Relations of Public Transport Use and Car Ownership with Neighbourhood and City-Level Travel Purposes in Kerman, Iran

There are significant deviations in travel mode choice drivers between developed and developing countries. This study investigates the determinants of car ownership public transit ridership Iran. Using survey data from 800 respondents, behaviour Kerman residents were investigated, based on gender, age, household size, ownership, frequency transport ridership, number working days per week, shopping activities neighbourhood entertainment city. Two multivariate models estimated using OLS WLS methods. Our findings suggested that owning a tends to increase as city decreases. An raised probability while did not influence ownership. Public use was negatively influenced by increased age days, but positively research results have implications for planning. Firstly, changes size may be good basis inform planning our show increases, decreases, it does transport. Secondly, when road network connectivity (land use) higher expected both use.