Modeling the Propensity to Use a Sustainable Mode in the Context of a Program of Voluntary Change in Travel Behavior
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2014
Subject Area
mode - car, mode - tram/light rail, ridership - mode choice, policy - sustainable, planning - public consultation, ridership - modelling
Keywords
travel plan, sustainable mode choice, light rail, voluntary travel behavior change (VTBC)
Abstract
This paper proposes a modeling approach for evaluating the effect of a personalized travel plan on a sustainable mode choice. A panel binary probit was estimated by using the approach of composite marginal-likelihood estimation. The formulation modeled the choice of using a light rail service (versus that of not using it) by means of daily individual panel observations collected in the context of a program of voluntary travel behavior change (VTBC) before and after the provision of a personalized travel plan. In this regard, a VTBC program was a policy measure that used communication and information to encourage individuals to use more sustainable travel modes. In this study, the VTBC program was implemented by providing car users with personalized information about how to introduce the light rail service into their travel patterns.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Transportation Research Board, Washington, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
di Teulada, B.S., Bhat, C.R. & Meloni, I. (2014). Modeling the Propensity to Use a Sustainable Mode in the Context of a Program of Voluntary Change in Travel Behavior. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2412, pp. 11-19. Published by Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, Washington, DC.
