Life-Oriented Approach of Modeling Commute Mode Loyalty and Transition Behavior
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2016
Subject Area
ridership - modelling, ridership - mode choice, ridership - behaviour, ridership - commuting, planning - surveys
Keywords
commute mode choice, life-oriented characteristics, loyalty, travel behavior
Abstract
This study developed a dynamic model for individuals’ commute mode choice over their lifetime by using retrospective survey data. The study conceptualized that individuals reassessed their choice of commute mode when they relocated to a new residential location. Following the re-appraisal, people either continued using the same mode, which was considered mode loyalty, or made a transition to a new mode, which was considered mode transition in this study. The study developed a panel-based random-parameters logit model. One key feature of this study is a life-oriented approach to accommodate the effects of life-cycle events, longer-term changes, life-oriented sociodemographic transitions, and accessibility transitions. The model results suggest that the high-income group tends to be car loyal. No car ownership over the lifetime and the addition of a job increase the probability of transit loyalty. Individuals with no children in the household and residing in an area with high walk and bike usage have a higher probability to be loyal to active transportation. A decrease in household income and tenure transition from owned to rental are likely to trigger a transition from car to transit. However, the presence of children and the addition of a car increase the transition propensity from transit to car. The model results suggest that the use of life-oriented characteristics to explain longer-term commute mode loyalty and transition behavior provides important behavioral insights into the dynamics of individuals’ travel behavior over their lifetime.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Transportation Research Board, Washington, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Fatmi, M.R., & Habib, M.A. (2016). Life-Oriented Approach of Modeling Commute Mode Loyalty and Transition Behavior. Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 2565, pp. 37-47.
