摘要: |
Mobility is a complex component of level of service in transportation. There are many different measures which may be used to describe it, yet few of them are both understood by the public and capable of being used alone to describe a facility. Travel time has the potential to be a mobility measure that could satisfy both goals, yet it has not been used in the past because of data collection concerns. In this paper, a methodology is presented for using travel time data to describe mobility. The method uses public perception data to help grade mobility based on the responses of surveyed travelers. In this way, the method links the level of service concept to a specific rating system. An extensive literature review was conducted for this research, focusing on mobility, travel time, perception data, and preference models. The results of the literature review were supplemented by interviews with transportation professionals. The result of this research is a method for using travel time data and public perception data together to determine level of service criteria for local decision-making. However, it is recommended that further research be conducted to determine more suitable ways of obtaining perception data. |