1965 Bay Area Transportation Study Commission Travel Survey

Dataset · Fri Jan 30 00:00:00 EST 2026

DOI:https://doi.org/10.15483/1924753· OSTI ID:1924753

Team, TSDC ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Laboratory

The Bay Area Transportation Study (BATS) Commission collected data from 30,686 Bay Area households using a face-to-face, in-home survey for a regional travel study to better understand their transportation needs and preferences. These households represented about 2.1% of the 1,387,000 Bay Area households in 1965. All household members around five years old were asked to record their travel for one assigned travel day. Data from this survey were used in efforts to develop travel demand models from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Idaho National Laboratory
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1924753
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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