The data collected from participating households will be statistically summarized to describe a variety of typical daily activities and the resulting travel patterns. For example, what people do, how they travel, where these trips come from and go to, what methods of transport are used on these trips, at what time of day are the trips made and so on. This information is vital in assessing our future transportation needs.

Your specific activities and travel patterns will remain strictly confidential, as will any contact information (your name, phone number, email address, etc.).Key findings about regional travel patterns drawn from the survey will be published beginning in early 2008. This information will be general in nature and will relate to our region’s transportation needs.

Households will be selected for the survey by a random selection process that considers all residential addresses in the region.

We are interested in all types of travel – by train, bus, walking, biking, car…any means you use to get around!

For information about how the survey will be used for regional planning: Leave a message with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) Travel Survey Hotline at 312-286-8833 or click this link to send a message. CMAP staff will contact you shortly. Contact the survey’s project manager (Stacey Bricka of NuStats), by phone (toll-free) at 1-800-447-8287, ext 2240 or by email sbricka@nustats.com.

The survey is not mandatory, but participation by all selected households is encouraged so that the information obtained from the survey accurately represents residents of the region.

We promise strict confidentiality of the information collected but, of course, you may decline to answer any question. Your privacy will be respected.

Households will be selected for the survey by a random selection process that considers all residential addresses in the region.