Exploring the Relationships Among Perceived Safety, Perceived Accessibility, and Travel Behavior

Accessibility, the potential to reach various opportunities that are spatially dispersed, is an important concept in transportation that has garnered an extensive amount of research. The methods of measurement of accessibility are numerous, and there has been no consensus on a singular best practice. Typical methods of measuring accessibility do not take into account individual differences. Perceived accessibility measures offer another approach to understanding individual differences inaccessibility. This project will contribute to perceived accessibility literature by conducting a study in the United States (U.S.) context in the state of California, as there have not been many studies conducted in the U.S. First, semi-structured interviews with adults residing in the Sacramento Area Council of Government (SACOG) region will be conducted. Next, a cross-sectional survey will be conducted using a sample of SACOG region residents. It is important to understand how perceptions of safety and accessibility may influence mode choice and ability to access economic opportunities.

• Record URL:
  • https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/exploring-relationships-among-perceived-safety-perceived-accessibility-and-travel-behavior

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $20,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3552348319

  DOT 69A3552344814

• 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 

  University of California, Davis

  1 Shields Ave
  Davis, California  United States  95616
• 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:

  McGinnis, Claire

• Start Date: 20260401
• Expected Completion Date: 20270331
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Mode choice; Surveys; Transportation safety; Travel behavior
• Geographic Terms: California; Sacramento (California)
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01989187
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3552348319, DOT 69A3552344814
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: May 14 2026 4:47PM