CHARACTERISTICS OF URBAN COMMUTER BEHAVIOR: SWITCHING PROPENSITY AND USE OF INFORMATION

The results of a survey of commuters in Austin, Texas, are presented. The focus is on commuting habits, particularly changes in route and departure time due to traffic conditions for both the home-to-work and work-to-home commutes. Models of commuters' propensity to switch each of these two choices are developed for both the a.m. and the p.m. commutes. The models relate switching propensity in each case to four types of factors: geographic and network condition variables, workplace characteristics, individual attributes, and use of information (radio traffic reports). The results provide insights into the relative importance of each type of factor to switching as well as differences between the mechanisms underlying a.m. and p.m. behavior.

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• Authors:
  • Mahmassani, Hani S
  • 0000-0002-8443-8928
  • Caplice, Christopher G
  • Walton, C Michael
• Publication Date: 1990

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 57-69
• Monograph Title: Transportation forecasting, 1990
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 1285
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Commuters; Departure time; Driver information systems; Route choice; Switching; Traffic; Traffic congestion; Travel behavior
• Geographic Terms: Austin (Texas)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00605627
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309050545
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Mar 31 1991 12:00AM