Search Results - subject:"\travel behavior"

Why do voters support public transportation? Public choices and private behavior

Manville, Michael; Cummins, Benjamin - In: Transportation 42 (2015) 2, pp. 303-332

We examine American support for transit spending, and particularly support for financing transit with local transportation sales taxes. We first show that support for transportation sales tax elections may be a poor proxy for transit support; many voters who support such taxes do not support...

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Understanding the traveling behavior of Muslims in the United States

Shakona, Maloud; Backman, Kenneth; Backman, Sheila; … - In: International Journal of Culture, Tourism and … 9 (2015) 1, pp. 22-35

, it is important to examine the effects of their religion on leisure and travel behavior. Design … provide some evidence that Islamic beliefs and behavioral practices influence leisure and travel behavior of Muslims in the … USA. The study identifies seven major themes that play an important role in determining leisure and travel behavior of …

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Beyond adoption of travel technology : its application to unplanned travel behaviors

Kah, Junghye A.; Lee, Seonghoon - In: Journal of travel and tourism marketing 31 (2014) 5/6, pp. 667-680

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How do built-environment factors affect travel behavior? A spatial analysis at different geographic scales

Hong, Jinhyun; Shen, Qing; Zhang, Lei - In: Transportation 41 (2014) 3, pp. 419-440

indicates that the built environment only generates some minor—if any—influence on travel behavior. Through the literature … of these issues separately, but few efforts have been made to reexamine the built environment-travel behavior …

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A joint count-continuous model of travel behavior with selection based on a multinomial probit residential density choice model

Bhat, Chandra R.; Astroza, Sebastian; Sidharthan, … - In: Transportation Research Part B: Methodological 68 (2014) C, pp. 31-51

This paper formulates a multidimensional choice model system that is capable of handling multiple nominal variables, multiple count dependent variables, and multiple continuous dependent variables. The system takes the form of a treatment-outcome selection system with multiple treatments and...

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Indifference Bands for Route Switching

Di, Xuan; Liu, Henry X.; Zhu, Shanjiang; Levinson, David - Networks, Economics and Urban Systems Research Group … - 2014

validate the boundedly rational route switching assumption, route choices of 78 subjects from a GPS travel behavior study were …

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Developing a Comprehensive US Transit Accessibility Database

Owen, Andrew; Levinson, David - Networks, Economics and Urban Systems Research Group … - 2014

This paper discusses the development of a national public transit accessibility evaluation framework, focusing on lessons learned, data source evaluation and selection, calculation methodology, and examples of accessibility evaluation results. In both practice and in research, accessibility...

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Alternative High Occupancy/Toll Lane Pricing Strategies and their Effect on Market Share

Janson, Michael; Levinson, David - Networks, Economics and Urban Systems Research Group … - 2014

High Occupancy/Toll (HOT) Lanes typically charge a varying to single occupant vehicles (SOVs), with the toll increasing during more congested periods. The toll is usually tied to time of day or to the density of vehicles in the HOT lane. The purpose of raising the toll with congestion is to...

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Accessibility and the Allocation of Time: Changes in Travel Behavior 1990-2010

Brosnan, Martin P.; Levinson, David - Networks, Economics and Urban Systems Research Group … - 2014

Using detailed travel surveys conducted by the Metropolitan Council of the Minneapolis/St Paul (Twin Cities) Region in Minnesota for 1990, 2000-2001, and 2010-2011, this paper conducts a detailed analysis of journey-to-work times, activity allocation and accessibility. This study corroborates...

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The Missing Link: Bicycle Infrastructure Networks and Ridership in 74 US Cities

Schoner, Jessica E.; Levinson, David - Networks, Economics and Urban Systems Research Group … - 2014

nonmotorized travel behavior, and for continued research on the structure and quality of bicycle infrastructure and behavior. …

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