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Lifestyle and Transportation Experiences
Closer to work (n=405) 3.74 11.6% 7.7% 16.0% 24.4% 40.2%
Urban Lifestyle (n=413) 3.54 10.2% 13.1% 21.3% 23.5% 32.0%
Parking availability (n=415) 3.44 11.8% 10.8% 23.4% 29.4% 24.6%
Close to Restaurants. (n=411) 3.33 12.7% 13.4% 25.5% 25.5% 22.9%
Close to Various Forms of
Entertainment (n=409) 3.31 12.5% 13.7% 25.9% 26.7% 21.3%
Availability of shopping
(n=413) 3.02 13.1% 19.4% 32.0% 23.5% 12.1%
Close to a train station
(n=419) 2.93 21.7% 20.8% 21.0% 16.0% 20.5%
Close to a bus stop (n=414) 2.49 33.3% 25.4% 15.9% 9.9% 15.5%* TOD resident respondents
importance, moderatelywere asked
important,to rate factors as "not important, of little
important, or very important" in therespondent's choice to purchase or rent their current residence (see Table 12).
* The reasons with the highest average importance score were closer to work, urban
lifestyle, and parking availability.
* Close to a train station was very important or important to 36.5 percent of the TOD
residents, while 42.5 percent reported that this factor was of little or not important
for their choice of residence. Close to a bus stop was very important or important to
25.4 percent of the TOD residents, with 58.7 assigning little or no importance to this
factor.
Differences among Service Areas
* Residents from the DART area reported an average importance rating of 4.05 for
"urban lifestyle," while Austin residents reported a 3.65 and Fort Worth residents a
2.99.
* Residents from the DART area reported an average importance rating of 3.76 for
"close to restaurants," while Austin residents reported a 3.41 and Fort Worth
residents a 2.88.69
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