Mobility and Livability: Seasonal and Built Environmental Impacts

Transportation and obesity are two of this decade's largest public policy challenges, with non-motorized commuting at the nexus of the two issues. Economists and transportation planners have long been studying mode choice and predicting demand for motorized alternatives. This research represents a preliminary investigation into demand for non-motorized commute modes and the role policy may play in promoting these modes. First, in partnership with the New England Transportation Institute (NETI), using new survey data and existing Center for Rural Studies (CRS) built environment data; team members are measuring and describing the effects of weather on both revealed and un-served travel demand in rural northern communities. Focus groups and surveys are measuring the seasonal variation in bicycle travel demand as well as the associated causes of this variation in order to recommend policies and programs that might promote year-round use. A continuing analysis of pedestrian volume data has already indicated that weather can account for 30% of volume variation.

• Record URL:
  http://www.uvm.edu/trc/university-transportation-center/utc-current-project-list/seasonal-and-built-environment-impacts-of-mobility/
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Final Report URL Link: http://www.uvm.edu/~transctr/research/trc_reports/UVM-TRC-12-002.pdf

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $152411.00
• Contract Numbers:

  DTRT06-G-0018

  023884

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Research and Innovative Technology Administration

  University Transportation Centers Program
  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Troy, Austin

  Aultman-Hall, Lisa

• Performing Organizations:

  UVM Transportation Center

  University of Vermont
  210 Colchester Avenue
  Burlington, VT  United States  05405
• Principal Investigators:

  Schmidt, Fred

  Flynn, Brian

  Kolodinsky, Jane

• Start Date: 20090701
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 20111231
• Source Data: RiP Project 15264

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; City planning; Environmental impacts; Mobility; Public transit; Quality of life; Research projects; Sustainable development; Transit operating agencies; Travel demand
• Uncontrolled Terms: Seasonal factors
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01569212
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: UVM Transportation Center
• Contract Numbers: DTRT06-G-0018, 023884
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jul 2 2015 1:01AM