FACTORS INFLUENCING TRANSIT USE IN EUROPEAN AND U.S. CITIES

Insights into the underlying factors influencing urban transit travel in the United States and Europe are provided. Transit use in European and American cities was analyzed through regression analysis and by comparing conditions in three cities of similar size. Regression equations were developed using transit usage intensity, transit supply, metropolitan area density, and car ownership. These equations revealed significant differences between U.S. and European cities. Such differences were related to dissimilar economic, social, and cultural factors in the two continents. The influences of these factors on transit usage are discussed, and a conceptual model is presented showing how they affect choice of transit mode.

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• Authors:
  • DeMenezes, Jose T
  • Falcocchio, John C
• Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 44-47
• Monograph Title: Public transportation and transit operations planning
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 936
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Mode choice; Public transit; Regression analysis; Ridership; Socioeconomic factors; Transportation planning; Travel demand; Urban transportation
• Geographic Terms: Europe; United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Modal selection
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Data and Information Technology; Economics; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387637
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309036526
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Sep 28 1984 12:00AM