POLICY SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF KARACHI COMMUTERS

An incremental logit model was used in order to measure the change in behavior of commuters after the introduction of the newly proposed transport mode of magnetic train. Car, motorcycle, paratransit, bus, and coach were existing transport modes, while magnetic train was considered to be a future mode. Both direct and cross elasticity were calculated for existing and future conditions of Karachi. For RP data models, it was revealed that total travel time variable had higher direct elasticity of -1.017 for bus, while total cost divided by family income variable had higher effect on the cross elasticity of car, motorcycle, and paratransit. Additional findings are also given and discussed.

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• Authors:
  • Memon, A Q
  • Sano, K
• Conference:
  • Urban Transport X. Urban Transport and the Environment in the 21st Century
  • Location: Dresden, Germany
  • Date: 2004-5-19 to 2004-5-21
• Publication Date: 2004-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 365-373
• Serial:
  • Publication of: WIT Press
  • Publisher: WIT Press
  • ISSN: 1462-608X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuters; Commuting; Elasticity (Economics); Logits; Mode choice; Traffic models; Travel behavior; Travel time; Trip purpose; Urban transit; Urban transportation policy
• Geographic Terms: Pakistan
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00977882
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1853127167
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 25 2004 12:00AM