Understanding emerging commuting trends in a weekly travel decision frame--implications for mega region transportation planning.

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• Creators:
  Zhang, Ming ; Chen, Binbin
• Corporate Creators:
  University of Texas at Austin. Center for Transportation Research
• Corporate Contributors:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.) ; Texas
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Commuting Decision Making Transportation Planning Travel Behavior Weekly
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SWUTC/11/161127-1
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Texas
• Corporate Publisher:
  Southwest Region University Transportation Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  "National transportation statistics have shown the rise of long-distance, trans-regional commute
  
  (LDC/TRC) in the US. Four societal factors contribute to the trend: increase in dual earner households,
  
  advance in information and communications technologies, new concept of arranging work time weekly,
  
  and people's changing attitude towards travel. In the field of urban transportation planning, commuting
  
  has been studied in individual metropolitan areas in a one-day time frame. LDC/TRC traverse multiple
  
  metros and the commuting behavior cannot be better understood without going beyond the one-day
  
  convention. Studying LDC/TRC corresponds to the growing interest worldwide in planning for
  
  megaregions. Up to date, the phenomenon of weekly commuting has been explored only by a few
  
  European researchers in the fields of geography and sociology.
  
  This study analyzed LDC/TRC using national datasets available in the US. They are American Travel
  
  Survey, National Household Travel Survey, and Census Transportation Planning Package. Further
  
  detailed analyses were conducted for the Texas Triangle megaregion. The national travel surveys are
  
  helpful in portraying large pictures of LDC/TRC but limited in offering insights into LDC/TRC
  
  behavior. Based on the preliminary study, the next phase of the study will conduct qualitative research
  
  by interviewing selected LDC/TRC individuals in the Texas Triangle megaregion."
  
  
• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  10727
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers US Transportation Collection
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