Citation

DeMenezes JT, Falcocchio JC. Transp. Res. Rec. 1983; 936: 44-47.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1983, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences USA, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

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Abstract

Insights into the underlying factors influencing urban transit travel in the United States and Europe are provided. Transit use in European and American cities was analyzed through regression analysis and by comparing conditions in three cities of similar size. Regression equations were developed using transit usage intensity, transit supply, metropolitan area density, and car ownership. These equations revealed significant differences between U.S. and European cities. Such differences were related to dissimilar economic, social, and cultural factors in the two continents. The influences of these factors on transit usage are discussed, and a conceptual model is presented showing how they affect choice of transit mode.

Language: en

Keywords

URBAN PLANNING