Travel Behavior Over Time

Using detailed travel surveys (the Travel Behavior Inventory) conducted by the Metropolitan Council of the Minneapolis/Saint Paul (Twin Cities) Region in Minnesota for 1990, 2000-2001, and 2010-2011, this report conducts an analysis of changes in travel behavior over time. Specifically looking at changes in travel duration, time, use, and accessibility; telecommuting and its relationship with travel and residential choices; transit service quality and transit use; effects of age and cohort; and changes in walking and bicycling. Much has changed in this period, including the size of the region, demographics, economics, technology, driver licensing, and preferences, examining in turn the effects of investment, development, and population change on behaviors for the Minneapolis-St. Paul region as a whole and for areas within the region. While this research cannot hope to untangle all of the contributing factors, it aims to increase understanding of what did happen, with some explanation of why. This will inform transportation engineers, planners, economists, analysts, and decision makers about the prospective effects of future changes to networks, land use, and demographics while also evaluating the effects of previous network investments.

• Record URL:
  http://www.dot.state.mn.us/research/TS/2015/201523.pdf
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• Summary URL:
  http://www.dot.state.mn.us/research/TS/2015/201523TS.pdf
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

  Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering
  500 Pillsbury Drive, SE
  Minneapolis, MN  United States  55455-0116

  Minnesota Department of Transportation

  Research Services and Library
  395 John Ireland Boulevard
  St Paul, MN  United States  55155

  Metropolitan Council of Twin Cities

  390 Robert St. N
  St. Paul, MN  United States  55101
• Authors:
  • Levinson, David
  • Lindsey, Greg
  • Fan, Yingling
  • Cao, Jason
  • Iacono, Michael
  • Brosnan, Martin
  • Guthrie, Andrew
  • Schoner, Jessica
• Publication Date: 2015-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 270p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Analysis; Bicycling; Demographics; Public transit; Quality of service; Telecommuting; Travel behavior; Travel surveys; Travel time; Trend (Statistics); Walking
• Geographic Terms: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minnesota)
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01603672
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: MN/RC 2015-23, CTS # 2013078
• Contract Numbers: (c) 99008 (wo) 95
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Jun 16 2016 10:17AM