The Economic Demography of Passenger Intermodal Transportation: Opportunities and Challenges

The research on intermodal transportation is vast. However, most efforts have focused on freight transportation. There is much less research on intermodal passenger transportation—largely due to lack of a comprehensive dataset for effectively studying it [1]. It is essential to understand passenger uses of the intermodal transportation system because passengers are the biggest users of transportation systems, and passenger benefits are one of the important factors, if not the most important factor, in transportation planning and decision-making. This research examines the geographic, demographic, and socioeconomic variations of passenger intermodal transportation usage by analyzing the 2009 National Household Travel Survey data. This study presents descriptive statistics of long and short trips, mode types, and trip purposes, and explores the relationship between different intermodal measures and geographic, demographic and socioeconomic factors. Results indicate significant differences in passenger intermodal transportation usage by age, gender, race/ethnicity, educational attainment, employment, income, and metro status. Decision-makers, transportation planners, and the public can use these insights to better understand and promote efficient passenger intermodal transportation systems.

• Record URL:
  http://www.ncitec.msstate.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013-07FR.pdf
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • This document was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  National Center for Intermodal Transportation for Economic Competitiveness

  Mississippi State University
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  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

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• Authors:
  • Chi, Guangqing
  • Kasu, Bishal
  • Hagedorn, Annelise
• Publication Date: 2015-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 127p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demographics; Geography; Intermodal transportation; Mode choice; Passenger transportation; Passengers; Socioeconomic factors; Transportation modes; Travel surveys; Trip length; Trip purpose
• Identifier Terms: National Household Travel Survey
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01593939
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: NCITEC Project No. 13-007
• Files: UTC, TRIS, RITA, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Mar 8 2016 10:48AM