Citation

Alemu DD, Tsutsumi JG. J. Transp. Geogr. 2011; 19(4): 876-881.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.11.003

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This research work targeted teenagers to investigate after-school travel patterns and factors affecting their modal choice characteristics in Okinawa, Japan, where teenagers are not allowed to drive. The analysis is based on the cross-sectional data collected for discrete choice modeling of students' travel in the prefecture. In this study, high school students' trips from school to home have been analysed using a multinomial logit model. This has revealed the impact of individual, modal, and spatial variables on the mode choice decisions and return trip patterns. A comparative analysis made of downtown and suburb schools exposed differences in travel patterns induced by spatial factors and some existing constraints in modal choice options.