Hello, the RIDE public transit (blue fixed-route bus) and paratransit (white Care-A-Van bus) customers. We are updating the five-year Sitka public transit-human services transportation coordinated plan and we need your feedback. Please complete this short survey to help us better serve you. To encourage more participation, we will randomly select one person to win a $100 gift card and two people to win $50 gift cards from Sea Mart (must live or work in Sitka to qualify, only one survey per person). Signing your name to the survey is optional, but if you want to be eligible for one of the gift cards you will need to submit your name and contact info. Thanks for filling out the survey. For more information about the RIDE, go to http://www.ridesitka.com or check out our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/RideSitka. Please complete this survey before Monday, Aug. 5, 2019. Thanks.

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* 1. How often do you catch the RIDE?

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* 2. Which type of RIDE do you catch?

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* 3. What are the main reasons you catch the RIDE? (Check up to three choices)

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* 4. Please rate the benefit you get from having public transportation services available in Sitka.

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* 5. Do the current hours of bus service meet your transportation needs? (Answer Yes or No, then if No list the times of day you need for transportation.)

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* 6. Do the current days of bus service meet your transportation needs? (Answer Yes or No, then if No list the days of the week you need for transportation.)

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* 7. What day(s) of the week do you use the RIDE?

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* 8. Do our bus routes serve the area where you work and/or live? (Answer Yes or No, then if No, list where you live and/or work and your destination.)

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* 9. If you buy a bus pass, what type of bus pass do you typically purchase?

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* 10. Currently, how do you travel from home to work, job training, non-emergency medical appointments, social service agency appointments/meetings, or social activities? (Select all that apply.)

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* 11. If the RIDE can obtain additional funding, rank your priorities for expanding services.

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* 12. the RIDE, including Care-A-Van, costs about $700,000 annually to operate for the current number of days and times on the schedule. The City and Borough of Sitka gives about $55,000 a year out of that total. How much do you think should contribute each year from local tax dollars? REMEMBER, the RIDE cannot expand services with its CURRENT level of funding. 

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* 13. What are the best ways for you to get information about the RIDE public transportation service? (Select all that apply.)

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* 14. How old are you?

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* 15. What is your annual household income (approximately)?

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* 16. Do you have any additional comments about the RIDE? Also, if you ranked Other Expanded Services in Question 11, please list what expanded services you'd like to see.

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* 17. Listing your name is optional, but we need at least your name and contact info if you want to participate in the drawing for gift cards (Sitka residents/workers only, only one survey per rider). Thank you for participating in our survey.

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