TOWARDS THE ANALYSIS OF ATTITUDINAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES TO TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS

This report treats the requirements of planning methods for short-range and low-capital transportation options within the context of two primary objectives. The objectives are (1) the presentation of a fundamental set of behavioral principles which are relevant to the planning process and (2) the discussion of alternative methods for assessing the behavioral consequences of transportation changes. The presentation of fundamental behavioral principles relies substantially on classical behavioral reinforcement theory, but reference is also made to attitude theory, econometrics, marketing, and psychometrics. The discussion of data collection procedures presents information on sample specification, and it illustrates a variety of questionnaire formats for the collection of perceptions and preferences from respondents. Advantages and disadvantages of the formats are mentioned. Based on the discussion of behavioral principles and methods, general guidelines are offered for the modeling and data collection requirements of planning methods for short-range and low-capital transportation options. (A) /TRRL/

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• Corporate Authors:

  Elsevier

  Radarweg 29
  Amsterdam,   Netherlands  1043 NX
• Authors:
  • Dobson, Richard
• Publication Date: 1975-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 267-290
• Serial:
  • Transportation (Netherlands)
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
  • ISSN: 0049-4488

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Attitudes; Behavior; Data collection; Decision making; Economics; Human factors; Level of service; Marketing; Mathematical models; Modal split; Planning; Population; Private transportation; Public transit; Questionnaires; Surveys; Tariffs; Transportation planning; Travel time; Trip length; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Selection
• ITRD Terms: 2267: Attitude (psychol); 9001: Behaviour; 2248: Decision process; 255: Economics; 697: Journey time; 653: Level of service; 6473: Mathematical model; 675: Modal split; 143: Planning; 335: Population; 746: Private transport; 744: Public transport; 9072: Selection; 241: Tariff
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I71: Traffic Theory; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00132276
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 13 1981 12:00AM