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Excess commuting and modal choice

Author(s)
Murphy, Enda  
Uri
http://hdl.handle.net/10197/3008
Date Issued
2009-10
Date Available
2011-07-11T14:19:57Z
Abstract
This paper reports results from research conducted to analyse the extent of excess commuting in Dublin, Ireland. The research differs from similar studies on excess commuting in two ways. First, a disaggregate modal choice analysis of excess commuting is undertaken for two time periods – 1991 and 2001. Second, sensitivity analysis is undertaken to explore the impact of changes in the density of the transport network for users of public and private transport. The results suggest that excess commuting is considerably greater for users of private transport implying the greater inefficiency of commuting associated with that mode. By way of contrast, capacity utilisation measures suggest the opposite indicating the difficulty of using these measures for policy-making. The results suggest also that the greater inter-mixing of jobs–housing functions has facilitated reductions in actual commuting costs as well as increasing the range of available trip possibilities over the study period. In terms of the sensitivity analysis, the results suggest that public transport users could achieve dramatic savings on their commute if the density of that network was increased considerably.
Sponsorship
Not applicable
Type of Material
Journal Article
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal
Transportation Research Part A : policy and practice
Volume
43
Issue
8
Start Page
735
End Page
743
Copyright (Published Version)
2009 Elsevier
Subjects

Excess commuting

Modal choice

Transportation planni...

Land-use planning

Jobs–housing balance

Dublin

Subject – LCSH
Commuting--Ireland--Dublin
Choice of transportation--Ireland--Dublin
Transportation--Planning
Land use--Planning
DOI
10.1016/j.tra.2009.07.004
Web versions
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2009.07.004
Language
English
Status of Item
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0965-8564
This item is made available under a Creative Commons License
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