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TRB's Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2382 consists of 19 papers that explore commuting by bicycle in Madrid, Spain; the accuracy of geoimputation; travel time frontiers; elderly transport mobility and subjective well-being; the willingness to pay for managed-lane systems; uncertainty in predicted sequences of activity travel episodes; and activity travel behavior models. This issue of the TRR also examines intrahousehold motorized vehicles; revealed willingness to pay for leisure; fuel use and optimality of assignments in multivehicle households; equity effects of congestion charges; the connection between activity-travel patterns and subjective well-being; change from motorized travel modes to walking or cycling; decisions in activity travel scheduling process; and individual mobility attributes and their impact on modality style. In addition TRR 2382 addresses household auto ownership and residential location choice; the effects of teenagers' attitudes toward walking and cycling on mode choice behavior; an integrated model of residential location, work location, vehicle ownership, and commute tour characteristics; and symmetrical transit trips. --publisher's description.
The book investigates diverse facets of travel behavior and its underlying models and influences. It presents research papers covering topics such as bicycle commuting in Madrid, the accuracy of geoimputation for travel data, and the relationship between elderly mobility and well-being. Further studies explore willingness to pay for managed lanes, activity travel episode predictions, and intrahousehold vehicle use. The collection also delves into the equity effects of congestion charges and the impact of individual mobility attributes on travel choices.
This collection of papers, published as TRB's Transportation Research Record No. 2382, offers a broad survey of contemporary research in travel behavior. The diverse topics covered suggest a focus on empirical analysis and modeling, appealing to researchers and professionals in transportation planning and urban studies. The inclusion of various methodologies and case studies indicates a comprehensive approach to understanding how individuals and households make travel decisions.
Page Count:
180
Publication Date:
2013-01-01
Publisher:
Transportation Research Board
ISBN-10:
0309286980
ISBN-13:
9780309286985
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