EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ROUTE AND DEPARTURE TIME CHOICE DYNAMICS OF URBAN COMMUTERS

The interaction between departure time and route switching in response to experienced congestion in a traffic commuting system is investigated using an experimental approach in which actual commuters interact over a period of seven weeks in a simulated commuting system. This experiment extends previous observational work along this line by incorporating the route choice dimension, which is essential to an understanding of user choice dynamics in congested urban systems. Another important feature of this experiment is the consideration of two groups of commuters with different information availability levels interacting in the same system, thereby allowing the analysis of the effect of information on user behavior and performance. The implications of the findings for the design of information-related strategies for the relief of congestion in urban networks are also discussed.

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  • This paper appears in Transportation Research Record No. 1203, Demand Forecasting and Trip Generation-Route Choice Dynamics. 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
• Authors:
  • Mahmassani, Hani S
  • 0000-0002-8443-8928
  • Stephan, D G
• Publication Date: 1988

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 69-84
• Monograph Title: Demand forecasting and trip generation - route choice dynamics
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1203
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Behavior; Commuters; Departure time; Experiments; Information management; Information, data, and knowledge; Route choice; Supply; Traffic congestion; Traffic diversion; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability; Route switching
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00489558
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309047692
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Nov 30 1989 12:00AM