# Travel Behavior Inventory (TBI) 2021 Transit On Board Survey Pilot

This page last updated: 04/19/2022
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1. Overview
2. Data Quality
3. Data Organization
4. Coordinate System
5. Attributes
6. Distribution - Get Data
7. Metadata Reference

## Section 1: Overview

Originator:Metropolitan Council
Title: Travel Behavior Inventory (TBI) 2021 Transit On Board Survey Pilot
Abstract: This "expanded pilot" of the Transit On-Board Survey was conducted in Fall 2021. The survey collected information about rider demographics, trip purpose, car access and employment status from riders for over 4,000 trips on the two light rail lines and the ten busiest bus routes and two light-rail routes in the Twin Cities region:
• METRO Green and Blue light rail
• METRO A and C bus rapid transit,
• Eight core Metro Transit local routes: 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 18, 19 (partial), and 21
Three datasets are included:
1. The On-to-Off "o2o" survey data, which includes boarding and alighting locations for a sample of trips on the system. Used for constructing stop-to-stop flows.
2. The Origin-Destination "od" survey data, which includes detailed travel and demographic data from in-person questionnaires completed with a trained surveyor.
3. A dataset for "comparison" of 2016 to 2021, which is filtered to the routes in the 2021 Pilot survey, and only includes a selected set of columns for examining demographic and trip trends. Some survey response values have been slightly adjusted to match across surveys to facilitate analysis.
The correct unlinked expansion factor is "UNLINKED_WGHT_FCTR."
Purpose: The On Board Survey supports development and analysis of the regional transit system. This pilot survey was meant to test the survey instrument (questionnaire), while also providing up-to-date information about transit ridership during the COVID-19 Era. At the time of the survey, many pandemic interventions were in place (municipal masking orders, closed in-person offices) while others had been altered (schools and universities were holding classes in person).
Time Period of Content Date: 9/14/2021 - 11/20/2021
Currentness Reference:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: None Planned
Spatial Extent of Data: 2021 transit system and orgins/destinations of surveyed users
Bounding Coordinates: -95.846
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Place Keywords: metro, twin cities
Theme Keywords: Travel Behavior Inventory, TBI, transit, transit on-board survey, on-board, OBS, origin-destination
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Access Constraints: None. This dataset is public domain under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). If the dataset is not available from the Online Linkage in Section 6, please contact the Distribution Contact Person.
Use Constraints: None. This dataset is public domain under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13).
Contact Person Information: Ashley Asmus, Data Scientist
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55101-1805
Phone: 651.602.1396
Email: ashley.asmus@metc.state.mn.us
Browse Graphic: None available
Associated Data Sets: Travel Behavior Inventory (TBI) 2016 Transit On Board Survey; Travel Behavior Inventory (TBI) 2010 Transit On Board Survey

## Section 2: Data Quality

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## Section 3: Spatial Data Organization (not used in this metadata)

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## Section 5: Attributes

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## Section 6: Distribution

Publisher: Metropolitan Council
Publication Date: 04/14/2022
Contact Person Information: Sean Murphy, GIS System Administrator
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55101-1805
Phone: 651.602.1371
Email: sean.murphy@metc.state.mn.us
Distributor's Data Set Identifier: TravelBehaviorInventory2021TransitOnBoardSurvey
Distribution Liability: NOTICE: The Geographic Information System (GIS) Data to which this notice is attached are made available pursuant to the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (Minnesota Statutes Chapter 13). THE GIS DATA ARE PROVIDED TO YOU AS IS AND WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY AS TO THEIR PERFORMANCE, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. The GIS Data were developed by the Metropolitan Council for its own internal business purposes. The Metropolitan Council does not represent or warrant that the GIS Data or the data documentation are error-free, complete, current, or accurate. You are responsible for any consequences resulting from your use of the GIS Data or your reliance on the GIS Data. You should consult the data documentation for this particular GIS Data to determine the limitations of the GIS Data and the precision with which the GIS Data may depict distance, direction, location, or other geographic features. If you transmit or provide the GIS Data (or any portion of it) to another user, it is recommended that the GIS Data include a copy of this disclaimer and this metadata.
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## Section 7: Metadata Reference

Metadata Date: 04/19/2022
Contact Person Information: Ashley Asmus, Data Scientist
Metropolitan Council
390 Robert Street North
St. Paul, MN 55101-1805
Phone: 651.602.1396
Email: ashley.asmus@metc.state.mn.us
Metadata Standard Name: Minnesota Geographic Metadata Guidelines
Metadata Standard Version: 1.2
Metadata Standard Online Linkage: http://www.mngeo.state.mn.us/committee/standards/mgmg/metadata.htm

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