Typical Combined Travel Mode Choice Utility Model in Multimodal Transportation Network

Yue Liu,Weiguang Wu,Jiao Ye,Jun Chen

doi:10.3390/su11020549

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Abstract

The primary purpose of this paper is to explore the mechanism of combined travel mode choice in multimodal networks. To meet the objective, stated preference survey and revealed preference survey are designed under short, middle, and long travel distance scenarios. Data including travelers’ socio-economic/personal information, trip characteristics, and mode choice are collected and analyzed. To recognize the influential factors of mode choice, a nested logit model is established. A value of time estimation and sensitivity analysis are conducted to quantify the influencing degree. The results reveal that cost has a significant influence on the short-distance travel mode; waiting time is perceived as the most important factor in short-distance scenario, and transfer-walking time as the most significant in middle and long distance scenario. Moreover, the traveler is more sensitive to the decrease of the transfer walking time than increase. Regarding socio-economic/personal information, travelers aged 40–50 prefer to choose combined travel mode than other ages; female travelers have a greater acceptance of metro-based transfer travel than male; individuals with higher economic level have a positive image of metro than bus.

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With the rapid development of economy and acceleration of urbanization, city regions extend continuously, and the average travel distance of residents has increased significantly
Using the Nested Logit (NL) model, Joachim Scheiner focused on the relationship between travel mode choice, travel distance, and city size, and the results suggest that car owners are more inclined to walk a given distance in the cities than in small towns, even more so if they live in a central urban area [13]
Travelers follow the principle of maximizing utility in the process of travel behavior selection, 11 which means that the travel plan with the most extensive travel utility is always selected

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With the rapid development of economy and acceleration of urbanization, city regions extend continuously, and the average travel distance of residents has increased significantly. To utilize the advantages of various modes of transportation expansively, travelers often choose combined travel modes ranging from car to metro, bus to metro, bike to bus, and bike to metro. Hartgen found that individual socio-economic attributes, travel attitudes, and the modes of transportation influence the travel mode choice behavior [1]. Travel time saving [4] and reasonable ticket fare [5] are vital factors for public transit attractiveness. Punctuality is another influential factor of mode choice [6]. They are more willing to choose the motorized travel mode [7]

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