Exploring key determinants of travel satisfaction for multi-modal trips by different traveler groups

Using a primary dataset from an experimental survey in eight European cities, this study identified the key determinants of satisfaction with individual trip stages as well as overall journey experience for different travel modes and traveler groups. Multivariate statistical analyses were used to examine the relationships between overall satisfaction and travel experience variables, trip complexity, subjective well-being indices, travel-related attitudes as well as individual- and trip-specific attributes. The results indicate that for certain traveler groups, such as women, young and low-income or unemployed travelers, there are distinctive determinants of satisfaction with trip stages for various travel modes. The results also indicate that satisfaction with the primary trip stage is strongly linked to overall trip satisfaction, while satisfaction levels with access and egress trip stages are strongly related to satisfaction with the primary trip stage. Past experience, traveler expectations and attitudes, and the emotional state of travelers are also significant explanatory variables for travel satisfaction. The results indicate that when an individual consciously chooses a particular travel mode, they will report a higher level of satisfaction with that chosen mode. Notwithstanding, while past experience highly influences an individual’s current travel satisfaction, the more they travel with the current mode, the less satisfied they are with their choice. The results of this study highlight the importance of gaining a better understanding of the interaction between instrumental variables and non-instrumental variables at different trip stages and the influence on user preferences, satisfaction and decision-making processes.     

中小城市高品质公交建设方案研究——以江西吉安为例

中小城市公共交通系统客流规模相对较低,一般情况下不适宜建设轨道交通、快速公交等中大运量的公交系统.在常规公交的发展过程中,通过提升公交可靠性,提高发车频率和准点率,切实提升常规公交的服务水平,是一种适合中小城市的公共交通发展提升的实施模式,有利于增加公交服务吸引力,提升公交分担率,促进中小城市的交通系统朝绿色、可持续的方向发展,具有较好的借鉴意义.     

The transportation systems of Buenos Aires, Chicago and São Paulo: City centers, infrastructure and policy analysis

We compare the passenger transportation systems of Buenos Aires, Chicago and São Paulo. The selected cities represent distinctive combinations of land-use, infrastructure, and evolution of transport policy. Analysis is centered on accessibility to downtown areas, where transportation processes converge in an environment where space is scarce. In two of the three cities institutional arrays that legally establish unified decision making have shown little capacity to launch fare or physical coordination between modes. In two of the three cities the concentration of public transportation supply to historical downtowns has not been an attraction factor, and downtown uses have expanded to less accessible areas. Gentrification in Chicago is also another process showing that land use changes are related to many factors, transportation being only one of them, and not always a necessary one. In all three cases the use of railways, as a set of inherited infrastructures, has seen an increase whose magnitude suggests a link to modal reassignment due to increasing congestion. Scarcity of space in old downtown areas is being counteracted through more intense use, or through the expansion of vertical space for transportation operations.     

山地城市道路交通改善与建筑项目开发一体化策略

山地城市建筑项目的高强度开发与亟待改善的道路交通之间矛盾突出,亟须拟定道路交通改善与建筑项目开发一体化策略,促使建筑项目与道路交通协调发展。从建筑项目开发与交通改善措施的结合点出发,围绕减少道路交通量和提高道路通行能力两方面探讨道路交通改善的主要措施。总结了10项建筑项目开发与交通改善的一体化策略,包括用地控制、与交通设施结合等内容。最后指出,在城市道路交通与建筑项目的协同工作中,应根据具体情况选择采用可行性较强的措施。     

山水城市排水规划问题探析

以韶关市为例分析了山水城市排水规划所存在的问题:排水规划编制欠完善,以及排水系统建设与管理等方面的问题。结合实际,对搞好山水城市排水规划提出一些建议。     

自行车交通的两种观念比较

面对城市交通拥挤问题 ,如何对待自行车交通 ?不同的观念产生不同的做法。该文就我们与发达国家对待自行车交通的不同观念进行比较。     

中小城市公路客运枢纽发展模式浅析

为了改善中小城市公路客运枢纽规划缺少理论支持的情况,该文首先根据中小城市发展的动力机制,将中小城市分为三大类;其次,进行中小城市公路客运枢纽的内涵界定和功能定位,预测各类型中小城市的客运发展趋势;最后,提出各类型中小城市客运枢纽的理想发展模式。     

适用于市域快线特征的交通衔接与TOD研究

分析市域快线基本特征及乘客诉求,将站点交通衔接纳入区域的综合交通规划,从更大范围、更高层面,用枢纽锚固的方式助力综合治堵、慢行系统改善等诸多交通问题。依托北京轨道交通22号线(平谷线)的实践,遵循TOD规划理念,通过交通先行的方式推进站点周边用地调整。综合交通和土地开发价值两方面因素,得出结论：每个市域快线站点都将成为该区域的交通换乘中心;在站点周边打造开放、友好的复合型城市核心;因地制宜地确定TOD发展模式,客观分析周边的土地价值及产业布局,促进规划的落实。     

大理、景洪、天水三座中型城市的轨道交通线网结构探讨

选取了大理、景洪、天水三座城市,对其空间形态、城市功能、人口规模及分布等方面进行分析。结合三座城市的交通客流组成及其出行需求、既有公交系统现状、轨道交通建设的可实施性等因素,提出构建“干线+环线”的轨道交通线网结构,并详细介绍了这三座城市的轨道交通线网布局。可为同类中型城市的轨道交通线网规划设计提供参考。     

大中城市轻轨适用性探讨

通过轻轨与地铁、有轨电车、市域快轨的分析比较,进一步界定与"国办81号文"中轻轨概念相匹配的轻轨范畴。结合新的城市规模划分标准以及我国目前城市轨道交通批复建设情况,提出在优先发展公共交通的背景下,运量适中、造价较低的轻轨将是大、中城市轨道交通的选择,并分析目前轻轨推广存在的障碍以及轻轨技术的发展方向。