| Title | The impact of automated transit, pedestrian, and bicycling facilities on urban travel patterns : summary report |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 61499 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Levine, Jonathan; Morton, Tom |
| Corporate Creator | University of Michigan; University of Illinois at Chicago; Woodward Communications, Inc. |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Federal Highway Administration. Exploratory Advanced Research Program; United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations Research and Development |
| Publisher | United States. Federal Highway Administration. Office of Operations Research and Development |
| Publication Date | 20150601 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Researchers conducted a survey in four metropolitan Chicago neighborhoods served by commuter rail to explore how residents’ travel preferences might change with the potential addition of (1) an automated community transit (shuttle) service to and from the station and (2) a package of streetscape improvements to facilitate walking and bicycling to the station. The neighborhoods differ in levels of population density, current rail use, land use, and affluence. By using a telephone and mail survey to determine residents’ current travel patterns and preferences with the potential improvements, agent-based modeling, and activity-based modeling, the researchers forecast a possible overall decrease in car use of 39 percent and an increase in commuter rail use of 34 percent with the improvements. The shuttle service produced greater changes in lower density neighborhoods, with forecast of transit use doubling in the lowest density neighborhood. Travelers’ perceptions of cost, time, and safety are explored, and the differences among communities’ responses to the improvements and their implications for the relative effectiveness of each potential improvement are discussed. This report summarizes the Exploratory Advanced Research Program project “Effects of Automated Transit and Pedestrian/Bicycling Facilities on Urban Travel Patterns.” The final project report is available at https://taubmancollege.umich.edu/faculty/faculty-publications/effects-automated-transit-pedestrian-and-bicycling-facilities-urban. |
| Rosap ID | dot:35929 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/35929 |
| TRT Terms | Urban transportation; Urban transit; Public transit; Paratransit services; Demand responsive transportation; Rail transit; Nonmotorized transportation; Intelligent vehicles; Intelligent transportation systems |
| General Subjects | Automated transit; automated vehicles; neighborhood shuttles; bicycling facilities; public transit; cycling; last-mile problem; pedestrians; transit shuttle; urban travel patterns |
| Geographical Coverage |
Chicago (Illinois); Chicago Metropolitan Area |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1570333 |
| Contract Number | DTFH61-09-C-00013; DTFH61-09-F-00027 |
| Report Number | FHWA-HRT-15-015 |
| Availability | Federal Highway Administration |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/61000/61400/61499/15015.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |