Trip Generation and Tour Distribution of Public Transport Trips in the City of Slavonski Brod

Abstract

Trip generation and trip distribution are the first steps in conventional four-step travel demand modelling. Four-step travel demand model is the most used methodology for creating validated data regarding travel demand and traffic flows in a defined area, territory or city. Trip generation calculates number of trips that are produced or attracted from specific area or a territory, while trip distribution determines how many trips are conducted from one area to another (or zone). Slavonski Brod is one of the largest cities (7th) in the Republic of Croatia and it is the centre of Brodsko-posavska County. Public transport in the City of Slavonski Brod is organized by a private operator with eight defined bus lines and with more than 70 departure from 5AM to 11PM during a characteristic workday. Used data for determining trip generation and trip distribution was collected during a questionnaire survey conducted during the project development of the Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan of the City Slavonski Brod. Goal of paper is to detect how household characteristics influences trip rate values and origin-destination matrices between various areas of the City for trips in the public transport. The paper will consist of an introduction, literature overview, methodology of data collection, results of trip production, trip attraction and origin-destination matrix, discussion about calculated vales and conclusion.