The influence of vicinity to stations, station characteristics and perceived safety on public transport mode choice: a case study from Copenhagen

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesper Bláfoss Ingvardson ◽  
Otto Anker Nielsen
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Transport Mode

scholarly journals The Association between Regular Use of Ridesourcing and Walking Mode Choice in Cairo and Tehran

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (14) ◽  
pp. 5623 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamid Mostofi ◽  
Houshmand Masoumi ◽  
Hans-Liudger Dienel
Keyword(s):  
North Africa ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
The West ◽  
Urban Transit ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Car Use ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Private Car

The rapid adoption of ridesourcing poses challenges for researchers and policymakers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), as it is an evolving new transport mode, and there is little research explaining its effects on mobility behaviors in this region. There is a concern that ridesourcing, which offers convenient and relatively cheap door to door services, encourages citizens to replace their sustainable travel modes, like walking, with car use. This effect has been studied relatively well in metropolises of the West, but less in the MENA agglomerations. This paper investigates whether regular use of ridesourcing impacts the walking mode choice in Cairo and Tehran. The analysis uses the results of 4926 face-to-face interviews in these two cities to compare the preference for using a vehicle instead of walking between regular users of ridesourcing and other motorized modes, including public bus, urban transit rails, private car, and traditional taxi. The findings indicate that in Cairo, the regular ridesourcing users are more likely than regular users of public transport to use a vehicle instead of walking inside their neighborhood. However, in both cities, ridesourcing users are less likely than regular private car users to replace walking by using vehicles.

scholarly journals How Eudaimonic Aspect of Subjective Well-Being Affect Transport Mode Choice? The Case of Thessaloniki, Greece

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Vaitsis ◽  
Socrates Basbas ◽  
Andreas Nikiforiadis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The City

In recent years, the relationship between transportation and subjective well-being has been a major subject. Well-being is a factor that can affect travelers’ psychology and transport mode choice. For this reason, policymakers have attempted to improve travelers’ subjective well-being and promote sustainable modes of transport. For a better understanding of these factors, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted to identify the travel eudaimonia aspect of subjective well-being (comfort, safety, autonomy, self-confidence, physical, and mental health), for the various means of transport in the city of Thessaloniki. During the survey, 300 valid questionnaires were completed. The collection of the above data was followed by statistical analysis. The aim of the analysis was to identify the factors of travel eudaimonia that contributed to the mode choice. For that reason, four ordinal regression models were developed to determine how travel eudaimonia affected the usage frequency of the four available means of transport in the city of Thessaloniki (i.e., private car, bicycle, public transport, walking). Walking was rated higher than other modes in all factors, whilst cycling was rated high in physical and mental health, self-confidence, and autonomy, but low in comfort and safety. Public transport scored very low in all factors, demonstrating the poor quality of service provided by the city’s public transport. Moreover, from the ordinal regression models’ results, it could be demonstrated that travel eudaimonia factors had a significant role to play in mode choice. Recognizing the impact of these factors on transport mode choice is particularly useful for policymakers, researchers, and engineers, as it helps them to make informed decisions about what improvements are needed to promote sustainable modes of transport (mainly walking, cycling, and secondarily, public transport).

scholarly journals LOGIT MODEL INTERPRETATION OF TRAVEL MODAL CHOICE/ MODAL SPLIT IN AIZAWL CITY

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (02) ◽  
pp. 990-999
Author(s):  
Lalrinkimi Pachuau ◽  
◽  
Vanlalchhawna a ◽  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Logit Model ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Empirical Work ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
College Teachers ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Private Transportation

The subject matter of this study pertains to the population of Aizawl city, Mizoram. The data is based on the usage of public or private transportation by individuals irrespective of their ownership of private vehicles. The sample includes respondents who are teachers,high-school and college teachers taken separately, of all age groups, different educational backgrounds, as also different income levels who are mobile, belonging to Aizawl city and around.The study examines only the demand side factors influencing travel decisions. The supply side aspects, relating to public transports are taken as given. A study of this kind is beneficial to many parties like the government in its policy implication and also to the private entities as it is directed towards reduced travel expense. Insight of the mechanisms of the travel decision process will benefit governments to formulate policies that better address consumers needs in transport. The study will also enable public transport managers to understand their consumers needs preference and psyche. Furthermore, since no study of this nature has been conducted for the city of Aizawl, the present study will contribute to the birth of a recorded empirical work. It will also lead to further, deeper, more significant research in the area.This study attempts to contribute to the understanding of how local public transport demand is affected by different factors. The focus of this study is to examine the cause of preference of public transportation over private or vice versa by passengers. Considering the increased use of public transportation by individuals and especially by those who also own private vehicles, it is important to understand what causes this preference of one means over the other and the personal benefits involved with it. Careful analysis also shows that the respondents prefer private transportation to public. The logit model shows that of the variables affecting transport mode choice by individual among high school teachers that is most significant is accessibility and flexibility of the private transportation. Also the variables affecting transport mode choice by individual among college teachers that is most significant is time issues secondly, accessibility and flexibility of the private transportation which was also observed in the preceding sections of the chapter The small sample size, with little variability across the quantitative variables could be the reason of the low significance, yet high odd ratios.

scholarly journals Analysis of Socio-spatial Differentiation in Transport Mode Choice Preferences

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geran-Marko Miletić ◽  
Slaven Gašparović ◽  
Tonči Carić
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Spatial Differentiation ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
National Sample ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Representative National Sample

Starting from the fact that the transport mode choice is one of those aspects of travel behaviour that, to a great extent, affects the efficiency of the transport system, this paper analyses the factors that contribute to the use of public and car transport. The goals of the analysis were to obtain insight into the preferences for using these two modes of transport in Croatia and find out to which extent the basic demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the respondents affect the usage of car and public transport and the possibility of taking trips by these transport modes. The paper analyses the data collected by surveys on a representative national sample. The results show that in Croatia, the number of people who frequently use public transport is far fewer than the number of frequent users of passenger car transport. However, the comparison has found that the number of frequent public transport users varies significantly among certain categories of respondents. Using binary logistic regression analysis has determined that the preferences towards the frequent use of car or public transport are significantly influenced by the age of the respondents, size of the settlement, accessibility of the destinations by public transport, the number of vehicles in the household and whether the respondent is the main car user in the household.

Examining associations between urban design attributes and transport mode choice for walking, cycling, public transport and private motor vehicle trips

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 155-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Boulange ◽  
Lucy Gunn ◽  
Billie Giles-Corti ◽  
Suzanne Mavoa ◽  
Chris Pettit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Design ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Design Attributes

scholarly journals Understanding cognitive transport mode choice structures: means-ends chains as a type of second-order cybernetics

Kybernetes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomaž Kolar ◽  
Iztok Kolar
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
The Public ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Policy Interventions ◽  
Qualitative Research Methodology

Purpose This paper aims to inform the promotion of sustainable modes of transport. For this purpose, it deploys a means-ends framework as a type of second-order cybernetics and uses it to explore cognitive transport mode choice structures. Design/methodology/approach The empirical study relies on a purposive sample and a qualitative research methodology known as laddering. It is aimed at the identification and comparative analysis of the cognitive means-ends structures of transport users. Findings The results reveal more positive and complex associations for the car than for public transport. Two main positive means-ends structures are identified for public transport, one related with the relaxation and the other with doing useful things while travelling. Dominant positive structures for the car are related with self-confidence, satisfaction and personal freedom. Negative means-ends structures in addition reveal important justifications and rationalizations for car use. Practical implications Based on the identified distinct means-ends elements and structures, this study holds important implications for developing a communications strategy and policy interventions seeking to promote public transport. Originality/value Means-ends theory is proposed as an integrative cybernetic framework for the study of stakeholders’ (customers’) mental models. The empirical study is the first to concurrently and comparatively examine positive and negative means-ends chains for the car and for the public transport modes.

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