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Appendices Appendix B --Climate Action Survey Results June 30, 2009 Since June 4, 2009, two hundred people have responded to the Climate Action Survey. Fifty percent of respondents are city residents, while fifty percent commute to San Leandro to work. Over half of those who responded to the survey are employees of the City of San Leandro, while six percent of those who replied are business owners and an equal number are employees of a business that operates in San Leandro. Transportation: The vast majority of respondents make limited use of public transit, but most indicate a willingness to use public transit if it were more convenient. Over eight-two percent of respondents typically drive to work alone. Ten percent of survey-takers commute to work on BART, while nine percent walk to work. Approximately six percent of respondents carpool to their place of employment. Just over five percent of survey-takers report that they typically commute to work by bike and an equal number usually work from home. Less than two percent of respondents usually commute by bus. Overall, most survey takers rarely ride transit for non- work trips. Only four percent of respondents report riding transit multiple times per week for non- work trips, and less than eight percent ride transit even once a week for non-work trips. In total, sixty percent of those polled report riding transit only a few times per year for non-work trips. The majority of those surveyed indicate that they would consider using transit if it were faster than diving and forty-four percent said more convenient transit stops would induce them to consider leaving their car in the garage. A quarter of those polled would consider transit if it were "cleaner and safer." Overall, for most survey takers convenience, comfort and safety are more important factors when choosing a mode of transportation than is expense. Less than five percent of respondents said that more expensive tolls would make them consider transit, and only twelve percent replied that increased fuel cost would entice them ride transit rather than drive. Approximately five percent of respondents replied that lower transit fares would encourage them to ride rather than drive. Additionally some survey-takers offered their own ideas for how to encourage the use of public transit. One city employee suggests that employees should be compensated for the time they spend on transit if they use that time to work. Several respondents agree that improved access ,~~ ~~' ~#~ Page 3 r~ a u` m