The study was conducted to obtain a quantitative analysis of the effect of a tripmaker's age upon seven urban travel parameters. The selected parameters were: percentage of trips made intrazonally, percentage of trips made to or from the CBD, car occupancy, percentage of trips made by transit, trip generation rate by purpose, distribution of trip generation rates by purpose, and trip length frequency distribution and mean trip length. For comparative purposes, the effect of age on the first six aggregate parameters was examined for six cities of varying geographic location and population size. Results of the analyses were obtained by five separate trip purposes and three modes. The importance of age on the travel behavior of the individual was analysed by the construction of regression models relating the above travel parameters to 37 selected personal and zonal socio-economic variables. The study indicates large variations in travel behavior and travel demand over an individual's life span; furthermore these variations are not apparent in aggregated travel demand as traditionally analysed and projected in urban transportation studies. (Author)


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    Title :

    The Effect of Age on Urban Travel Behavior


    Contributors:
    N. Ashford (author) / F. M. Holloway (author)

    Publication date :

    1970


    Size :

    206 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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