Synopsis of Bicycle Demand in the City of Toronto: Application of an Integrated Econometric Model with Latent Variables
This paper provides an empirical basis for the evaluation of policies and programs that can increase the choice of biking, biking for different purposes as well as bike ownership. It uses an integrated econometric model that accommodates a latent variable endogenously. Empirical models are estimated by using a 2009 bicycle demand survey in the City of Toronto. Empirical investigation reveals that latent perception of bikeability and ‘safety consciousness’ directly influence the choice of biking. It is also found that level of bike ownership is an indicator of bike ownership propensity that is directly influenced by latent comfortability of biking and has a strong influence on the choices of biking for different purposes. It is clear that bike users in the City of Toronto are highly safety conscious. Increasing on-street and separate bike lanes proved to have the maximum effects on attracting more people to biking by increasing the perception of bikeability in the city, comfortability of biking in the city and increasing bike users’ sense of safety. In terms of individuals’ characteristics, older males are found to be the most conformable and younger females are the least comfortable group of cyclists in Toronto.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB40(1) Emerging Methods. Alternate title: Synopsis of Bicycle Demand in City of Toronto: Application of Integrated Econometric Model with Latent Variables.
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Authors:
- Habib, Khandker Nurul
- Mann, Jenessa
- Mahmoud, Mohamed
- Weiss, Adam
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC
- Date: 2014-1-12 to 2014-1-16
- Date: 2014
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 23p
- Monograph Title: TRB 93rd Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bicycle lanes; Bicycle travel; Comfort; Empirical methods; Mode choice; Travel demand
- Uncontrolled Terms: Bicycle safety
- Geographic Terms: Toronto (Canada)
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01516063
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 14-1306
- Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 27 2014 9:04AM