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Santa Maria Active Transportation Plan

How do you get around in Santa Maria?

The City of Santa Maria is updating its Active Transportation Plan to make walking and biking safer, easier, and more accessible for everyone. Help us collect better information and include your feedback in the project by taking the brief survey below.

1. Which of the following do you use most for daily travel?
(Choose up to 3, rank from 1 to 3)
Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3
Walking	Rank Walking as 1 out of 3	Rank Walking as 2 out of 3	Rank Walking as 3 out of 3
Bicycling	Rank Bicycling as 1 out of 3	Rank Bicycling as 2 out of 3	Rank Bicycling as 3 out of 3
Public transit (bus)	Rank Public transit (bus) as 1 out of 3	Rank Public transit (bus) as 2 out of 3	Rank Public transit (bus) as 3 out of 3
Driving (Your own car)	Rank Driving (Your own car) as 1 out of 3	Rank Driving (Your own car) as 2 out of 3	Rank Driving (Your own car) as 3 out of 3
Driving (Sharing a car with people you know)	Rank Driving (Sharing a car with people you know) as 1 out of 3	Rank Driving (Sharing a car with people you know) as 2 out of 3	Rank Driving (Sharing a car with people you know) as 3 out of 3
Driving (Taxi or rideshare service (e.g. Lyft, Uber)	Rank Driving (Taxi or rideshare service (e.g. Lyft, Uber) as 1 out of 3	Rank Driving (Taxi or rideshare service (e.g. Lyft, Uber) as 2 out of 3	Rank Driving (Taxi or rideshare service (e.g. Lyft, Uber) as 3 out of 3
Other (comment below)	Rank Other (comment below) as 1 out of 3	Rank Other (comment below) as 2 out of 3	Rank Other (comment below) as 3 out of 3

Comments

2. How frequently do you ride a bike?

3. How often do you walk directly from home to another destination or activity?

4. What destinations do you currently walk to?
(Choose the top 3)
Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3
Work	Rank Work as 1 out of 3	Rank Work as 2 out of 3	Rank Work as 3 out of 3
School	Rank School as 1 out of 3	Rank School as 2 out of 3	Rank School as 3 out of 3
Shopping	Rank Shopping as 1 out of 3	Rank Shopping as 2 out of 3	Rank Shopping as 3 out of 3
Social/Entertainment	Rank Social/Entertainment as 1 out of 3	Rank Social/Entertainment as 2 out of 3	Rank Social/Entertainment as 3 out of 3
Dining	Rank Dining as 1 out of 3	Rank Dining as 2 out of 3	Rank Dining as 3 out of 3
Bus stop	Rank Bus stop as 1 out of 3	Rank Bus stop as 2 out of 3	Rank Bus stop as 3 out of 3
Recreation	Rank Recreation as 1 out of 3	Rank Recreation as 2 out of 3	Rank Recreation as 3 out of 3
Other (comment below)	Rank Other (comment below) as 1 out of 3	Rank Other (comment below) as 2 out of 3	Rank Other (comment below) as 3 out of 3

Comments

5. What destinations do you currently bike to?
(Choose the top 3)
Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3
Work	Rank Work as 1 out of 3	Rank Work as 2 out of 3	Rank Work as 3 out of 3
School	Rank School as 1 out of 3	Rank School as 2 out of 3	Rank School as 3 out of 3
Shopping	Rank Shopping as 1 out of 3	Rank Shopping as 2 out of 3	Rank Shopping as 3 out of 3
Social/Entertainment	Rank Social/Entertainment as 1 out of 3	Rank Social/Entertainment as 2 out of 3	Rank Social/Entertainment as 3 out of 3
Dining	Rank Dining as 1 out of 3	Rank Dining as 2 out of 3	Rank Dining as 3 out of 3
Bus stop	Rank Bus stop as 1 out of 3	Rank Bus stop as 2 out of 3	Rank Bus stop as 3 out of 3
Recreation	Rank Recreation as 1 out of 3	Rank Recreation as 2 out of 3	Rank Recreation as 3 out of 3
Other (comment below)	Rank Other (comment below) as 1 out of 3	Rank Other (comment below) as 2 out of 3	Rank Other (comment below) as 3 out of 3

Comments

6. What is your comfort level when biking?

7. As far as riding a bike goes, I am:

8. If you don’t currently bike, or don’t bike as much as you want to, what are the reasons?
(Choose the top 3)
Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3
No bike facilities leading to where I want to go	Rank No bike facilities leading to where I want to go as 1 out of 3	Rank No bike facilities leading to where I want to go as 2 out of 3	Rank No bike facilities leading to where I want to go as 3 out of 3
I do not feel comfortable biking in the street	Rank I do not feel comfortable biking in the street as 1 out of 3	Rank I do not feel comfortable biking in the street as 2 out of 3	Rank I do not feel comfortable biking in the street as 3 out of 3
Too much traffic	Rank Too much traffic as 1 out of 3	Rank Too much traffic as 2 out of 3	Rank Too much traffic as 3 out of 3
Traffic is going too fast	Rank Traffic is going too fast as 1 out of 3	Rank Traffic is going too fast as 2 out of 3	Rank Traffic is going too fast as 3 out of 3
No secure place to park my bike	Rank No secure place to park my bike as 1 out of 3	Rank No secure place to park my bike as 2 out of 3	Rank No secure place to park my bike as 3 out of 3
I am concerned about personal safety	Rank I am concerned about personal safety as 1 out of 3	Rank I am concerned about personal safety as 2 out of 3	Rank I am concerned about personal safety as 3 out of 3
I do not have access to a bike	Rank I do not have access to a bike as 1 out of 3	Rank I do not have access to a bike as 2 out of 3	Rank I do not have access to a bike as 3 out of 3
Other (comment below)	Rank Other (comment below) as 1 out of 3	Rank Other (comment below) as 2 out of 3	Rank Other (comment below) as 3 out of 3

Comments

9. What is your overall impression of the existing bikeway network in Santa Maria?

10. If you don’t walk as much as you want to, what are the reasons?
(Choose the top 3)
Note: for the following table each column is restricted to a single answer across all rows.

	1	2	3
Not enough sidewalks or many gaps in the sidewalk	Rank Not enough sidewalks or many gaps in the sidewalk as 1 out of 3	Rank Not enough sidewalks or many gaps in the sidewalk as 2 out of 3	Rank Not enough sidewalks or many gaps in the sidewalk as 3 out of 3
Poor sidewalk surface quality	Rank Poor sidewalk surface quality as 1 out of 3	Rank Poor sidewalk surface quality as 2 out of 3	Rank Poor sidewalk surface quality as 3 out of 3
Sidewalks are too close to the road	Rank Sidewalks are too close to the road as 1 out of 3	Rank Sidewalks are too close to the road as 2 out of 3	Rank Sidewalks are too close to the road as 3 out of 3
Sidewalks are too narrow or crowded	Rank Sidewalks are too narrow or crowded as 1 out of 3	Rank Sidewalks are too narrow or crowded as 2 out of 3	Rank Sidewalks are too narrow or crowded as 3 out of 3
Places I need to go are beyond walking distance	Rank Places I need to go are beyond walking distance as 1 out of 3	Rank Places I need to go are beyond walking distance as 2 out of 3	Rank Places I need to go are beyond walking distance as 3 out of 3
Heavy traffic	Rank Heavy traffic as 1 out of 3	Rank Heavy traffic as 2 out of 3	Rank Heavy traffic as 3 out of 3
Speeding traffic	Rank Speeding traffic as 1 out of 3	Rank Speeding traffic as 2 out of 3	Rank Speeding traffic as 3 out of 3
Drivers not yielding or stopping for people crossing at corners	Rank Drivers not yielding or stopping for people crossing at corners as 1 out of 3	Rank Drivers not yielding or stopping for people crossing at corners as 2 out of 3	Rank Drivers not yielding or stopping for people crossing at corners as 3 out of 3
Drivers running red lights	Rank Drivers running red lights as 1 out of 3	Rank Drivers running red lights as 2 out of 3	Rank Drivers running red lights as 3 out of 3
Intersections are too wide	Rank Intersections are too wide as 1 out of 3	Rank Intersections are too wide as 2 out of 3	Rank Intersections are too wide as 3 out of 3
Not enough time given to cross intersections	Rank Not enough time given to cross intersections as 1 out of 3	Rank Not enough time given to cross intersections as 2 out of 3	Rank Not enough time given to cross intersections as 3 out of 3
Not enough places to cross the street	Rank Not enough places to cross the street as 1 out of 3	Rank Not enough places to cross the street as 2 out of 3	Rank Not enough places to cross the street as 3 out of 3
Not enough lighting	Rank Not enough lighting as 1 out of 3	Rank Not enough lighting as 2 out of 3	Rank Not enough lighting as 3 out of 3
Concerns about personal safety	Rank Concerns about personal safety as 1 out of 3	Rank Concerns about personal safety as 2 out of 3	Rank Concerns about personal safety as 3 out of 3
Unattractive or unappealing streets	Rank Unattractive or unappealing streets as 1 out of 3	Rank Unattractive or unappealing streets as 2 out of 3	Rank Unattractive or unappealing streets as 3 out of 3
Not enough accommodations for people with mobility limitations	Rank Not enough accommodations for people with mobility limitations as 1 out of 3	Rank Not enough accommodations for people with mobility limitations as 2 out of 3	Rank Not enough accommodations for people with mobility limitations as 3 out of 3
Other (comment below)	Rank Other (comment below) as 1 out of 3	Rank Other (comment below) as 2 out of 3	Rank Other (comment below) as 3 out of 3

Comments

11. What are some specific streets or areas that you think should improve for walking and riding a bike?