Many factors influence one's decision to walk or bike when making a trip. Currently there are limited models available to quantify the demand for walking and biking. This paper describes the basic concepts to estimating non-motorized demand and introduces a new paradigm to quantifying walking and biking trip demand at a parcel level. Looking at non-motorized trips at the parcel level represents a shift towards analyzing activity at a true pedestrian and bike scale. This robust modeling approach is the first of its kind and provides a powerful tool for communities to quantify and compare actual walking and biking demand so that future transportation investments can be evaluated and prioritized. This modeling approach also serves as a tool in conveying how certain land use patterns and infrastructure investments can and do influence the way we travel. The components of the parcel-level, non-motorized model and its application are discussed.


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    Title :

    Quantifying Non-Motorized Demand—A New Way of Understanding Walking and Biking Demand


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Green Streets and Highways Conference 2010 ; 2010 ; Denver, Colorado, United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2010-11-08




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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