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ITEM EX18

EXECUTIVE – 30 APRIL 2002

CYCLE LINK FROM THAME TO HADDENHAM AND THAME PARKWAY RAILWAY STATION

ANNEX 2

Travel survey for Haddenham and Thame Parkway railway station

A survey was carried out at the above location on Thursday 21 March 2002 between 07.15 am and 09.15 am. The following questions were asked of passengers waiting on the platform for trains.

Where did you start out from this morning? street name: town/village:	For office use only
How often do you make the journey to this station? ^{1 r} 5 days a week or more ² r 2 to 4 days a week ^{3 r} Once a weekor less (If respondent is making a one off journey and isn’t local discontinue survey)
How do you usually travel to this station? ^{1 r} car driver ² r car passenger ^{3 r} motorcycle / moped ^{4 r} taxi ^{5 r} cycle ^{6 r} bus ^{7 r} walk ⁸ r other – please specify:
If a cycle path were built next to the road between Thame and Haddenham would you consider cycling to the station? ^{1 r} Yes regularly ^{2 r} Yes occasionally ^{3 r} Don’t know ^{4 r} No
And might you use this path for other cycle journeys? ^{1 r} Yes regularly ^{2 r} Yes occasionally ^{3 r} Don’t know ^{4 r} No

Approximately 310 passengers were travelling to London. (Northbound passengers were not questioned as there were only 3). 45% (ie 140 passengers) were randomly selected and asked the 5 questions above. From this sample, 28 respondents had started their journey in Thame, 35 in Haddenham and 77 from further afield. Those that were making the journey as a one-off event are categorised as not applicable (n/a).

Results of Thame respondents: (sample size 28)

How respondents mostly travel to the station:

Mode	%
Car driver	68
Car passenger	11
More than one mode	11
Bus	7
Cycle	3

How many respondents would use the proposed cycle link to get to the station:

Response to question 4	%
Yes regularly cycle to station	32
Yes occasionally cycle to station	39
No wouldn’t cycle	29
Don’t know	-

Of the 20 respondents who said they would cycle to the station either regularly or occasionally 55% (ie 11 respondents) currently drive there. 8 of these drivers make the journey to the station at least twice a week.

How many respondents would use the proposed cycle link for other cycle journeys:

Response to question 5	%
Yes regularly cycle other journeys	18
Yes occasionally cycle other journeys	57
No wouldn’t cycle	25
Don’t know	-

Results of Haddenham respondents: (sample size 35)

How respondents mostly travel to the station:

Mode	%
Car driver	11
Car passenger	17
Bus	-
Cycle	9
Walk	51
More than one mode	9
n/a	3

How many respondents would use the proposed cycle link to get to the station:

Response to question 4	%
Yes regularly cycle to station	23
Yes occasionally cycle to station	8
No wouldn’t cycle	63
Don’t know	3
n/a	3

Of the 22 respondents who said they would not cycle to the station either regularly or occasionally, 55% (ie 12 respondents) currently walk to the station.

How many respondents would use the proposed cycle link for other cycle journeys:

Response to question 5	%
Yes regularly cycle other journeys	17
Yes occasionally cycle other journeys	51
No wouldn’t cycle	29
Don’t know	3

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