CHARACTERISTICS OF MULTISTOP MULTIPURPOSE TRAVEL: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF TRIP LENGTH

An empirical study is presented of several issues associated with the trip lengths of multistop multipurpose nonwork travel; a 2-week travel diary survey of households in Hamilton, Ontario, is used. These issues include the relationship between average stop-to-stop (link) travel times and stop purpose and number, the extent to which multistop trips follow minimum paths, and the extent to which stop sequences are ordered by distance from home. The analysis indicates that significant differences exist in average link travel times among stop purposes but not among stop number. In gereral, multistop trips do not follow minimum time paths. It is also found that stops nearest the trip maker's home are most likely to be the first or the last stop on a trip. Finally, some implications of these results for future modeling efforts and empirical investigations are briefly discussed.

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• Authors:
  • O'Kelly, Morton E
  • Miller, Eric J
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 33-39
• Monograph Title: TRAVEL MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS RESEARCH METHODS
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 976
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Empirical methods; Households; Origin and destination; Trip length; Trip purpose
• Uncontrolled Terms: Nonwork trips
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

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• Accession Number: 00395400
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309037581
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 31 1985 12:00AM