NuStats is heavily involved in delivering research services that focus on the shifting paradigm of trip-making. The advent of greater choices for households and people to telecommute, to electronically shop, to electronically bank, and conduct other personal business over the Internet have drawn new research needs. As more technology aids are introduced, households have growing options as consumers, with great impact on present and future travel behaviors.
Recent Contracts
Alaska Visitor Statistics Program. For the Division of Tourism, NuStats designed and implemented a continuous study of visitors to the State of Alaska. The study gathers strategic information about visitors by entry mode, trip purpose, place of origin and quantifies the level and type of visitor expenditures through diary methods. For more information, contact dedrington@nustats.com
Household Diary Study for the U.S. Postal Service. For the U.S. Postal Service, NuStats conducts the annual Household Diary Study, surveying 5,300 American households each year to assess mail flow and volume. The study now also tracks the extent to which consumers use online services for postage and paying bills, as well as shopping for goods and services. This information helps the Postal Service meet market demand to provide electronically based products and services, such as their newest service,eBillPay. For more information, contact hcontrino@nustats.com
California Statewide Household Travel Survey. For the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), NuStats is conducting a travel diary survey of 16,500 households to calibrate the statewide and regional travel and air quality forecasting models. Caltrans will use our data to measure change over time in trip generation, mode choice, trip length and duration, vehicle occupancy patterns, and other travel behavior. For more information, contact Jcasas@nustats.com
Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Studies. NuStats recently completed two origin — destination surveys in our nation’s capital. One focused on riders of the DC area’s buses rail system. The second study used stated preference methods to develop strategies to market the bus and rail system to current non-users of the system. For more information, contact Sbricka@nustats.com
