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Title:

It’s a Matter of Time: Assessment of Additional Time Budgeted for Commuting to McGill University Across Modes

Accession Number:

01595652

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/9780309369879

Abstract:

Commute travel time is not always reliable, and individuals often budget additional time to ensure that they arrive at their destination punctually. This additional time allotted for the commute needlessly reduces the amount of time that individuals could have spent performing other activities. This study investigates the amount of additional time commuters allocate to account for travel time unreliability and presents the results with a series of log-linear regression models. Data for this study originated from the 2013 McGill Commuter Survey, a universitywide survey in which students, staff, and faculty described their typical experience commuting to McGill University, located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Results reveal that drivers allocate the most extra time for their commute, whereas users of other modes (transit, bicycle, and pedestrian) budget about 29% to 66% less than drivers. The findings of this study also indicate that bus commuters add 14% more buffer time per bus taken, and train users budget 11% less time for every commuter train taken. These findings reveal an existing perception that the street network is unreliable (for either buses or cars). Hence, the city should consider implementing strategies such as exclusive bus lanes and variable cost congestion pricing schemes to reduce uncertainty in travel time and improve the reliability of the street network. Such strategies are expected to decrease the level of uncertainty related to commuting to work or school and accordingly reduce the amount of time lost because of additional time budgeted for uncertainty.

Monograph Title:

Travel Behavior, Volume 1

Monograph Accession #:

01609830

Report/Paper Numbers:

16-3167

Language:

English

Authors:

Loong, Charis
El-Geneidy, Ahmed

Pagination:

pp 94–102

Publication Date:

2016

Serial:

Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Issue Number: 2565
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

9780309369879

Media Type:

Print

Features:

Figures (1) ; References (35) ; Tables (2)

Identifier Terms:

McGill University, Montreal

Subject Areas:

Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 12 2016 5:24PM

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