How do individuals adapt their personal travel? Objective and subjective influences on the consideration of travel-related strategies for San Francisco Bay Area commuters

摘要: This study operationalizes the conceptual analysis presented in a companion paper, to examine effects of objective and subjective variables on consideration 16 travel-related strategies reflecting range individuals’ potential reactions congestion. Using 1283 commuting respondents 1998 survey conducted San Francisco Bay Area, binary logit models were developed for each individual strategy. The proportion information explained by these ranges from 0.18 0.63. It was found that is affected not only amounts travel individuals actually do, but also their assessments, desires affinities with respect travel, as well attitudes, personality lifestyle. previous adoption greatly affects current consideration, demonstrating an effect past experience. Mobility constraints socioeconomic demographic characteristics exhibit distributional options consider. These findings imply policies designed alleviate congestion may be less effective than expected, because responses analyzed here—many them directly tied public intended reduce vehicle travel—are influenced large variety qualitative experiential are seldom measured incorporated into demand models. Therefore, understanding role such will improve our ability design accurately forecast response policy interventions natural trends. q 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.