Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Why do you need my household’s income?

A: In order to make sure the participating households are representative of all households throughout the Basin region, households with varying incomes need to be represented.

Q: What is defined as a trip?

A: A trip is when you have to leave your current address, whether it’s from home or somewhere else, to go to another place. Examples: leaving your home to go to the grocery store, leaving your home to go to work, leaving your work to go to lunch, leaving your work to go home, stopping at the gas station on your way home from work.

Q: How much detail is needed on each place I visit?

A: Detailed addresses are an integral part in analyzing where people are making trips. Your detailed address information will enable planners to “map” out where traffic is most congested and at what times during the day to gain a better understanding of what improvements are needed.

Q: What do I do with the diary after I’ve completed it?

A: A NuStats interviewer will call you to collect the information. Please hang on to it for a few more days in case we need to call you back for clarification. After that, you can mail it back in the enclosed business reply envelope at no cost to you.

If you need additional information about:

• The project so you will feel more comfortable participating, please call Ms. Bobbi Coulter, TRPA, at 775-771-7320, or e-mail her at BJCoulter@charter.net
• Anything else, please call Jesse Casas at 1-800-447-8287, ext. 2226, or email him at: jcasas@nustats.com

Remember, a NuStats interviewer will call you the day after your assigned travel date so please don’t throw your diary away until after we call to collect the information.