Mode Choice in the Morning Commute (original) (raw)
Total Transportation System Solutions, 2007
Trip generation and characteristic data was collected over a three week period in November 2002 at Texas Wesleyan School of Law in Fort Worth, Texas, a small urban commuter college. As a result of this study, trip generation rates for students, staff, and overall were calculated. In addition, hourly distributions of total daily trips were calculated for each weekday and a typical weekday, which was a synthesis of the daily distribution curves for each weekday. The typical day distribution was further stratified by student parking lot location. The results of these stratifications show that for two parking facilities that are equal with respect to cost, quality, size, security, and accessibility, a small difference in parking lot spatial distance can make a large difference in parking lot use and distribution patterns, as a difference on approximately 100 m in spatial difference resulted in the nearer lot being preferred twice as much. In addition, pricing may not have a substantial affect on parking lot utilization, as students were will to pay more to park in spaces only a few meters closer. Interviews conducted as part of this study reveal that perceived convenience and perceived safety heavily influence parking choices.