DYNAMICS OF JOB AND HOUSING LOCATIONS AND THE WORK TRIP: EVIDENCE FROM PUGET SOUND TRANSPORTATION PANEL
Residence and workplace locations are the defining elements for the work trip. However, until recently both have been treated in theoretical and empirical research as static determinants instead of being recognized for the numerous locational changes that occur every year. Many such changes can be viewed as adjustments to housing and commuting conditions. Panel surveys can provide data bases suitable for analyzing such adjustments. The Puget Sound Transportation Panel (PSTP) was used to draw household and worker samples for exploring the magnitude of locational changes and their effects on home-to-work travel behavior. Descriptive analysis indicated no strong evidence of bias as a result of panel attrition. Results showed high levels of residence and workplace location changes, connections to reductions in home-to-work distances for long work trips, and shifts in the usual travel mode to work, especially out of transit and carpooling and particularly for women workers. The PSTP data base is evaluated for its ability to support further dynamic demographic analysis.
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- This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1463, Travel Behavior Analysis, Telecommuting, and Public Participation. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
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Authors:
- Watterson, W T
- Publication Date: 1994
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 1-9
- Monograph Title: Travel behavior analysis, telecommuting, and public participation
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Serial:
- Transportation Research Record
- Issue Number: 1463
- Publisher: Transportation Research Board
- ISSN: 0361-1981
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data collection; Demographics; Females; Industrial location; Modal shift; Residential location; Surveys; Travel behavior; Travel modes; Trip length; Work trips; Workplaces
- Geographic Terms: Puget Sound; Puget Sound Region
- Old TRIS Terms: Locational changes; Travel modes
- Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00676592
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Apr 18 1995 12:00AM