Title :
Modeling the Influence of Socioeconomic Characteristics and Land Use on Commute Mode Choice in Madrid
Author :
Li, Xia ; Shao, Chunfu ; Yang, Liya ; de la Hoz, D. ; Monzon, A.
Author_Institution :
MOE Key Lab. for Transp. Complex Syst. Theor. & Technol., Beijing Jiaotong Univ., Beijing, China
Abstract :
This paper develops multinomial log it models of commute mode choice for female and male respectively. On the basis of the information of personal and household characteristics, a set of potential explanatory factors pertaining to the traveler´s socioeconomic situation have been defined. The 2001 Madrid census data has been employed to explore how socioeconomic factors, land use attributes, and travel distance influence commute mode choice. The empirical analysis indicates that land use attributes and travel distance considerations are important in explaining the variation in commute mode choice when controlling for the socioeconomic characteristics of travelers.
Keywords :
demography; socio-economic effects; Madrid census data; commute mode choice; empirical analysis; land use attributes; multinomial log; socioeconomic characteristics; socioeconomic factors; travel distance influence; Civil engineering; Demography; Employment; Fuzzy systems; Laboratories; Paper technology; Parameter estimation; Pattern analysis; Regression analysis; Transportation; commute mode choice; land use; socioeconomic characteristics; travel distance;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Systems and Knowledge Discovery, 2009. FSKD '09. Sixth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tianjin
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7695-3735-1
DOI :
10.1109/FSKD.2009.614
