2010 UWA Commuting Survey Vol I Exec Summ - The University of ...

GlossaryActive commuting (AC)Car poolDropped <strong>of</strong>fPublic transport (PT)Single occupant vehicle(SOV)Suburb ZonesWalkable distance (Zone 1)Cyclable distance (Zone 2)Other (Zone 3)Physical activity undertaken as a means <strong>of</strong> transport includeswalking, cycling and other non-motorised vehicles as well as publictransport use, as this usually involved walking or cycling at thebeginning or end <strong>of</strong> the journey.Car pool driver or passenger.Dropped <strong>of</strong>f by friend/family member who did not park at <strong>UWA</strong>.Public transport (includes bus, train, or ferry).Single occupant vehicle, drive car on own or uses motorcycle orscooter.This classification provides an indication <strong>of</strong> appropriate activecommuting distances, but are ‘as the crow flies’ and do not take intoaccount location within the surburb or environmental factors such asquality <strong>of</strong> paths, roads, or geography <strong>of</strong> area.Zone 1 included suburbs where the majority <strong>of</strong> the suburb waslocated within a 1km radius <strong>of</strong> the <strong>UWA</strong> Nedlands/Crawley campus.This distance represents a ‘walkable’ distance.Zone 2 included suburbs outside <strong>of</strong> Zone 1 where the majority <strong>of</strong> thesuburb fell within an 8 km ‘as the crow flies’ radius <strong>of</strong> <strong>UWA</strong>,representing a ‘cyclable’ distance.Zone 3 suburbs fall outside <strong>of</strong> the 8km radius, and are classified abeing a distance to far from <strong>UWA</strong> to expect commuting by walking orcycling.