Mobility and Livability: Seasonal and Built Environmental Impacts
项目名称: Mobility and Livability: Seasonal and Built Environmental Impacts
摘要: Transportation and obesity are two of this decade's largest public policy challenges, with non-motorized commuting at the nexus of the two issues. Economists and transportation planners have long been studying mode choice and predicting demand for motorized alternatives. This research represents a preliminary investigation into demand for non-motorized commute modes and the role policy may play in promoting these modes. First, in partnership with the New England Transportation Institute (NETI), using new survey data and existing Center for Rural Studies (CRS) built environment data; team members are measuring and describing the effects of weather on both revealed and un-served travel demand in rural northern communities. Focus groups and surveys are measuring the seasonal variation in bicycle travel demand as well as the associated causes of this variation in order to recommend policies and programs that might promote year-round use. A continuing analysis of pedestrian volume data has already indicated that weather can account for 30% of volume variation.
状态: Completed
资金: 152411.00
资助组织: Research and Innovative Technology Administration
项目负责人: Troy, Austin;Aultman-Hall, Lisa
执行机构: UVM Transportation Center
开始时间: 20090701
实际结束时间: 20111231
主题领域: Planning and Forecasting;Public Transportation
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