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Introduction This study ~as undertaken by the cities of Anoka, Champlin and Coon Rapids, ~ith assistance from the Rtnnesota Deparment 'of Transportation (Mn/DOT) in an effort to better define the travel characteristics of ~otorists usin8 the TH 169 (Ferry St.) bridga. Community .leaders in these cities requested this data be attained to assist in the decision process currently undertaken by the North Hetro Travel Task Force~ i.e., to determine the best solution to the existing and projected traffic congestion in the vicinity of the bridge. Survey Techni~e The data needed to anser the questions 'raised by the task force included trip purpose, origin and destination, bridge usage (both frequency and time of day), and an attitude survey. A~ternatives of study considered included: l) license plate survey, 2) telephone intervie~, 3) roadside intervie~, 4) questionnaire survey. The questionnaire survey ~as selected as being the most cost/time effective method vhich you, d satisfy the data collection objectives. To capture an accurate cross section of trips on the bridge questionnaires were distributed in both northbound and southbound directions during each of the following times: 1) ~eek day, AM peak period, 2) week day, mid-day, 3) ~eek day, PM peak period, 4) week end, mid-day. For each time in each direction 200 questionnaires were distributed, thus, 1600 questionnaires were distributed. A copy of the questionnaire is in the Appendix. Approximate times of distribution of the questionnaire were: [) AM peak, 6:30 AH to 7:00 AM, 2) mid-day, l:O0 PH to 2:00 PM, 3) PM peak, 4:00 PM to 4:30 PM. Prior to the start of distribution activities a 'survey crew' sign ~as placed adjacent the roadway approximately 500t upstre~ from the distribution site. Existing signal systems were used to stop traffic thus providing a relatively safe environment for workers. Surve7 Results On the next page is the data summary tabulation for the survey. Note that no response is coded as "-'. Zero percentage (0) indicates less than 1/2I response. Res, Its are coded by distribution 8roup, i.e., A1 is Northbound AH, A2 is Northbound mid-day, A3 is Northbound PH, A is Northbound mid-day weekend, C1 is Southbound AH, etc. The aggregate column represents unadjusted accumutated response of all data groups. The weekday aggregate (normalized) column is the result of a nomalization technique rich respect to time of day and hourly distribution of traffic. A discussion of this technique follows.