Determinants and spatial variability of after-school travel by teenagers

Dubbale Daniel Alemu and Jun-ichiro Giorgos Tsutsumi

Journal of Transport Geography, 2011, vol. 19, issue 4, 876-881

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.

Keywords: Teenagers; Afterschool trip; Multinomial logit model; Downtown; Suburban (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2010.11.003

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