Determinants of Transit Usage and Mode Choice

摘要

The study tests the interaction of urban form and transit route configuration ontransit demand. The method is to estimate and interpret parameters of direct demand models explaining the usage of several modes of urban transportation, including transit, between pairs of traffic analysis zones in Orange County, Florida, whose principle city is Orlando. Explanatory variables include travel time by each mode, descriptors of socio-economic characteristics or origin and destination zones, and descriptors of land use.