ReachNow Survey
You are being asked to participate in a research study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley. You were selected as a possible participant in this study because you are a member of ReachNow.
PURPOSE OF THE STUDY
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are conducting this research to gain information about the impact of ReachNow on travel behavior and mode choice in Seattle.
PROCEDURES If you volunteer to participate in this study, we would like to ask you to complete the on-line survey.
POTENTIAL RISKS AND DISCOMFORTS Some of the questions may make you uncomfortable. You may choose to not answer any questions that make you uncomfortable. Your confidentiality will be kept to the degree permitted by the technology being used. No guarantees can be made regarding the interception of data sent via the Internet by any third parties. Data may exist on backups or server logs beyond the timeframe of this research project.
POTENTIAL BENEFITS TO SUBJECTS AND/OR TO SOCIETY You may not directly benefit from your participation in this research. The results of the study will provide researchers with an understanding of how travel patterns and mode choices have been changing.
COMPENSATION FOR PARTICIPATION At the end of the survey, you will be offered an opportunity to enter your email for a chance to win one of 30 Amazon gift cards worth $50 in a random drawing. We anticipate the survey will take 15 to 20 minutes to complete. In order to enter the drawing, you must provide us with your email address at the end of the survey. For the drawing, the odds of winning a prize depend upon how many people are entered into the drawing. As we do not know how many people will participate in this research study-related drawing, we cannot predict what the odds will be of winning. The drawing will take place in May 2019, after completion of the survey. If you are picked from the drawing, you will be notified by email. You may also enter the drawing by clicking here.
CONFIDENTIALITY You will not be identified in this study, and no information that is obtained from this survey will be connected with you. Your confidentiality will be kept to the degree permitted by the technology being used. No guarantees can be made regarding the interception of data sent via the Internet by any third parties. Data may exist on backups or server logs beyond the timeframe of this research project.
IDENTIFICATION OF INVESTIGATORS If you have any questions or concerns about the research, please feel free to contact Elliot Martin (survey-tsrc@berkeley.edu) at the Transportation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC), at the University of California Berkeley, Richmond Field Station, 1357 S.46th Street, Bldg. 452, Richmond, CA. 94804.
RIGHTS OF RESEARCH SUBJECTS You may withdraw your consent at any time and discontinue participation without penalty. You are not waiving any legal rights because of your participation in this research study. If you have questions regarding your rights as a research subject, contact the Office for Protection of Research Subjects at (510) 642-7461 or subjects@berkeley.edu. The office is located at 2150 Shattuck Avenue, Suite 313 University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA. 947704-5940. The IRB Administration has also developed a website designed to make you familiar with your rights. The website discusses your basic rights as a research participant, an explanation of the informed consent process, the basic requirement that written consent be in a language understandable to you, and suggested sample questions to ask the research investigator regarding your participation in the study. This website can be accessed at: http://cphs.berkeley.edu.