LIST OF TRAVEL DEMAND STUDIES

Commercial Vehicle Survey
Work Place Travel Survey
Household Travel Survey

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SURVEY - TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Published August 2012

The commercial vehicle survey for the Corpus Christi Urban Transportation Study (CCUTS) area was conducted during the period between September and December 2010. ETC Institute was contracted by TxDOT to conduct the commercial vehicle surveys for the study area, with technical assistance from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Prior to these surveys, a pilot study of 25 commercial vehicles that were owned, leased, or operated by recruited workplaces was carried out. The over-sample rate was established and a target number of 419 businesses was established for the CCUTS survey area.

The commercial vehicle survey collected data on cargo transport vehicles and fleet or service vehicles of area governments and businesses.

COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SURVEY - TECHNICAL SUMMARY

WORK PLACE TRAVEL SURVEY - TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Published November 2012

The work place and special generator travel surveys were conducted during the period between March 2010 through March 2011. TxDOT contracted with ETC Institute to conduct the Corpus Christi Urban Transportation Study (CCUTS) Work Place Survey. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) provided technical assistance to both TxDOT and ETC in the effort.

The work place survey collected data on travel to and from area businesses, special generators, and places of employment.

WORK PLACE TRAVEL SURVEY - TECHNICAL SUMMARY

HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY - TECHNICAL SUMMARY

Published December 2013

This survey represents a sample of household demographic and travel characteristics for a Monday through Friday weekday during the school year from the spring of 2009 to the spring of 2010. For participating households, each member of the household was provided a diary to record his or her travel. The survey data were retrieved from participants by phone at a prearranged call-back time within two days after their specified travel date. Every attempt was made to interview all persons within each of the 1,888 randomly selected households that participated in the survey. In many cases, a proxy provided information for household members who were not available. Adult members of the household usually reported the activities and trips for minors in the household. A small number of households chose to return their completed diaries by mail, in lieu of providing their trip information over the phone.

HOUSEHOLD TRAVEL SURVEY - TECHNICAL SUMMARY

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FEDERAL GRANT

The preparation of these reports has been financed in part through grant[s] from the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, under the State Planning and Research Program, Section 505 [or Metropolitan Planning Program, Section 104(f)] of Title 23, U.S. Code. The contents of these reports report do not necessarily reflect the official views or policy of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

There were a number of individuals from Texas A&M Transportation Institute who extended technical support and assistance during the preparation of this report. Special thanks are due to the following:
Commercial Vehicle Survey: Stella Nepal, Mark Ojah, Dr. Dennis Perkinson, and Gary Lobaugh.
Work Place Survey: David Pearson, Andy Mullins, and Gary Lobaugh.
Household Survey: Mr. Steven Farnsworth for preparation of the Corpus Christi area maps for the report and Mr. Gary Lobaugh for editing the report.
The authors would also like to thank Charlie Hall, TxDOT Travel Survey Program Manager, and the Department for its continuing program to collect and analyze urban travel data to support travel demand modeling.