The first project of the Transit Riders Union is a survey of Metro bus riders. This survey is a two-way conversation: we’re asking riders to share with us their ideas about how public transit can be improved, and we’re sharing some information too. The responses we collect will help us to figure out what issues are most important to riders, and what the TRU should be fighting for in the future.
After a lot of planning and a few trial runs, the survey is ready to go!! And now we need your help. The more responses we can collect, the better. Here’s how you can get involved:
1. Volunteer with our street team. We have three regular surveying sessions every week in downtown Seattle: Tuesdays at 5pm, Thursdays at noon, and Saturdays at 2pm. We’ll meet on the second floor of the City Center Building at 5th and Pike, at the seating area overlooking Pike at the top of the escalator. At least one TRU organizer will be there a quarter hour before the appointed starting time, sporting a bright gold shirt. We’ll give you the run-down on what the survey is all about, and then we’ll hit the bus stops as a group – you can observe someone else conducting the survey until you feel comfortable doing it yourself.
2. Conduct the survey on your own, on the bus and at your bus stops. You can find printable PDFs of our survey questions and response charts here. Contact Katie, the survey project coordinator, at katie@transitriders.org, to arrange data collection.
3. Take our survey on-line! You can find it on the survey page in the projects section.
4. Help us analyze the results of the survey, and to plan and develop future surveys – including one for bus drivers. If you’re interested, email Katie at katie@transitriders.org.