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Measuring transit service impacts on vehicle ownership and use

Measuring transit service impacts on vehicle ownership and use In this paper we measure the impact of public transportation on household vehicle ownership and use. Advanced econometric models are estimated on household travel survey data and on geographic data. In particular, data from the 2009 US National Household Travel Survey is merged with geographic information obtained from the General Transit Feed Specification source. The integration of variables specific to the spatial and temporal coverage of the transit service allows the analysis of different policy scenarios. Results obtained for the Washington DC Metropolitan Area indicate that enhanced transit services reduce the number of private vehicles and vehicle miles traveled. Effects are more marked when bus services are improved and on car use. The study is important for all Metropolitan Regions that are dealing with the problem of congestion, high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and that are planning to invest in more efficient and accessible public transportation services. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Public Transport Springer Journals

Measuring transit service impacts on vehicle ownership and use

Public Transport , Volume 7 (2) – Dec 18, 2014

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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2014 by Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Subject
Economics / Management Science; Operations Research/Decision Theory; Automotive Engineering; Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design; Transportation
ISSN
1866-749X
eISSN
1613-7159
DOI
10.1007/s12469-014-0098-8
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Abstract

In this paper we measure the impact of public transportation on household vehicle ownership and use. Advanced econometric models are estimated on household travel survey data and on geographic data. In particular, data from the 2009 US National Household Travel Survey is merged with geographic information obtained from the General Transit Feed Specification source. The integration of variables specific to the spatial and temporal coverage of the transit service allows the analysis of different policy scenarios. Results obtained for the Washington DC Metropolitan Area indicate that enhanced transit services reduce the number of private vehicles and vehicle miles traveled. Effects are more marked when bus services are improved and on car use. The study is important for all Metropolitan Regions that are dealing with the problem of congestion, high levels of greenhouse gas emissions and that are planning to invest in more efficient and accessible public transportation services.

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Public TransportSpringer Journals

Published: Dec 18, 2014

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