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Invited to join? Complete a Household Questionnaire.

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Record your travel on your assigned travel days using a GPS device or travel log.

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If selected, please confirm your GPS travel information.

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Important Notice: Effective February 1, 2013 10:00 pm, registration to participate in the Northeast Ohio Regional Travel Survey (Step 1) will be closed. Participants will be eligible to enter their travel information (Step 3) through 10:00 pm on March 15, 2013. In order for your travel information to be included in the survey results, travel information must be entered by March 15, 2013, at 10:00 pm. If you have questions, please contact our toll free hotline at 877-261-4621.
Welcome! The Northeast Ohio Regional Travel Survey is an effort sponsored by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency and the Ohio Department of Transportation. If you have received a participation postcard, please click Start Here to begin the survey.
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Every day, thousands of people move through Northeast Ohio—in cars, on buses, by train, by foot, on bikes. To plan for the projects of tomorrow, we need to understand how you travel today. Please participate in this important survey and help improve your transportation future.

Why your participation matters

Reason 1 You are important.
Your household was picked to represent households like yours across the region.
Reason 2 You can make a difference.
Your travel information will help build a complete picture of local transportation needs, so decision-makers can make the best recommendations for improvements.
Reason 3 We need to spend transportation funds wisely.
Accurate information will help ensure that our limited transportation funds are spent where they are needed most.
Reason 4 Your input can improve everyone's
quality of life.
Smart investments in transportation will improve our region's economy and environmental impact through better access to jobs and housing, reduced traffic congestion, and increased mobility.
Reason 5 We appreciate your time.
Your time and input now can provide years of benefit.

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News about the Study

  • The Plain Dealer, “Northeast Ohio survey will help determine our travel future” (Sept 2, 2012)
  • Northeast Ohio Regional Travel Survey approaches half-way mark. Read the NOACA Press Release for more information. (Aug 28, 2012)
  • The study goes to the airwaves! Click below to hear Gayle Godek, Senior Communications Specialist with Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), talk about the study on WEOL AM930's "Morning Show" on February 2, 2012.

      

  • The Morning Journal, "NOACA starts transportation survey" (Feb 7, 2012)
  • NOACA Press Release about the study (Jan 23, 2012)

The Survey Area

Travel information is being collected from residents of five counties (highlighted below) in northeast Ohio: Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, and Medina. Click on the county below to view current progress to date:

Map of the survey area  View Larger Map