Analysis of Induced Travel in the 1995 NPTS

Authors

James G. Strathman, Portland State University
Kenneth Dueker, Portland State University
Thomas W. Sanchez, Portland State UniversityFollow
Jihong Zhang, Portland State UniversityFollow
Ann-Elizabeth Riis, Portland State University

Document Type

Report

Publication Date

6-2000

Subjects

Transportation -- engineering, Urban transportation, Transportation -- Planning -- Evaluation

Physical Description

1 online resource (44 p.)

Abstract

In this paper we estimate the relationship between road capacity and vehicle miles of travel (VMT) from a sample of 12,000 respondents from 48 urban areas in the 1995 Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey (NPTS). Our approach seeks to account for the effects of residential location, employment location, and commute mode choice in estimating the effect of capacity on VMT. VMT is found to be directly related to road capacity, as well as indirectly related through the influence of road capacity on residential and work place densities.

Description

Catalog Number PR113.

Published by the Center for Urban Studies, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18094

Citation Details

Strathman, James G.; Dueker, Kenneth; Sanchez, Thomas W.; Zhang, Jihong; and Riis, Ann-Elizabeth, "Analysis of Induced Travel in the 1995 NPTS" (2000). Center for Urban Studies Publications and Reports. 89.
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/18094