In this paper we study a group of policies aimed at discouraging the use of private transportation during peak hours, both directly and indirectly, by increasing the attractiveness of the only available substitute, the bus. This is done using a choice experiment constructed to find the answer to the following basic question: Given fixed house-to-work structures and no working hour flexibility, ...

A new and sophisticated computerized Electronic Travel Aid (ETA) for blind and visually impaired individuals is under development at the University of Michigan. This device, called NavBelt, enables a blind user to quickly and safely walk through obstacle cluttered and unknown environments. The foremost innovation of this device is its ability to actively guide the user around obstacles in pursu...

The increase in population, accompanied by an increase in the availability of travel opportunities have kindled the interest in understanding how people make use of the space around them and their opportunities. Understanding the travel behaviour of individuals and groups is difficult because of two main factors: the travel behaviour’s wide coverage, which encompasses different research areas, ...

BACKGROUND New transport infrastructure may promote a shift towards active travel, thereby improving population health. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of a major transport infrastructure project on commuters' mode of travel, trip frequency and distance travelled to work. METHODS Quasi-experimental analysis nested within a cohort study of 470 adults working in Cambridge,...

Many school districts in the United States allow parents to choose which school their child attends (`school choice' or `magnet schools') while other school districts require students to attend their nearest (`neighborhood') school. Such policies influence children's transportation. We survey elementary-school parents in St. Paul and Roseville, Minnesota, to discover how children travel to scho...

Consader a consumer who can choose to travel on a congestlble fast mode or on a congesuble slow mode. Users who most value tame will use the fast mode A toll on the slow mode can reduce some people who lmtlally use that mode to switch to the fast mode A toll on the slow mode w~th revenue not returned to users then necessarily reduces the welfare of all users A toil on the fast mode may raxse ag...

BACKGROUND India is motorising rapidly. With increasing motorisation, road traffic injuries are predicted to increase. A third of a billion children travel to school every day in India, but little is known about children's safety during the school commute. We investigated road traffic injury to children during school journeys. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional survey in Hyderabad using a...

Many studies analysing the relationship between attitudes and travel behaviour have found that an important impact on mode choice. More recently, focusing how people experience shown satisfaction is influenced by chosen mode. The desire intention of using a – which can be considered as predictors choice have, however, received limited attention. Furthermore, existing mostly narrow scope lack in...