HighlightsBuilt environment measurements for each residential location are measured.Direct, indirect, and total effects of built environment on travel mode choice are revealed.Intermediary nature of car ownership and travel distance are considered.Relationships among travel behaviors are described using an integrated framework.

    AbstractThough there is a growing literature on the connection between the built environment and travel behavior, limited efforts have been made to consider the intermediary nature of car ownership and travel distance simultaneously while modeling the relationship between the built environment and travel mode choice behavior. The mediating effects from car ownership and travel distance, as an important piece, are not sufficiently investigated. To fill this gap, in this study the relationships among travel mode choice, car ownership and travel distance were described using a framework of integrated structural equation model (SEM) and discrete choice model (DCM). Drawing on a rich dataset of National Household Travel Survey (NHTS) and numerous built environment measurements in Baltimore metropolitan area, this research applied the integrated SEM and DCM approach to investigate how the built environment affects travel mode choice through influencing car ownership and travel distance. Therefore, the direct and indirect effects of built environment on travel mode choice were revealed. This study hopes to give transportation planners a better understanding on how the built environment influences travel mode choice, and consequently develop effective and targeted countermeasures to reduce car use.


    Access

    Check access

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Exploring the influence of built environment on travel mode choice considering the mediating effects of car ownership and travel distance


    Contributors:
    Ding, Chuan (author) / Wang, Donggen (author) / Liu, Chao (author) / Zhang, Yi (author) / Yang, Jiawen (author)


    Publication date :

    2017-04-05


    Size :

    16 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




    Comparing urban form influences on travel distance, car ownership, and mode choice

    Berrill, Peter / Nachtigall, Florian / Javaid, Aneeque et al. | Elsevier | 2024

    Free access

    Comparing urban form influences on travel distance, car ownership, and mode choice

    Berrill, Peter / Nachtigall, Florian / Javaid, Aneeque et al. | Elsevier | 2024




    Built Environment and School Travel Mode Choice in Toronto, Canada

    Mitra, Raktim / Buliung, Ron N. / Roorda, Matthew J. | Transportation Research Record | 2010