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Title:

Exploring Vermonter’s Self-Reported Unmet Long-Distance Travel Need

Accession Number:

01663008

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

In the United States, studies of transportation equity focus on affordable access to local destinations and basic services. But access to out-of-town destinations also plays a role in equity and overall well-being. The limited studies of long-distance intercity travel focus on observed demand, leaving out latent or unmet demand. This study explores factors which impact unmet long-distance travel demand using 2,232 responses from a 2016 state-wide survey of Vermonters which included measures of self-reported long-distance travel as well as indicators of unmet local and long-distance travel needs. A total of 22 percent of respondents indicated they had unmet demand at least once per year. Furthermore, there was a significant correlation between those who had unmet demand within Vermont and outside of Vermont, proxies for local and intercity travel, respectively. Five ordinal logistic regression models were estimated. Income level, Internet access, and education level were found to be significant predictors of realized long-distance travel. Attitude on passenger rail service, household size and composition, household vehicles, age, income, and self-reported urban residence were predictors of both unmet local and long-distance travel need. In addition, public transit attitude and full-time employment were significant for local unmet need, while miles to the nearest metropolitan area was a significant predictor for longer travel needs. Models of actual travel were stronger than for unmet demand, indicating that other unmeasured predictor variables may be important. Recommendations include using qualitative methods to examine associated factors that may be unmeasured in travel surveys.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB10 Standing Committee on Traveler Behavior and Values.

Report/Paper Numbers:

18-03221

Language:

English

Authors:

Ullman, Hannah
Aultman-Hall, Lisa

Pagination:

16p

Publication Date:

2018

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2018-1-7 to 2018-1-11
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Vermont

Subject Areas:

Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Society

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2018 Paper #18-03221

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 8 2018 10:47AM