Transportation Survey
The SDSU Transportation Survey gathers data to help improve transportation services and inform SDSU’s Climate Action Planning. We need your help, and your voice matters.
We would like your input. The survey is expected to take less than 5 minutes and can be accessed from a mobile device. Participants will have the option to be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of three AirPods Max headphones (or equivalent value at the SDSU Bookstore). AirPods Max come in five colors (based on Bookstore availability). A color-matched Smart Case is also included. Winners may choose to claim a gift card of equivalent value for the SDSU Bookstore in lieu of the Airpod Max headphones.
*If you are a student employee, please take the student survey*
About the Survey
This survey exists through a partnership between the School of Public Affairs, the Office of Energy and Sustainability, and Transportation Services. It is overseen by Dr. Bruce Appleyard, Professor of City Planning and Urban Design at SDSU. The survey is conducted on an annual basis, and the data is the primary source for quantifying SDSU’s transportation mode split (i.e., how our affiliates get to, from, and around SDSU) as well as Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions from commuting.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Protecting survey respondents’ privacy is a top priority. The survey is anonymous. Neither your name nor your personally identifiable information will be used in any reports, and all results will be provided in aggregate. Also, your personally identifiable data will not be sold or shared outside of SDSU and we do not anticipate any privacy risks from your participation. As with all research, there is a minimal chance that anonymity could be compromised; nevertheless, we are following best practices to minimize this risk, such as encrypting all data files and storing them in a secure location. De-identified survey data may be used in publications, and it may be posted online.
If you would like to enter the drawing, then we will ask for your name and university email address. However, your name and email address will be stored separately from the survey results, and they will not be linked to the survey.
Airpods Max Headphones Or Gift Cards
Three names will be selected through a random number generator in compliance with sweepstakes laws. You will be notified by email if you are a winner and asked to respond within 14 days to claim the headphones or gift card. If you do not respond to claim the headphones/gift card, it will be given to another person who has been randomly selected.
Participation
There is no cost to participate. Participation is not required. You may refuse to participate before the research begins, discontinue participation at any time, or refuse to answer or skip any questions. There is no penalty for not participating. Refusing or discontinuing participation will not affect compensation. Refusing or discontinuing participation will have no untoward effect on the individual's relationship with the university.
Risks and Benefits
There is minimal risk associated with this study, as your participation is anonymous, and you can complete the survey completely online. Participating in the survey may help improve institutional resources and policies related to transportation. Publications on this research may improve institutional resources and policies at other higher educational institutions.
Contact
For questions about the survey, contact [email protected].
Frequently Asked Questions
The survey provides key information to campus leadership and other stakeholders about how students, staff, and faculty are arriving, circulating, and departing SDSU facilities. The data is used for short-term programmatic efforts as well as long-term planning. As SDSU updates the Climate Action Plan and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Plan, respondents’ aggregated data informs many processes and future planning.
This survey is a partnership between the School of Public Affairs, the Office of Energy and Sustainability (OES), and Parking and Transportation Services (PATS). OES and PATS each provide 50% of the survey costs. It is overseen by Dr. Bruce Appleyard, Professor of City Planning and Urban Design at SDSU.
There are three questions that ask if you want to be contacted further that may result in you receiving emails or other messages:
- There is an optional check-box to sign up for newsletters from the Office of Energy and Sustainability (OES), and Parking and Transportation Services (PATS). If you opt-in, you will receive occasional newsletters via email.
- There is a question that asks if you would be willing to participate in a focus group.
- There is a question about U-PASS that asks if you would like to learn more before answering the question.
You will not be contacted in any other way as a result of taking the survey.
The survey data is not published but available upon request. You can request data from [email protected].
Per CSU Policy and the Education Code, parking is a self-sustaining entity. It is “unbundled” from the cost of education, events, and other university resources so that those who do not drive to campus are not paying for parking system costs. Parking fees are used to support the parking system. Student’s tuition and mandatory fees as well as state funding cannot be used for parking costs. Parking requires ongoing maintenance and replacement, so those who park are required to help pay for the costs of keeping parking assets in a good state of repair.
For parking permits to be effective, they must be enforced. To ensure equity to those who pay for parking, SDSU issues citations to those who do not follow proper parking guidelines. Learn more here.
There is no program or any policies for compensating subjects for injury or complications related to human subjects research, but the study personnel will assist you with getting treatment as appropriate.
