Daly City's Green Vision - City of Daly City

Figure 3.9: Employee Commute Distance to Work
Number of Employees
(Responding Only)
50
45
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
0-5
6-10
11-15
15-20
21-25
26-30
31-35
36-40
41-45
46-50
50-75
76-100
Over 100
Median Distance to Work:
10 miles
Miles to Work
Commuter Preferences
When asked if employees would consider taking a list of alternative transportation modes (Figure 3.10), 30 percent
of respondents indicated they would be interested in using public transportation, with carpooling and biking
following with 20 percent and 17 percent of respondents respectively. Forty-three percent of respondents indicated
that they had no interest in converting to an alternative mode of transportation.
Despite some employees’ interest in public transit, only 40 percent of respondents indicated that there was a transit
route available which they could take to and from work (Figure 3.11). This suggests that Daly City could reduce
emissions from commutes by working collaboratively with (BART, Caltrain, SamTrans, VTA) to provide better
service for employees. Respondents also indicated that they would be more encouraged to take public transit if (see
Figure 3.12) Daly City offered a commuter shuttle (26 percent), improved transit options (24 percent), and
subsidized public transit (22 percent).
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