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Title:

Destination Choice Study by Activity for Rural Vermont Households

Accession Number:

01155852

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

Many studies have found both household structure and land use type to be strongly correlated with travel behavior in non-rural or urban settings. This study expands upon previous literature by testing the strength of this relationship in rural neighborhoods. Employing survey results from the Two Rivers-Ottauquechee Region (TROR) in Vermont, the authors adopted an ordered Probit model to investigate consistency in destination choice among several pre-selected activity types and a multinomial logit model to examine the destination preferences of households/individuals for specific activities. The results obtained are similar to those identified in previous research, showing that differences in travel patterns between households can likely be explained by differences in time budget flexibility and the activity types required by each household’s structure. Commercial development level was found to be positively associated with local (within town of residence) travel. The authors findings also point to the power of economic incentives, such as “no sales tax” on trip making behavior and destination choice. Taken together, our study indicates that the relationship between travel patterns and household structure in rural areas has similar characteristics to those found in suburban or urban areas. The unique land use patterns and development distribution often found in rural areas however, tends to be associated with the distinctive travel behavior of their residential population. In the long run, rural neighborhoods might have the opportunity to direct their future development to encourage less travel by expanding opportunities for residents to fulfill their activity needs locally.

Monograph Accession #:

01147878

Report/Paper Numbers:

10-2569

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Zhang, Chen
Gekas, Cassandra Elena
Aultman-Hall, Lisa

Pagination:

22p

Publication Date:

2010

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

DVD

Features:

Figures; Maps; References (15) ; Tables (5)

Geographic Terms:

Vermont

Subject Areas:

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

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2010 Paper #10-2569

Files:

TRIS, TRB

Created Date:

Jan 25 2010 11:14AM