Multiple Purpose Tours and Efficient Trip Chaining: An Analysis of the Effects of Land Use and Transit on Travel Behavior in Switzerland

Using the 2010 Swiss Microcensus on mobility and transportation, a new approach to characterizing tours is explored. Building on recent work by Ho & Mulley (2013), the authors elaborate upon their typology of tours, developed based not only on tour complexity, but also on the spatial distribution of destinations within tours. The authors' adapted typology is then applied to investigate the relationship between land use, tour type and mode use. The authors' results mirror previous findings that complexity should not be seen as a deterrent to transit use overall, but rather that the distribution of destinations found within a tour must be taken into account if one seeks to better understand complexity and chaining effects on mode use. While much research focuses on land use at the home location, the authors find that land use at destinations is a much better predictor of chaining trips in such a way as to maximize the likelihood of transit and walking both in simple and complex tours. Finally, a more complete definition is provided for “efficient trip chaining” within tours, allowing one to better understand how low-detour or short trips can be integrated in complex tours, allowing for more sustainable travel choices.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB40 Transportation Demand Forecasting. Alternate title: Multiple-Purpose Tours and Efficient Trip Chaining: Analysis of Effects of Land Use and Transit on Travel Behavior in Switzerland
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• Authors:
  • Harding, Christopher
  • Miller, Eric J
  • Patterson, Zachary
  • Axhausen, Kay W
• Conference:
  • Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting
  • Location: Washington DC, United States
  • Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
• Date: 2015

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 17p
• Monograph Title: TRB 94th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Land use; Mode choice; Public transit; Sustainable transportation; Trip chaining; Walking
• Geographic Terms: Switzerland
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01557869
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: 15-4551
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 26 2015 5:27PM