Analysis of Journey to Work Travel Behavior by Car and Bus in the Sydney Metropolitan Region

Car dependence is a fundamental problem in the sustainability of cities with low-density suburban sprawl. Increasing the use of public transport is one of the policy objectives commonly adopted to overcome this problem. It is essential to study journey to work travel behavior by car and bus. This pa...

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Main Author: Suthanaya P.A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Petra Christian University 2011-01-01
Series:Civil Engineering Dimension
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Online Access:http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/civ/article/view/18104
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description Car dependence is a fundamental problem in the sustainability of cities with low-density suburban sprawl. Increasing the use of public transport is one of the policy objectives commonly adopted to overcome this problem. It is essential to study journey to work travel behavior by car and bus. This paper applied preference function to analyze travel behavior and Moran’s I spatial statistic to evaluate the spatial association. The results indicated that the commuting preferences of residents have moved towards distance maximization. In general, bus was preferred for shorter distance trips whilst car was preferred for longer distance trips. Unlike car, by increasing distances from the Central Business District, residents tended to use bus for shorter distance trip. A significant positive spatial association was identified for both the slope preferences by car and bus where zones with a preference towards longer or shorter trips tended to travel to zones with similar preferences.
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spelling doaj.art-404ccd55e62f4e9cb6d3124b577feac82022-12-21T21:18:03ZengPetra Christian UniversityCivil Engineering Dimension1410-95301979-570X2011-01-011312128Analysis of Journey to Work Travel Behavior by Car and Bus in the Sydney Metropolitan RegionSuthanaya P.A.Car dependence is a fundamental problem in the sustainability of cities with low-density suburban sprawl. Increasing the use of public transport is one of the policy objectives commonly adopted to overcome this problem. It is essential to study journey to work travel behavior by car and bus. This paper applied preference function to analyze travel behavior and Moran’s I spatial statistic to evaluate the spatial association. The results indicated that the commuting preferences of residents have moved towards distance maximization. In general, bus was preferred for shorter distance trips whilst car was preferred for longer distance trips. Unlike car, by increasing distances from the Central Business District, residents tended to use bus for shorter distance trip. A significant positive spatial association was identified for both the slope preferences by car and bus where zones with a preference towards longer or shorter trips tended to travel to zones with similar preferences.http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/civ/article/view/18104Travel behaviorcarbusspatial association.
spellingShingle Suthanaya P.A.
Analysis of Journey to Work Travel Behavior by Car and Bus in the Sydney Metropolitan Region
Civil Engineering Dimension
Travel behavior
car
bus
spatial association.
title Analysis of Journey to Work Travel Behavior by Car and Bus in the Sydney Metropolitan Region
title_full Analysis of Journey to Work Travel Behavior by Car and Bus in the Sydney Metropolitan Region
title_fullStr Analysis of Journey to Work Travel Behavior by Car and Bus in the Sydney Metropolitan Region
title_full_unstemmed Analysis of Journey to Work Travel Behavior by Car and Bus in the Sydney Metropolitan Region
title_short Analysis of Journey to Work Travel Behavior by Car and Bus in the Sydney Metropolitan Region
title_sort analysis of journey to work travel behavior by car and bus in the sydney metropolitan region
topic Travel behavior
car
bus
spatial association.
url http://puslit2.petra.ac.id/ejournal/index.php/civ/article/view/18104
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