Understanding park-and-ride decisions: The influence of travel information, values, and attitudes

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2025

Subject Area

place - asia, place - urban, mode - car, mode - park and ride, mode - subway/metro, planning - surveys, planning - signage/information, planning - travel demand management, planning - integration, ridership - attitudes, ridership - behaviour, ridership - mode choice

Keywords

Multimodal advanced traveler information systems (MATIS), park-and-ride (P + R)

Abstract

Multimodal advanced traveler information systems (MATIS) are widely regarded as essential tools for promoting sustainable mobility and supporting traffic demand management strategies, such as park-and-ride (P + R) schemes. However, in many countries, MATIS has not been fully integrated into P + R route planning, potentially limiting the effectiveness of such policies. This study aims to explore how travel information provided via MATIS influences private car drivers’ decisions to choose P + R mode, with a particular focus on the role of personal values and attitudes. The study integrates information on three routes for both “Car and subway P + R” options through a MATIS interface schematic in the form of a smartphone app. This information includes travel time, cost, subway car comfort levels, and parking spaces availability at P + R facilities. A study surveyed 229 respondents in Shanghai, China, regarding their intentions to choose P + R and collected relevant data. Based on the framework of the value-attitude-behavior (VAB) theory, an integrated choice and latent variable (ICLV) model is developed to examine the psychological and informational determinants of P + R choice, treating travel time as a random parameter to capture individual heterogeneity. The results indicate that power and security values are positively linked to comfort and pro-car attitudes, while hedonism values are negatively associated with pro-car attitudes; drivers who prioritize comfort tend to prefer driving on surface streets over elevated freeways or P + R mode, whereas individuals with stronger pro-car attitudes are more likely to choose either P + R or driving on surface streets; significant individual heterogeneity is observed in sensitivity to P + R travel time; the integration of car and P + R travel information through MATIS, particularly information on subway seat availability and parking spaces availability, appears to increase the likelihood of choosing P + R.

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Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.

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