WORKSHOP ON TRAVEL BEHAVIOR CHARACTERISTICS AND ANALYSIS. WORKSHOP SUMMARY

The orientation was a review of alternative analytical approaches to the traditional planning and modeling process. Several areas were identified where applications can be found: Transit marketing studies; impact assessment; ridesharing agency reviews, and service for elderly and handicapped. Survey strategies and market segmentation are reasonably well utilized in practice and attitudinal analyses have been performed in a few transit, carpool and pedestrian planning studies. The workshop determined that the methods that could be incorporated into planning practice with high short-term benefits are (1) small scale data collection; (2) simulations with small groups; (3) segmentation and activity concepts and derivative analytical techniques. Planning levels for which travel behavior analysis techniques are most suited are strategic planning and project planning. Research affects practice in many more ways than through technology transfer. Although it is essential for planners to review the transfer of research into practice, it is important to also establish new research horizons. Social and behavioral sciences, in providing a larger framework for understanding travel behavior, can be of assistance in providing information tools for better planning and anticipating directions for future work.

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  • Proceedings of a conference held October 3-7, 1982, Easton, Maryland. 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:
  • Tischer, Mary Lynn
• Conference:
  • Conference on Travel Analysis Methods for the 1980s
  • Location: Easton Maryland, United States
  • Date: 1982-10-3 to 1982-10-7
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: p. 72-73
• Monograph Title: TRAVEL ANALYSIS METHODS FOR THE 1980S
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 201
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternatives analysis; Analysis; Behavior; Data collection; Marketing; Persons with disabilities; Public transit; Ridesharing; Social factors; Surveys; Travel behavior
• Old TRIS Terms: Analytical method; Behavioral objectives
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00390206
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 30 1984 12:00AM