Non-work travel characteristics in Calgary with a focus on trips made on foot and by bicycle.

摘要

There is a growing interest for cities around the world to focus on creating more walkable and bikeable communities in order to realize societal benefits which include improved public health and safety, reduced environmental impacts, increased economic benefits, and increased quality of life. In this research, the characteristics of non-work travel were explored, with a focus on those trips made on foot and by bicycle, and implications to transportation and land use policy and practices are suggested. The geographic scope of this thesis was Calgary, Alberta, Canada, with travel behaviour responses (n=410) being collected through the use of an online survey tool. The specific characteristics of non-work travel explored include: mode split; travel mode to work versus travel mode for non-work; trip distance and trip frequency; time of day and day of week of travel; effect of weather and temperature on travel, and the trip origins of non-work trips.