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Title:

DAILY VARIABILITY OF ROUTE AND TRIP SCHEDULING DECISIONS FOR THE EVENING COMMUTE

Accession Number:

00626898

Record Type:

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Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309052211

Abstract:

The day-to-day variation of individual trip scheduling and route decisions for the evening commute is addressed on the basis of detailed 2-week diaries of actual commuting trips completed by a sample of automobile commuters in Austin, Texas. The potential impact of using alternative measures of variability in the context of the daily commute is illustrated by comparing a "day-to-day" with a "deviation from normal" approach to individual switching behavior. Models are presented to relate observed route and departure time switching patterns to the commuters' characteristics, such as workplace conditions, socioeconomic attributes, and traffic system characteristics. About 39% of all reported evening commutes contained at least one intermediate stop, highlighting the importance of trip linking in commuting behavior. These multipurpose trips are shown to significantly influence the route and joint switching behavior of the commuters. The emerging picture of evening commuting habits clearly suggests high variability of the daily departure time from work, in part due to the trip-scheduling flexibility associated with this trip.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1357, Travel Demand Forecasting, Travel Behavior, and Telecommunications. 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 Accession #:

01405035

Language:

English

Authors:

Hatcher, S Gregory
Mahmassani, Hani S

ORCID 0000-0002-8443-8928

Pagination:

p. 72-81

Publication Date:

1992

Serial:

Transportation Research Record

Issue Number: 1357
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
ISSN: 0361-1981

ISBN:

0309052211

Features:

Figures (1) ; References (14) ; Tables (5)

Uncontrolled Terms:

Patterns; Trip

Geographic Terms:

Austin (Texas)

Old TRIS Terms:

Austin (Texas)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Feb 19 1993 12:00AM

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