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Demographic and Transit Ridership Information

Demographic and Transit Ridership Information

 

The Rationale behind the SW Transitway to be in Woodbine

At the February 23rd open house for the SW Transitway Project, several people asked why the new SW BRT is required to go down 24th Street SW to Woodpark Blvd. As such, I called on the expertise of Malcolm Logan, GM of Transportation at The City of Calgary, to provide for me a comprehensive report and explanation behind the rationale. Please view his follow up  memo report here.

 

Demographic and Transit Ridership Information

As part of the 2011 and 2014 Civic Census, we asked Calgarians what mode of transportation they take to work. Below is a breakdown of the areas adjacent to the SW Transitway for the 2014 census.

2014 Civic Census
Community Community Population Dwellings Residents Surveyed Number surveyed who commute by transit % of community that commute by transit
Bayview 669 248 141 9 6%
Braeside 5,960 2,548 1,976 315 16%
Canyon Meadows 7,838 3,210 2,495 502 20%
Cedarbrae 6,271 2,609 2,099 271 13%
Chinook Park 1,708 589 418 84 20%
Eagle Ridge 500 110 65 0 0%
Haysboro 7,240 3,644 2,894 647 22%
Kelvin Grove 2,385 902 617 128 21%
Lakeview 5,476 2,340 1,555 229 15%
Oakridge 5,650 2,290 1,611 199 12%
Palliser 3,437 1,840 983 204 21%
Pumphill 1,666 562 316 25 8%
Woodbine 9,162 3,371 2,915 402 14%

All of this data is publicly available on Calgary.ca

Both the 2011 and 2014 civic census data sets which show:

  • Population
  • Number of dwellings
  • Type of dwelling
  • Mode of transport to work
  • Age of residents

 

Studies showing the numbers of people from the SW communities currently working at the Rockyview Hospital or attending Mount Royal:

  • The current demand from counts on the Route 20, and 306 hospital stops – our average daily totals are 710 ON’s and 570 OFF’s.
  • For MRU, a 2008 postal code survey that shows approximately 1,000 citizens traveled from SW communities to MRU for work or school.
  • A recently completed on board survey of all routes within the SW Transitway catchment area (excluding the Route 72/73) 3,023 surveyswere received back. 18% of respondents indicated MRU as their destination.
  • The majority of the ridership for these routes (excluding the route 20) would be transferring at SW LRT stations. 
Fall 2014 – Average Weekday
Route 5:00 – 9:00 9:00 – 15:00 15:00 – 18:00 18:00 -22:00 22:00 – 5:00 Total
16 210 30 310 70 30 650
20 2,940 3,550 3,290 1,100 170 11,050
56 890 600 1050 420 60 3,020
79 360 380 630 240 40 1,650
80 530 330 450 50 – 1,360
84 130 120 150 130 10 540


Regional Transportation Model

In order to establish our ridership projections for the SW Transitway and all other major transportation projects we use what is called a Regional Transportation Model (RTM), which uses more than four dozen factors when generating a forecast of travel behavior. Here is a link if you are interested in learning more about the Regional Transportation Model.

 

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