Title: The Integration Activity and Transportation Analysis for Use in Public Decision-Making
Abstract: Among transportation analysts and planners the derived nature of travel demand is widely acknowledged. Nevertheless, relatively little progress has been made in the last decade toward understanding the sources from which this demand is derived. Even in the context of recent behavioral modeling of transportation-related choices, only a small amount of time has been spent trying to explore the highly interrelated nature of a person’s activities and the resulting consequences for travel behavior. At the same time, an increasing number of public policy makers have discussed less capital-intensive transportation schemes that will contribute to realizing objectives such as energy conservation and pollution control. One need think no further than the concept of flexible working hours to realize that the assessment of the impact of such schemes depends on the ability to understand and predict activity-related as well as travel behavior. In the absence of a solid theoretical explanation of the demand for activities and of operational models to assess impacts, intelligent statements about alternative policies have not been abundant. This paper is divided into four sections. First, the general levels of activity-oriented policies which planners need to analyze will be briefly outlined. Second, recent advances in research related to activity/travel behavior are summarized within seven categories of emphasis. Third, the implications of activity research for transport planning practice are discussed. Finally, suggestions are made for directions which appear most fruitful for researchers to pursue.
Publication Year: 1981
Publication Date: 1981-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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