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Title:

Pseudo-Panel Analysis of Daily Distance Travelled and Its Determinants in the Netherlands over Three Decades

Accession Number:

01631692

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

As travel behaviour requires time to adjust to changes in residential location and transport infrastructure, there is a need for long-term studies quantifying the relationships between locations, individuals and travel behaviour. Such empirical evidence is critical for assessing the previous and adjusting the succeeding land use-transport policies. Existing research, however, has mostly investigated travel behaviour during relatively short time periods and for a single transport mode. This paper examines the development of travel behaviour and its socio-demographic and location determinants, using Dutch National Travel Survey data from 1980 to 2010 among other sources, in the Randstad, the Netherlands. A pseudo-panel analysis is conducted to investigate the effect of various indicators on average daily distance travelled by train, car and bicycle over three decades. Econometric models including pooled ordinary least squares, fixed and random effects and a hybrid model were tested to identify the best fit. The results indicate that average daily distance travelled rose until the mid-1990s before witnessing a decrease till 2010. Interestingly, half of the Randstad inhabitants have been travelling no more than 30 kilometres per day over the past thirty years. Furthermore, as people grow older, they increasingly travel more by train and bicycle. Finally, a rise in suburban inhabitants decreases the average distance travelled by train and increases that of bicycle, while a rise in rural inhabitants encourages higher distances travelled by car.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB10 Standing Committee on Traveler Behavior and Values. Alternate title: A Pseudo-Panel Analysis of Daily Distance Travelled and Its Determinants in the Netherlands over Three Decades.

Monograph Accession #:

01618707

Report/Paper Numbers:

17-04345

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Kasraian, Dena
Maat, Kees
van Wee, Bert

Pagination:

17p

Publication Date:

2017

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Identifier Terms:

Dutch National Travel Survey

Uncontrolled Terms:

Long term

Geographic Terms:

Randstad (Netherlands)

Subject Areas:

Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2017 Paper #17-04345

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 8 2016 11:39AM