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Structural changes in commuters' daily travel: The case of auto and transit commuters in the Osaka metropolitan area of Japan, 1980-2000

Susilo, Yusak O.; Kitamura, Ryuichi

Authors

Yusak O. Susilo

Ryuichi Kitamura



Abstract

Structural changes over time in commuters' travel patterns are examined by formulating and estimating simultaneous equations model systems of activity engagement and travel. Results of large-scale household travel surveys conducted in the Osaka metropolitan area of Japan in 1980, 1990 and 2000 are used with matching demographic, land use, and network data. Statistical examinations of the model systems indicate that the structural relationships underlying travel behavior have not been stable over the 20 years. Overall, expanding tendencies in out-of-home activity engagement and travel are exhibited by both auto and transit commuters, but in different ways. The study results challenge the conventional wisdom that auto travelers tend to chain trips; transit commuters make more stops and chain trips more often than do auto commuters in the Osaka area, suggesting that travel patterns are heavily influenced by transportation networks and land use developments. © 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Citation

Susilo, Y. O., & Kitamura, R. (2008). Structural changes in commuters' daily travel: The case of auto and transit commuters in the Osaka metropolitan area of Japan, 1980-2000. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 42(1), 95-115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2007.06.009

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date Jan 1, 2008
Journal Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice
Print ISSN 0965-8564
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 42
Issue 1
Pages 95-115
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2007.06.009
Keywords temporal stability, travel patterns, structural relationships, simultaneous equations models, commuters, the Osaka metropolitan area
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1016373
Publisher URL http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2007.06.009
Additional Information Additional Information : Lead author and Principal Investigator. This article draws on PhD research. The method introduced in this article has been further developed and implemented under various conditions and has been published in several recent conferences, such as at the 11th WCTR 2007, Berkeley, USA and at the NECTAR Conference 2007, Porto.


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