Abstract In the quest for sustainable travel, short distances appear the most amenable to curbing the use of the automobile. Existing studies about short trips evaluate the potential of shifting from the automobile to sustainable travel options while considering the population as homogeneous in its preferences and its tendency to accept these alternative travel options as realistic. However, this assumption appears quite unrealistic and the current study offers a different perspective: the mode choices when travelling short distances are likely related to lifestyle decisions. Short trip chains of a representative sample of the Danish population in the Copenhagen Region were analysed, and more specifically a latent class choice model was estimated to uncover latent lifestyle groups and choice specific travel behaviour. Results show that four lifestyle groups are identified in the population: car oriented, bicycle oriented, public transport oriented and public transport averse. Each lifestyle group has specific perceptions of travel time (with extremely different rates of substitution between alternative travel modes), transfer penalties in public transport trip chains, weather influence (especially on active travel modes), and trip purpose effect on mode selection. Consequently, when thinking about measures to increase the appeal of sustainable travel options, decision-makers should look at specific individuals within the population and more sensitive individuals to comfort and level-of-service improvements across the lifestyle groups.


    Access

    Download

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Latent lifestyle and mode choice decisions when travelling short distances



    Published in:

    Transportation ; 44 , 6 ; 1343-1363


    Publication date :

    2016




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.80$jVerkehrswesen$jTransportwesen: Allgemeines / 55.80 Verkehrswesen, Transportwesen: Allgemeines / 74.75$jVerkehrsplanung$jVerkehrspolitik / 74.75 Verkehrsplanung, Verkehrspolitik



    Latent lifestyle and mode choice decisions when travelling short distances

    Prato, Carlo Giacomo / Halldórsdóttir, Katrín / Nielsen, Otto Anker | Online Contents | 2016


    The role of the (e-)bike: a mode choice model for short distances

    Chantal Huurman / Adam Pel / Winnie Daamen et al. | DOAJ | 2024

    Free access

    Transfer Penalties in Mode Choice Decisions

    Quackenbush, K. / McClennen, J. / Gallagher, J. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1995


    Travel Mode Choice Based on Latent Variable Enriched Discrete Choice Model

    Yang, C. / Wang, W. / Li, Z. et al. | British Library Conference Proceedings | 2009


    Travel Mode Choice Based on Latent Variable Enriched Discrete Choice Model

    Yang, Chen / Wang, Wei / Li, Zhibin et al. | ASCE | 2009