URBAN FORM AND CHOICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAVEL BEHAVIOUR

RUIMTELIJKE INRICHTING EN KEUZEMOGELIJKHEDEN VOOR VERPLAATSINGSGEDRAG

So far, the debate in international literature about the influence of spatial structure on car mobility is mainly based on two types of research: (1) an analysis of actual travel behaviour of people in different spatial structures; and (2) forecasting travel behaviour with the help of simulation models. Both approaches are based on the idea that travel behaviour is the result of individual decisions in time and space. These approaches do not make clear which other choice opportunities for travel behaviour individuals from a time-spatial perspective have. In this paper, these choice opportunities of the inhabitants of the Rokkeveen neighbourhood in the Dutch city of Zoetermeer are analysed. For these analyses MASTIC-2 (Model of Action Space in Time Intervals and Clusters) was used. This model has four key variables as basis for simulations: (i) the distance between bases (residential and fixed work location); (ii) the available time interval; (iii) travel time ratio; and (iv) travel speed. The activities in which people at this moment participate form the activity programme: the sequence in which activities are performed and/or the locations can be changed. The paper concludes that people have more opportunities to use public transport or slower transport modes than is realised by their actual behaviour, from a time-spatial perspective. (A) For the covering abstract of the conference see IRRD E203386.

• Corporate Authors:

  Colloguium Vervoersplanologisch Speurwerk

  P.O. Box 45
  Delft,   Netherlands 
• Authors:
  • DIJST, M
  • DE JONG, T
  • RITSEMA VAN ECK, J
• Conference:
  • COLLOQUIUM VERVOERSPLANOLOGISCH SPEURWERK 1998: STUREN MET STRUCTUREN: BUNDELING VAN BIJDRAGEN AAN HET COLLOQUIUM GEHOUDEN TE DELFT, 12 EN 13 NOVEMBER 1998. DEEL 3
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• Dutch

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 1115-31

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Behavior; Conferences; Length; Public transit; Residential areas; Simulation; Slow moving vehicles; Sociology; Speed; Time; Traffic; Travel; Travel time; Trip length; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Selection
• Geographic Terms: Netherlands
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 1243: Car; 8525: Conference; 698: Journey; 697: Journey time; 621: Journey to work; 6488: Length; 8078: Netherlands; 744: Public transport; 307: Residential area; 9072: Selection; 9103: Simulation; 1802: Slow driving; 2253: Sociology; 5408: Speed; 5414: Time; 755: Traffic
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00797914
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Sep 8 2000 12:00AM