A Disaggregate Investigation of Demand Patterns for Paratransit
The demand for specialized transportation services is growing at an exponential rate. This makes it harder for operators to determine the profile of their clientele and hence to meet their travel needs. Socio-demographic attributes and precise geo-localization using x-y coordinates can contribute to a more accurate characterization of demand. This experiment uses complete operational archived data to perform an in-depth descriptive analysis, exploring specific types of consumption according to multiple attributes of the clientele. The dataset consists of 26,517 recorded trips undertaken by 5,802 users during a four-day period in November 2007. The categorization of users according to individual characteristics (such as demographic structure and type of disability) reveals unique signatures of different user types. The results also offer valuable insight into the application of a passively collected data framework to describe paratransit demand based on observed individual travel behavior.
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Authors:
- Desharnais, Marie-Christine
- Chapleau, Robert
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 89th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2010-1-10 to 2010-1-14
- Date: 2010
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: DVD
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 20p
- Monograph Title: TRB 89th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers DVD
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Data collection; Demand responsive transportation; Demographics; Experiments; Paratransit services; Public transit; Travel demand
- Uncontrolled Terms: Specialized transit
- Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01154371
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 10-3256
- Files: TRIS, TRB
- Created Date: Apr 14 2010 7:14AM