Car dependency in the urban margins: The influence of perceived accessibility on mode choice

Lola Blandin (), Giovanni Vecchio (), Ricardo Hurtubia () and Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken
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Lola Blandin: UNCTAD - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development - United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, GAEL - Laboratoire d'Economie Appliquée = Grenoble Applied Economics Laboratory - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
Giovanni Vecchio: UC - Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, IEUT - Instituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales - Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Estudios Urbanos
Ricardo Hurtubia: IEUT - Instituto de Estudios Urbanos y Territoriales - Facultad de Arquitectura, Diseño y Estudios Urbanos, CEDEUS SANTIAGO CHL - Partenaires IRSTEA - IRSTEA - Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture
Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken: University of Toronto

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Abstract: Car dependence is a dimension of transport poverty whose subjective components have been limitedly explored. Research on car dependence highlights the incidence of transport costs, assesses the multidimensional vulnerability of car-dependency and the possibility to access valued opportunities. However, people's perceptions and their perceived ability to access destinations may better reflect the way they move in car dependent settings. In this paper, we aim to examine what are the determinants of perceived accessibility and to which extent perceived accessibility influences mode choices in such areas. Based on a survey carried out in four peripheral and periurban municipalities in the Metropolitan Region of Santiago de Chile, we examine how subjective perceptions of accessibility contribute to explain modal choice in the outskirts. Results show that perceived accessibility has a negative net impact on the utilities for both car and public transport, which means that a low perceived accessibility increases the likelihood of choosing motorized modes. Moreover, residents from peripheral municipalities tend to perceive a higher accessibility than households from periurban areas, who are excluded from the public transport system. These findings show the importance of providing nearby opportunities and convenient alternatives to limit car dependency, especially in periurban areas.

Keywords: Mode choice; Perceived accessibility; Travel behavior; Car dependence; Discrete choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024-06
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Published in Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2024, 184, pp.104098. ⟨10.1016/j.tra.2024.104098⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2024.104098

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