Will commute drivers switch to park-and-ride under the influence of multimodal traveler information? A stated preference investigation

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2018

Subject Area

place - asia, place - urban, mode - car, mode - subway/metro, mode - park and ride, ridership - commuting, ridership - mode choice, ridership - behaviour, planning - surveys, technology - passenger information

Keywords

En-trip mode switch, Multimodal information, Park-and-ride, Stated preference, Mixed probit, Panel effect, Smartphone

Abstract

The knowledge about en-trip mode switching behavior with presence of multimodal traveler information is very limited so far. This study investigated the impacts on commute drivers’ en-trip mode switch decisions of smartphone multimodal traveler information systems (SMTIS) which integrate dynamic information of auto-drive and subway park-and-ride (P&R). This is based on data collected from a stated preference survey in Shanghai, China. A panel mixed probit model which accounts for potential correlations of observations among a same driver and heterogeneity in preferences for travel time savings and comfort level of subway car was developed. The panel model has a much better goodness of fit than a model without consideration of panel effect and heterogeneity. The results show that SMTIS have significant impacts on commuter drivers’ decision about switching from auto drive to P&R; the impacts depend on personal attributes including gender, age, education level, income, and P&R use experience; the sensitivity to time savings in the case non-incident induced delays, and the sensitivity to comfort level of subway, both vary significantly among the driver sample.

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

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