How individual perceptions of transportation systems influence mode choice for mobility-challenged people: A case study in Dhaka using an integrated choice and latent variable model

This study examines how mobility-challenged persons (MCPs) navigate the limitations of transportation systems, using an integrated choice and latent variable (ICLV) model. Building on the experience of MCPs in a South Asian megacity context, that of Dhaka, Bangladesh, the empirical strategy accounts for perceptions of mode-specific challenges, which arguably vary by mobility impairment. These perceptions are posited as latent variables. Drawing on survey data collected from 400 MCPs living in Dhaka, the latent variables were constructed via a factor analysis of 18 statements about the experienced severity (ranked on a scale from 1 to 5) of mode-specific challenges. Holding socio-demographic and travel-related factors constant, the authors find that perceptions of mode-specific challenges significantly influence mode choices – while the degree of impairment alone, and related mobility aid needed, do not. Perceived limitations of the walking infrastructure shift MCPs' travel demand towards the bus, whereas bus fare-related issues encourage the use of non-motorized and powered three-wheelers. They recommend that mode choice models include latent variables related to MCPs’ perceptions of various modes to more accurately inform universal access policies.

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2023.12.017
• Record URL:
  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0967070X23003451
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  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/oclc/29485010
• Supplemental Notes:
  • © 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Bhuiya, Md Musfiqur Rahman
  • Mohiuddin, Hossain
  • Hassan, Md Musleh Uddin
  • Jamme, Hue-Tam
• Publication Date: 2024-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 259-270
• Serial:
  • Transport Policy
  • Volume: 147
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0967-070X
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/issn/096707X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demographics; Mode choice; Persons with disabilities; Socioeconomic factors; Transportation disadvantaged persons
• Geographic Terms: Dhaka (Bangladesh)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Passenger Transportation; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01904181
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 5 2024 2:29PM