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Title:

MICROANALYSIS OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION DEMAND

Accession Number:

00242598

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309021774

Abstract:

A DISAGGREGATE OR MICROANALYTIC DEMAND MODEL FOR URBAN TRAVEL IS DEVELOPED. THE MODEL TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE SIMULTANEOUS AND INTERDEPENDENT CHARACTER OF DECISIONS ABOUT TRAVEL, LOCATION, AND AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP. TWO SPECIAL FEATURES CHARACTERIZE THE STRUCTURE OF THE MODEL: THE HOUSEHOLD IS TAKEN AS THE BASIC DECISION UNIT, AND THE SOCIAL CLASS AND THE STAGE OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF THOSE UNITS ARE IMPORTANT EXPLANATORY VARIABLES. STRATIFYING BOSTON SURVEY DATA ACCORDING TO THOSE GROUPS GENERALLY SUPPORTED THE HYPOTHESES AND EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCATION AS A PRIOR DETERMINANT OF TRAVEL CHOICES. AN IMPORTANT CONCLUSION FOR TRANSPORTATION POLICY GROWS FROM THAT OBSERVATION: INDISCRIMINANT IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSIT SERVICE, WHICH DO NOT CONSIDER THE EXISTENCE OF MARKET SEGMENTS DEFINED BY LOCATION, MAY LEAD TO FRUSTRATINGLY SMALL CHANGES IN THE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

Supplemental Notes:

Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Social, Economic, and Environmental Factors of Transportation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.

Monograph Title:

Travel behavior

Monograph Accession #:

01410360

Authors:

Aldana, Eduardo
de Neufville, Richard
Stafford, Joseph H

Pagination:

pp 1-11

Publication Date:

1973

Serial:

Highway Research Record

Issue Number: 446
Publisher: Highway Research Board

Conference:

52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board

Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26

ISBN:

0309021774

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References (41) ; Tables (5)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Models

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 11 1982 12:00AM

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