CHOICE OF ACCESS MODE TO INTERCITY TERMINALS

Disaggregate demand models are developed for Canada's national capital region (Ottawa-Hull and vicinity) for the choice of access mode to intercity transportation terminals. Models that consider a choice of five alternative access modes are reported for the airport, railroad station, and intercity bus terminals. The results show that considerations of convenience (walking time, schedule frequency, and baggage handling) and dominant factors in the choice of access mode. The models are applied to test passenger preference for several proposed strategies for improving access to intercity transportation terminals in the region. The evaluation indicates that, although more direct and faster public limousine and transit services will produce a modest increase in mode share, shared-ride taxi services offer a better compromise between the low cost of public transportation and the convenience of the private automobile and conventional taxi service. (Authors)

• Record URL:
  http://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trr/1979/728/728-008.pdf
• Record URL:
  https://scholar.google.com/scholar_lookup?title=CHOICE+OF+ACCESS+MODE+TO+INTERCITY+TERMINALS&author=J.+Sobieniak&author=R.+Westin&author=T.+Rosapep&author=T.+Shin&publication_year=1979
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0309029813
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Publication of this paper sponsored by Committee on Passenger Travel Demand Forecasting. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Authors:
  • Sobieniak, J
  • Westin, R
  • Rosapep, T
  • Shin, T
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 47-53
• Monograph Title: Passenger travel forecasting
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 728
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Airports; Automobiles; Bus transportation; Costs; Disaggregate analysis; Intercity bus lines; Intermodal terminals; Mode choice; Paratransit services; Public transit; Railroad stations; Ridership; Taxicabs; Transportation planning; Travel demand
• Old TRIS Terms: Disaggregate models; Modal selection; Strategy
• Subject Areas: Aviation; Finance; Highways; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00310702
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309029813
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 21 1981 12:00AM