MAROONDAH INTEGRATED TRANSPORT STRATEGY

4.4 Maroondah Trip CharacteristicsAccording to the Victorian Activity and Travel Survey (VATS) results for the period1994 to 1996 there were 268,685 trips per day made by residents of Maroondah. Thecharacteristics of these trips with purpose are described below.4.4.1 Mode ChoiceTable 4.1 shows the modes of transport used by the residents of Maroondah over theperiod 1994 to 1996 for travel throughout the metropolitan area. It shows that:• Car is the predominant mode used with 81.6% of trips made either as car driveror car passenger;• Public transport is relatively more important for longer trips between Maroondahand Melbourne and the metropolitan area than for trips within Maroondah. Ahigher proportion of people who live in the Ringwood zone use public transportfor trips to Metropolitan Melbourne than Croydon zone residents;• Public transport is used more for travel between the Ringwood and Croydonzones than for local (within zones) trips; and• Walking is a significant mode for travel for local trips.Table 4.1 Mode of Travel, Maroondah (per cent) 1ModeTo/From Metro MelbBetween Zones 2RingwoodCroydonTRIP TYPEBetweenRingwood- CroydonWithinRingwoodWithinCroydonWalk 1.1 0.5 2.8 34.3 20.5 11.7Bike 0.0 0.6 1.3 0.7 1.6 0.6Car Driver 63.4 73.0 62.6 45.8 53.1 60.0Car Passenger 24.5 20.8 26.3 16.7 22.4 21.6Public Transport 9.4 4.2 4.7 2.1 2.3 5.1Other 1.6 0.8 2.2 0.4 0.0 1.0Total (%) 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0Total Number ofTrips Per Day84,141 64,669 18,751 63,954 37,170 268,685% Total Trips 31.3% 24.1% 7.0% 23.8% 13.8% 100%Source: VATS data for 1994 to 1996 supplied by the Transport Research Centre.Note: 1. Includes non-home based trips and forward leg of home based trips.2. To/from the Ringwood and Croydon zones to other zones in the metropolitan area.Total(%)4.4.2 Trip PatternsFigure 4.1, which based on data contained in Table 4.1, shows that just over half thetrips (55.4%) the trips generated by Maroondah residents are made to locations outsideof Maroondah; trips totally within Ringwood and Croydon account for 23.8% and13.8% respectively. The remaining trips (7%) are made between Ringwood andCroydon.22