends – Please tell us what might make you interested in sharing your ride using Real-Time Ridesharing:

8.Are there other trips you would like to share? Please use the space below to tell us where those trips usually begin and end.

FROM (City, street, cross street and zip code):

TO (City, street, cross street and zip code):

9.With Real-Time Ridesharing you can “make a match” a few days in advance, or “on the fly.” How far in advance would you want to know you had a ridematch?

I would prefer to set it up right before the ride “on the fly” (less than two hours)

I would like to set it up at least the night before (within 12-24 hours)

I would like to set it up a few days in advance (within 72 hours)

10.With Real-Time Ridesharing, riders are generally picked up and dropped off at major intersections or centralized locations rather than being taken “to the door.” How would this impact your use of Real-Time Ridesharing? (Please check all that apply)

I would use it as a driver.

I would use it as a rider if there was a park and ride location at the stop.

I would use it as a rider if the “stop” was close enough to my house.

I would not try it if I had to walk or get myself to a stop location.

11.How far would you be willing to walk to or from your ride to your final location?:

Less than one block

One to two blocks

Up to ¼ mile (5 min. walk)

Up to ½ mile (10 min. walk)

More than ½ mile (more than 10 min. walk)

I would not walk to or from a pick up/drop off point

12.When you make a “match” using Real-Time Ridesharing, you will receive information about the driver and rider including the driver's first name, the license plate number of the car making the pick-up and a secret code that only the driver and rider will have. You will be able to select or reject any passenger or driver for any reason. How would this affect your sense of security using Real-Time Ridesharing?

I would feel safe using Real-Time Ridesharing.

I would want to be able to choose drivers or riders who work where I do.

I would want more information about the rider or driver such as... (Please fill out below)

I would not feel safe using Real-Time Ridesharing. Please describe what might make you feel safer as a Real-Time Ridesharing user...(Please fill out below)

Please fill-in

13.With Real-Time Ridesharing, the rider is “charged” a fee of $1.00 plus $0.20 per mile for their trip, and this fee is paid to the driver using an electronic account. No money changes hands during the ride. How would this affect your use of Real-Time Ridesharing? (Check all that apply)

I would use it as a driver.

I would use it as a rider.

I would not use it if I had to pay.

I would be willing to pay up to this much for a ride:

Enter $ below

14.Real-Time Ridesharing is available for pilot testing through Spring of 2013. Pilot testers will receive support and incentives to use the service. If you are interested in being a Pilot Tester or learning more about Real-Time Ridesharing, please provide your contact information below.
Your contact information will be used exclusively by the Transportation Authority of Marin for the purposes of this Real-Time Ridesharing pilot, your contact information will not be shared.

If you are *already* in the Pilot program and have created an Avego account, please indicate this in your response to Question 15.

Name:

Email Address:

Phone Number:

15.Please use the space below to tell us what you think of the Real-Time Ridesharing concept and help us shape this program to meet your needs.