Car or Public Transit? Exploring Factors Affecting Mode Choice in the Mobility of Care

This project explores the factors affecting mode choice decisions in the mobility of care. By applying the discrete choice modeling of Nested Logit (NL) and the Multiple Discrete Continuous Extreme Value (MDCEV) to the 2022 National Household Travel Survey (2022 NHTS), this study explores factors regarding where transit service may better accommodate travel needs in serving care trips. Also, it highlights how public transit contributes to reducing household travel generated by care trips. The researchers expect to obtain distinct characteristics of care trips and the socio-demographics of those who travel for care to inform the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) which transit-related manuals, guidelines, and policies are critical to accommodate travel and their mobility of care. Results are also useful for transit agencies when considering aspects to improve their service in care trips.

• Record URL:
  • https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/car-or-public-transit-exploring-factors-affecting-mode-choice-mobility-care

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $161,776.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3552348319

  DOT 69A3552344814

  Caltrans 65A1341

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  California Department of Transportation

  1227 O Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95843
• Managing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Project Managers:

  Cliff, Sydney

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• Principal Investigators:

  Pike, Susan

• Start Date: 20260101
• Expected Completion Date: 20270228
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Choice models; Mobility; Mode choice; Public transit
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01987973
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3552348319, DOT 69A3552344814, Caltrans 65A1341
• Files: UTC, RIP, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 28 2026 11:10AM