REGULARITIES IN TRAVEL TIME AND MONEY EXPENDITURES

The regularities in travel time and money expenditures of household and travelers in urban areas are examined. Data from both developed and developing countries are analyzed and compared. The data analyses suggest that travel time and money expenditures display regularities that are associated with such factors as households socioeconomic characteristics, transport system supply, and urban structure. Special attention is given to the possible segmentation of households for travel demand analyses, as inferred from the travel time and money expenditures. The analyses suggest that travel time and money expenditures can be conveniently summarized as travel time and money budgets and that their relatively stable functions can be transferred between cities and over time in a country. Use of these travel budgets in travel forecasting and transport policy planning is discussed, and suggestions are made for future research into travel time and money expenditures. (Author)

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• Authors:
  • Zahavi, Yacov
  • Talvitie, Antti
• Conference:
  • 59th Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1980-1-21 to 1980-1-25
• Publication Date: 1980

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 13-19
• Monograph Title: Household activities, budget constraints, and stability of travel
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 750
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Budgeting; Data analysis; Expenditures; Forecasting; Households; Mathematical analysis; Socioeconomic factors; Travel budgets; Travel costs; Travel time; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00322224
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309030609
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 19 1981 12:00AM