THE FLEXIBILITY OF DEPARTURE TIMES FOR WORK TRIPS

We examine the flexibility of departure times for the journey to work making use of data gathered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Measured travel time peaking is pronounced for trips into the Pittsburgh central business district, although the variation in travel time is low for a particular route, mode and departure time. Estimation of a logit model of simultaneous mode and departure time interval choice is reported. Departure time decisions are found to be much more flexible (elastic) than are mode choices. Some implications for dynamic or time dependent transportation system management strategies are considered.(a)

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• Authors:
  • Hendrickson, C
  • Plank, E
• Publication Date: 1984-1

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 25-36
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
  • Volume: 18A
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0965-8564
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09658564

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Central business districts; Commuting; Decision making; Departure time; Itinerary; Logits; Mathematical models; Mode choice; Peak periods; Time; Transportation modes; Travel time; Trip length; Work trips
• Geographic Terms: Pennsylvania; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Modal selection
• ITRD Terms: 2248: Decision process; 699: Itinerary; 697: Journey time; 621: Journey to work; 6473: Mathematical model; 612: Peak hour; 5414: Time; 311: Town centre; 1145: Transport mode; 8122: USA
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I71: Traffic Theory; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387988
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-037 088
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM