Value of Travel Time Savings in the Context of Leisure Travel in the Czech Republic

Active school transport (AST) is a source of daily physical activity uptake. However, AST seems to have decreased worldwide over recent decades. We aimed to examine recent trends in AST and associations with gender, age, family affluence, and time to school, using data from the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study collected in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018 in the Czech Republic, Norway, Scotland, and Wales. Data from 88,212 students (11, 13 and 15 years old) revealed stable patterns of AST from 2006 to 2018, apart from a decrease in the Czech Republic between 2006 and 2010. For survey waves combined, walking to and from school was most common in the Czech Republic (55%) and least common in Wales (30%). Cycling was only common in Norway (22%). AST differed by gender (Scotland and Wales), by age (Norway), and by family affluence (everywhere but Norway). In the Czech Republic, family affluence was associated with change over time in AST, and the effect of travel time on AST was stronger. The findings indicate that the decrease in AST could be levelling off in the countries considered here. Differential associations with sociodemographic factors and travel time should be considered in the development of strategies for AST.

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Using GTFS to Calculate Travel Time Savings Potential of Bus Preferential Treatments

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/03611981211009226 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 036119812110092

Author(s):

Daniel Arias ◽

Kara Todd ◽

Jennifer Krieger ◽

Spencer Maddox ◽

Pearse Haley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Travel Time ◽

Planning Process ◽

Operating Cost ◽

Flow Characteristics ◽

Travel Time Savings ◽

Bus Lane ◽

Time Savings ◽

Bus Network ◽

Bus Networks ◽

Transit Agencies

Dedicated bus lanes and other transit priority treatments are a cost-effective way to improve transit speed and reliability. However, creating a bus lane can be a contentious process; it requires justification to the public and frequently entails competition for federal grants. In addition, more complex bus networks are likely to have unknown locations where transit priority infrastructure would provide high value to riders. This analysis presents a methodology for estimating the value of bus preferential treatments for all segments of a given bus network. It calculates the passenger-weighted travel time savings potential for each inter-stop segment based on schedule padding. The input data, ridership data, and General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) trip-stop data are universally accessible to transit agencies. This study examines the 2018 Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) bus network and identifies a portion of route 39 on Buford Highway as an example candidate for a bus lane corridor. The results are used to evaluate the value of time savings to passengers, operating cost savings to the agency, and other benefits that would result from implementing bus lanes on Buford Highway. This study does not extend to estimating the cost of transit priority infrastructure or recommending locations based on traffic flow characteristics. However, it does provide a reproducible methodology to estimate the value of transit priority treatments, and it identifies locations with high value, all using data that are readily available to transit agencies. Conducting this analysis provides a foundation for beginning the planning process for transit priority infrastructure.

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The value of travel time savings in freight transport: a meta-analysis

Transportation ◽

10.1007/s11116-021-10207-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jawaher Binsuwadan ◽

Gerard De Jong ◽

Richard Batley ◽

Phill Wheat

Keyword(s):

Travel Time ◽

Cost Benefit Analysis ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Cost Benefit ◽

Freight Transport ◽

Survey Respondent ◽

Analysis Method ◽

Marginal Rate ◽

Travel Time Savings ◽

Time Savings

AbstractThe value of freight travel time savings (VFTTS) is a monetary value that is considered an important input into cost–benefit analysis and traffic forecasting. The VFTTS is defined as the marginal rate of substitution between travel time and cost and may therefore differ across firms, time and countries. The paper aims to explain variations in the VFTTS by using the meta-analysis method. The analysis covers 106 monetary valuations extracted from 56 studies conducted from 1988 to 2018 in countries across the globe. The meta-analysis method determines the factors that have an impact on these VFTTS variations. The paper briefly introduces the VFTTS concept and describes the adopted meta-analysis methodology, wherein different meta-models are used in VFTTS estimations. The results highlight the necessity of including multiple explanatory variables to ensure adequate explanation of the VFTTS variations. The findings also show that GDP per capita, transport mode and type of survey respondent are statistically significant variables. The paper sheds some light on the variations, thereby advancing the understanding of each factor’s effects on the VFTTS. Furthermore, meta-model outcomes are used to generate new values of travel time savings for different transport modes in freight transport, for several countries. These implied VFTTS can be used as benchmarks to assess existing evidence or provide new evidence to countries where no such values exist.

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The effect of health benefits on the value of travel time savings in active transport

Journal of Transport & Health ◽

10.1016/j.jth.2021.101074 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 101074

Author(s):

Stefan Flügel ◽

Knut Veisten ◽

Hanne Beate Sundfør ◽

Guri Natalie Jordbakke ◽

Nina Hulleberg ◽

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Keyword(s):

Travel Time ◽

Active Transport ◽

Health Benefits ◽

Travel Time Savings ◽

Time Savings

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Choice of Mode and the Value of Travel Time Savings for the Journey to Work

Economic Record ◽

10.1111/j.1475-4932.1974.tb01972.x ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 94-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

D. A. Hensher ◽

W. E. Hotchkiss

Keyword(s):

Travel Time ◽

Travel Time Savings ◽

Time Savings ◽

Journey To Work

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Equity Effects of Congestion Charges: An Exploratory Analysis with MATSim

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.3141/2670-10 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 2670 (1) ◽

pp. 75-82 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lucas Meyer de Freitas ◽

Oliver Schuemperlin ◽

Milos Balac ◽

Francesco Ciari

Keyword(s):

Travel Time ◽

Large Scale ◽

Agent Based ◽

Promising Tool ◽

Travel Time Savings ◽

Time Savings ◽

Time Changes ◽

High Level ◽

Congestion Charging ◽

Equity Effects

This paper shows an application of the multiagent, activity-based transport simulation MATSim to evaluate equity effects of a congestion charging scheme. A cordon pricing scheme was set up for a scenario of the city of Zurich, Switzerland, to conduct such an analysis. Equity is one of the most important barriers toward the implementation of a congestion charging system. After the challenges posed by equity evaluations are examined, it is shown that agent-based simulations with heterogeneous values of time allow for an increased level of detail in such evaluations. Such detail is achieved through a high level of disaggregation and with a 24-h simulation period. An important difference from traditional large-scale models is the low degree of correlation between travel time savings and welfare change. While traditional equity analysis is based on travel time savings, MATSim shows that choice dimensions not included in traditional models, such as departure time changes, can also play an important role in equity effects. The analysis of the results in light of evidence from the literature shows that agent-based models are a promising tool to conduct more complete equity evaluations not only of congestion charges but also of transport policies in general.

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Agent-based Congestion Pricing and Transport Routing with Heterogeneous Values of Travel Time Savings

Procedia Computer Science ◽

10.1016/j.procs.2016.04.184 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 83 ◽

pp. 908-913 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Ihab Kaddoura ◽

Kai Nagel

Keyword(s):

Travel Time ◽

Congestion Pricing ◽

Agent Based ◽

Travel Time Savings ◽

Time Savings

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Illustrating the Monetary Impact of Transportation Projects/Alternatives using the Values of Travel Time and Travel Time Reliability

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198118790378 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2672 (51) ◽

pp. 88-98 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Venkata R. Duddu ◽

Srinivas S. Pulugurtha ◽

Praveena Penmetsa

Keyword(s):

Travel Time ◽

Cost Benefit Analysis ◽

Cost Benefit ◽

Transportation Systems ◽

Travel Time Reliability ◽

Benefit Analysis ◽

Transportation Projects ◽

Travel Time Savings ◽

Time Savings ◽

The Impact

State agencies, regional agencies, cities, towns, and local municipalities design and maintain transportation systems for the benefit of users by improving mobility, reducing travel time, and enhancing safety. Cost–benefit analysis based on travel time savings and the value of reliability helps these agencies in prioritizing transportation projects or when evaluating transportation alternatives. This paper illustrates the use of monetary values of travel time savings and travel time reliability, computed for the state of North Carolina, to help assess the impact of transportation projects or alternatives. The results obtained indicate that, based on the illustration of the effect and impact of various transportation projects or alternatives, both improved travel time and reliability on roads yield significant monetary benefits. However, from cost–benefit analysis, it is observed that greater benefits can be achieved through improved reliability compared with benefits from a decrease in travel time for a given section of road.

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