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Modeling the structural relationships among short-distance travel amounts, perceptions, affections, and desires
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Transportation Research Part A: Policy & Practice . Jan2009, Vol. 43 Issue 1, p26-43. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- Abstract: Using structural equation modeling, the relationships among travel amounts, perceptions, affections, and desires across five short-distance (one-way trips of less than 100 miles) travel categories (overall, commute, work/school-related, entertainment/social/recreation, and personal vehicle) are examined. The models are estimated using data collected in 1998 from more than 1300 working commuters in the San Francisco Bay Area. A cross-model analysis reveals three robust relationships, namely: (1) myriad measures of travel amounts work together to affect perceptions; (2) perceptions are consistently important in shaping desires; and (3) affections have a positive relationship with desires. The second finding suggests that two individuals who travel the same objective amount may not have the same desire to reduce their travel: how much individuals perceive their travel to be is important. The third point argues that the degree to which travel is enjoyed is a key determinant of shaping desires to reduce travel: the more travel is enjoyed, the less the desire to reduce it. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
- Subjects :
- *AUTOMOTIVE transportation
*TRANSPORTATION
*CARPOOLS
*COMMUTERS
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09658564
- Volume :
- 43
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Transportation Research Part A: Policy & Practice
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35202448
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2008.06.004