The effect of perceived mobility necessity in the choice of departure time

Mikkel Thorhauge, Elisabetta Cherchi, Jeppe Rich

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    Abstract

    Departure time choice plays a crucial role in addressing the problem of urban congestion. Since the work of Small (1982), many studies have shown that travelers trade-off between travel time and scheduling delay and that travel time variability also plays an important role because uncertainty is likely to affect the choice of departure time. However departure time choice is also related to the full daily activity pattern, such as a restriction or a preference in one activity may form restrictions in the flexibility of other activities and thereby affect the preference for the related departure time. In this paper we investigate how the latent effect of the perceived mobility necessities affects the choice of departure time. A stated choice experiment collected among workers who commute to Copenhagen center is used to estimate 9 hybrid choice models where the discrete choice of departing before or later than the current trip depends on the latent construct of the perceived mobility necessities. Results show that individuals who perceive they have high mobility necessity tend to prefer the current departure time, and in particular dislike departing later. However the latent variables account also partially for panel effect across choice tasks
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) 93rd Annual Meeting
    Number of pages10
    PublisherTransportation Research Board
    Publication date2014
    Publication statusPublished - 2014
    EventTransportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting - Washington DC, United States
    Duration: 12 Jan 201416 Jan 2014
    Conference number: 93
    https://www.trb.org/AnnualMeeting2014/AnnualMeeting2014.aspx

    Conference

    ConferenceTransportation Research Board 93rd Annual Meeting
    Number93
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityWashington DC
    Period12/01/201416/01/2014
    Internet address
    SeriesTransportation Research Board. Annual Meeting Proceedings
    Number93

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