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Five Key Drivers of Commuting Choice DOWNTOWN DENVER PARTNERSHIP, INC. DOWNTOWN DENVER U N I O N S T A T I O N TRAVEL by TRAIN Downtown Denver Mode Split Everyone is a Pedestrian Commut Svey AVG. COMMUTE UNDER 30: AVG. COMMUTE 30 to 49: AVG. COMMUTE OVER 50: MALES - UNDER 30 MALES - 30 to 49 FEMALES - UNDER 30 FEMALES - 30 to 49 MALES & FEMALES - OVER 50 16% BICYCLED 27% DROVE ALONE 35% USED TRANSIT 13% WALKED 8% BICYCLED 33% DROVE ALONE 39% USED TRANSIT 12% WALKED 4% BICYCLED 46% DROVE ALONE 35% USED TRANSIT 4% WALKED 3% BICYCLED 38% DROVE ALONE 48% USED TRANSIT 3% WALKED 11% BICYCLED 36% DROVE ALONE 39% USED TRANSIT 5% WALKED PRODUCED BY THE DOWNTOWN DENVER PARTNERSHIP THIS REPORT IS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE FALL 2015 DOWNTOWN DENVER COMMUTER SURVEY. FOR FULL SURVEY RESULTS AND METHODOLOGY, VISIT WWW.DOWNTOWNDENVER.COM. TO SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION ON THIS INFORMATION OR LEARN ABOUT EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS, CALL 303-534-6161. Short Commutes - 2015 - 8.8 MILES 12.7 MILES 15.7 MILES ABOUT THIS SURVEY COMMUTING DISTANCE Commuters traveling five miles or less are 3x more likely to bike to work and 3.5x more likely to walk to work. WALKED 1.3 miles MOTOR BIKED 7.2 miles VANPOOLED 45.7 miles TRANSIT 15.3 miles BICYCLED 4.2 miles DROVE ALONE 13.4 miles CARPOOLED 11.7 miles Average One-way Commute Distance TOP BIKE ZIPS: 80204 - Golden Triangle/Lincoln Park 80223 - Baker/Athmar Park 80205 - Five Points TOP DRIVE ALONE ZIPS: 80238 - Stapleton 80003 - Westminster/Arvada 80220 - Montclair TOP TRANSIT ZIPS: 80120 - Littleton 80128 - Columbine/Ken Caryl 80020 - Broomfield Commuter Profiles 29% of commuters have a commute of 5 miles or less 13 MILES average commute into Downtown Denver EMPLOYER BENEFITS Commuters are nearly twice as likely to take transit when their employer fully or partially subsidizes their transit pass. JOB REQUIREMENTS 76% of Downtown Denver commuters whose employer requires them to have a car at work drive alone. AGE & GENDER Males under 30 are the most likely group to bike to work, women between 30 and 49 are the most likely group to drive alone and commuters over 50 are the most likely group to take transit. PROXIMITY TO INFRASTRUCTURE Downtown Denver commuters residing in the Stapleton neighborhood have the highest drive alone rate. This may change in 2016 with the opening of the Regional Transportation District’s University of Colorado A Line which will service Stapleton with a station at Central Park Boulevard. Used transit 40.6% Drove alone 38.5% Bicycled 6.5% Walked 5.6% Carpooled 5.2% Teleworked 2.2% Motorbiked 1.1% Vanpooled 0.2% DECREASED FROM 2014 INCREASED FROM 2014 NO CHANGE FROM 2014 NO CHANGE FROM 2014 INCREASED FROM 2014 INCREASED FROM 2014 NO CHANGE FROM 2014 INCREASED FROM 2014 All Commuters Short Distance Commuters 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% + 5.3 BLOCKS 4.4 BLOCKS As part of their daily commute to and from work Getting around downtown during the work day 9.7 BLOCKS EVERY WORKDAY THE AVERAGE DOWNTOWN COMMUTER WALKS...

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Five Key Driversof Commuting Choice

DOWNTOWN DENVER PARTNERSHIP, INC.

DOWNTOWN DENVER

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MALES - UNDER 30

MALES - 30 to 49

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FEMALES - 30 to 49

MALES & FEMALES - OVER 50

16% BICYCLED27% DROVE ALONE35% USED TRANSIT

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8% BICYCLED33% DROVE ALONE39% USED TRANSIT

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4% BICYCLED46% DROVE ALONE35% USED TRANSIT

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3% BICYCLED38% DROVE ALONE48% USED TRANSIT

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11% BICYCLED36% DROVE ALONE39% USED TRANSIT

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PRODUCED BY THE DOWNTOWN DENVER PARTNERSHIPTHIS REPORT IS BASED ON THE RESULTS OF THE FALL 2015 DOWNTOWN DENVER COMMUTER SURVEY. FOR FULL SURVEY RESULTS AND METHODOLOGY, VISIT WWW.DOWNTOWNDENVER.COM.TO SCHEDULE A PRESENTATION ON THIS INFORMATION OR LEARN ABOUT EMPLOYEE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS, CALL 303-534-6161.

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ABOUT THIS SURVEY

COMMUTING DISTANCECommuters traveling �ve miles or lessare 3x more likely to bike to work and 3.5x more likely to walk to work.

WALKED1.3 miles

MOTOR BIKED7.2 miles

VANPOOLED45.7 miles

TRANSIT15.3 miles

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TOP BIKE ZIPS: 80204 - Golden Triangle/Lincoln Park 80223 - Baker/Athmar Park 80205 - Five Points TOP DRIVE ALONE ZIPS: 80238 - Stapleton 80003 - Westminster/Arvada 80220 - Montclair TOP TRANSIT ZIPS: 80120 - Littleton 80128 - Columbine/Ken Caryl 80020 - Broom�eld

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EMPLOYER BENEFITSCommuters are nearly twice as likely totake transit when their employer fully or partially subsidizes their transit pass.

JOB REQUIREMENTS76% of Downtown Denver commuterswhose employer requires them to have a car at work drive alone.

AGE & GENDERMales under 30 are the most likely group to bike to work, women between30 and 49 are the most likely group to drive alone and commutersover 50 are the most likely group to take transit.

PROXIMITY TO INFRASTRUCTUREDowntown Denver commuters residing in the Stapletonneighborhood have the highest drive alone rate. This may changein 2016 with the opening of the Regional Transportation District’sUniversity of Colorado A Line which will service Stapletonwith a station at Central Park Boulevard.

Used transit 40.6%Drove alone38.5%Bicycled 6.5%Walked 5.6%Carpooled 5.2%Teleworked 2.2%Motorbiked 1.1%Vanpooled 0.2%

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