SPATIAL DIFFERENCES IN THE TRIP GENERATION AND TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR - EMPIRICAL OBSERVATIONS IN THE TAMPERE REGION

In this study several spatial or geographical factors, like the local service accessibility, have been studied in order to explain the differences in travel patterns. Especially in the future, when the number of leisure time trips and personal business trips may continue to increase, the importance of the local service level will increase. The study is based on the travel diary data collected in the Tampere region during the years 1996-97. Tampere region consists of six local municipalities, which altogether have approximately 280 000 inhabitants. The main purpose of the study is to define how local factors - so called spatial factors - affect trip generation and travel behaviour. The basic hypothesis was that in the areas where the local service level is low and distances to service areas are long, less daily trips is made. The travel diary data of Tampere region consists of information about ca. 32,000 trips along with socio-economic data. In addition, GIS-based information about the local service level and socio-economic data of the population has been utilised as the basic information. For the covering abstract of the conference see ITRD E205613. (A)

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  INSTITUTIONEN FOER TEKNIK OCH SAMHAELLE, LUNDS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA

  BOX 118
  LUND,   Sweden  SE-22100
• Authors:
  • KALENOJA, H
• Publication Date: 2000

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 445-55
• Serial:
  • URBAN TRANSPORT SYSTEMS. PROCEEDINGS FROM THE 2ND KFB RESEARCH CONFERENCE IN LUND, SWEDEN, 7-8 JUNE, 1999 (BULLETIN 187)
  • Issue Number: 187:02
  • Publisher: INSTITUTIONEN FOER TEKNIK OCH SAMHAELLE, LUNDS TEKNISKA HOEGSKOLA
  • ISSN: 1404-272X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Behavior; Conferences; Geographic information systems; Governments; Households; Properties of materials; Public service; Questionnaires; Schools; Service agencies; Travel; Trip generation; Workplaces
• Uncontrolled Terms: Causes
• ITRD Terms: 9139: Accessibility; 9001: Behaviour; 9003: Cause; 8525: Conference; 663: Generated traffic; 8605: Geographical information system; 309: Household; 9147: Interview; 698: Journey; 696: Journey purpose; 5925: Properties; 101: School; 391: Services (public); 300: Workplace
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Materials; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00822287
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 7 2002 12:00AM