MICROANALYSIS OF URBAN TRANSPORTATION DEMAND

A DISAGGREGATE OR MICROANALYTIC DEMAND MODEL FOR URBAN TRAVEL IS DEVELOPED. THE MODEL TAKES INTO ACCOUNT THE SIMULTANEOUS AND INTERDEPENDENT CHARACTER OF DECISIONS ABOUT TRAVEL, LOCATION, AND AUTOMOBILE OWNERSHIP. TWO SPECIAL FEATURES CHARACTERIZE THE STRUCTURE OF THE MODEL: THE HOUSEHOLD IS TAKEN AS THE BASIC DECISION UNIT, AND THE SOCIAL CLASS AND THE STAGE OF THE LIFE CYCLE OF THOSE UNITS ARE IMPORTANT EXPLANATORY VARIABLES. STRATIFYING BOSTON SURVEY DATA ACCORDING TO THOSE GROUPS GENERALLY SUPPORTED THE HYPOTHESES AND EMPHASIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCATION AS A PRIOR DETERMINANT OF TRAVEL CHOICES. AN IMPORTANT CONCLUSION FOR TRANSPORTATION POLICY GROWS FROM THAT OBSERVATION: INDISCRIMINANT IMPROVEMENTS IN TRANSIT SERVICE, WHICH DO NOT CONSIDER THE EXISTENCE OF MARKET SEGMENTS DEFINED BY LOCATION, MAY LEAD TO FRUSTRATINGLY SMALL CHANGES IN THE USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

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• Authors:
  • Aldana, Eduardo
  • de Neufville, Richard
  • Stafford, Joseph H
• Conference:
  • 52nd Annual Meeting of the Highway Research Board
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1973-1-22 to 1973-1-26
• Publication Date: 1973

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-11
• Monograph Title: Travel behavior
• Serial:
  • Highway Research Record
  • Issue Number: 446
  • Publisher: Highway Research Board

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand; Marketing; Mathematical models; Public transit; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00242598
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309021774
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Jan 11 1982 12:00AM