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This paper investigates mode choice behavior for work tours and non-work tours based on data from a within-day travel survey in Zhongshan, Guangdong province in China. The sample analyzed, consisting of 7,734 tours, was obtained by transforming raw trip data into tours and differentiating between work and non-work tours. Using multinomial logit models, the authors analyze mode choice for both work and non-work tours separately, while considering trip chain complexity – including number of stops, tour distance, monetary cost, and number of daily tours. The rho-squared measures of goodness of fit are much higher for work tours than for non-work tours, suggesting that non-work mode choice may be more diverse and less predictable. All socio-demographic characteristics significant for non-work tours are also significant for work tours, while gender and household size are significant only for work tours. Interestingly, an increase in the number of intermediate stops within non-work tours is associated with increased use of non-driving modes, but an increase within work tours is associated with decreased use for non-driving modes (bus and bicycle). Prior research that analyzes trip chain complexity has analyzed it for pooled data without distinguishing between non-work tours and work tours. The findings of this paper, when the authors account for this distinction, suggest that if intermediate stops increase, compared to choosing the car, respondents are more likely to choose non-driving modes (walk, bicycle, motorcycle, and bus) for non-work tours, whereas they are less likely to choose bicycle or bus for work tours.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB10 Traveler Behavior and Values. Alternate title: Comparison of Mode Choice Behavior for Work Tours and Nonwork Tours Considering Trip Chain Complexity.

01503729

14-0610

English

20p

2014

Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Mode choice; Multinomial logits; Travel surveys; Trip chaining; Work trips

Non-work trips

Zhongshan (China)

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

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2014 Paper #14-0610

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Jan 27 2014 2:17PM