Public Transit in New York: Keep Up with the Trend -- A Case Study of Mode Choice in the New York Metropolitan Region
This project investigates the role of the built environment in mode choice decisions for home-based work tours in the New York Metropolitan Region. The analysis is conducted using a multinomial logit model. There are two main results of this study. First, the built environment influences people’s mode choice decisions, even after controlling cost variables. Population and employment densities have explanatory power, so do the variables measuring the access distance between the nearest mass transportation facility and a stop in the tour. Second, tour characteristics do affect mode choices. Mode choice decisions shall be analyzed with tours as the analysis unit.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This research was funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
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Corporate Authors:
University Transportation Research Center
City College of New York
Marshak Hall, Suite 910, 160 Convent Avenue
New York, NY United States 10031Research and Special Programs Administration
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Authors:
- Chen, Cynthia
- Gong, Hongmian
- Paaswell, Robert
- Publication Date: 2007-3
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Edition: Final Report
- Features: Maps; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 38p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Case studies; Decision making; Mode choice; Multinomial logits; Population; Public transit; Transit operating agencies
- Geographic Terms: New York (New York)
- Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01079123
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: UTC, NTL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Oct 22 2007 9:57AM