Public transport or private vehicle: factors that impact on mode choice

What makes people use or prefer the car more than public transport? What will facilitate the use of public transport? An understanding of the factors that affect mode choice is essential to the promotion of more sustainable behaviour and the achievement of the state's transport targets. In this paper, we analyse the Transport Data Centre's (TDC) Sydney Household Travel Survey (HTS) data to assess the factors affecting mode choice. We also identify areas where public transport use may have the most potential for expansion subject to focused intervention. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E216058.

• Authors:
  • CORPUZ, G
• Publication Date: 2007-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 11P
• Serial:
  • AUSTRALASIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM (ATRF), 30TH, 2007, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, VOL 30
  • Publisher: ETM GROUP

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobiles; Behavior; Choice models; Conferences; Households; Private transportation; Public transit; Transportation modes; Travel
• Uncontrolled Terms: Selection
• ITRD Terms: 9001: Behaviour; 1243: Car; 8525: Conference; 309: Household; 698: Journey; 746: Private transport; 744: Public transport; 9072: Selection; 1145: Transport mode
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01095047
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 25 2008 8:26AM