VALUE OF TRAVEL TIME SAVINGS IN THE UK - SUMMARY REPORT

The structure of this paper is as follows. Section 1 gives an overview of the summary. In section 2, the authors consider employers business travel and freight. In section 3, they summarize the main findings on the value of travel time savings for nonwork purposes. In section 4, they report the evidence relating to the growth rate of the value of time savings over time. In section 5, they consider, given the evidence, the principles and practical issues involved in change. In section 6, they summarize their conclusions and present recommended values for appraisal.

• Record URL:
  http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_transstrat/documents/page/dft_transstrat_022708.hcsp
• Corporate Authors:

  Department for Transport, England

  Great Minster House, 76 Marsham Street
  London,   England  SW1P 4DR
• Authors:
  • Mackie, P J
  • FOWKES, A S
  • WARDMAN, M
  • WHELAN, G
  • NELLTHORP, J
  • BATES, J
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 19 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Business trips; Freight transportation; Leisure time; Savings; Travel time; Work trips
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways; Society; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00960488
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 23 2003 12:00AM