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Passenger winners and losers in the multi-airport system era: Evidence from Beijing tracking individual travel activities 多机场系统时代的乘客赢家和输家：来自北京追踪个人旅行活动的证据

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-15 DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104596

Fan Xiao , Huihui Mo , Jiaoe Wang , Frédéric Dobruszkes , Meicheng Xiong

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Dynamic equilibrium of the coupled transportation and power networks considering electric vehicles charging behavior 考虑电动汽车充电行为的交通与电网耦合动态平衡

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104590

Yingjie Song , Dong Ngoduy , Takao Dantsuji , Chuan Ding

{"title":"Dynamic equilibrium of the coupled transportation and power networks considering electric vehicles charging behavior","authors":"Yingjie Song , Dong Ngoduy , Takao Dantsuji , Chuan Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104590","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104590","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div><span><span><span>The coupling between the transportation network (TN) and power distribution network<span> (PDN) is becoming more significant due to the increasing use of electric vehicles (EVs) and fast charging stations (FCSs). Accurately characterizing the dynamic coupling between TN and PDN is crucial. However, existing literature exhibits significant deficiencies in modeling the travel behaviors of gasoline vehicles (GVs) and EVs, as well as the </span></span>propagation characteristics<span> of mixed traffic networks. Moreover, it overlooks the queuing capacity limits of FCSs and the impact of queue overflow on TN. To address these issues, this study presents a stochastic dynamic user equilibrium (SDUE) modeling framework for coupled networks considering EVs charging behavior. This framework comprehensively captures the dynamic interactions among departure times, path choices, FCS choices, and electricity prices within the TN and PDN. To capture the traffic dynamics, a multi-class traffic flow </span></span>propagation model for EVs and GVs, considering EV charging behavior, is developed. Additionally, an improved fixed-point algorithm is proposed to obtain the dynamic equilibrium state of the coupled networks. </span>Case studies reveal that reducing FCS capacity degrades overall network performance. Therefore, it is essential to consider queue overflow when devising traffic policies to enhance network performance and assessing the layout of FCSs. Furthermore, the results indicate that the coupled operation strategy, in comparison to independent operation strategies, can reduce total traffic delay costs by 28.4%, decrease average waiting time at FCSs by 28.7%, and lower power losses by 11.7%. These findings underscore the significance of collaborative management and planning of TN and PDN in response to the escalating demand for EVs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49421,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 104590"},"PeriodicalIF":6.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144895134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Empirical study on traffic system management applied to the metropolitan expressway during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games 2020年东京奥运会期间大都市高速公路交通系统管理实证研究

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-14 DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104606

Zeren Xing , Azusa Toriumi , Takashi Oguchi

{"title":"Empirical study on traffic system management applied to the metropolitan expressway during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic games","authors":"Zeren Xing , Azusa Toriumi , Takashi Oguchi","doi":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104606","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104606","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper presents an empirical analysis of Traffic System Management (TSM) applied to a Metropolitan Expressway (MEX) during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. In this study, we examined how TSM strategies, including onramp closure and junction control, integrate event-related traffic with general traffic in an expressway network. By utilizing comprehensive traffic data, traffic demands were estimated from the slope of the “imaginary” cumulative arrival curve, and total delays were calculated based on observed speed and volume. The effects of TSM were then evaluated by comparing the results from the actual implementation scenario with those in a constructed counterfactual scenario without TSM. The findings revealed that TSM reduced traffic demands by 3.23 % on weekdays and 0.77 % on Saturdays, Sundays, and Holidays (SSHs), whereas it reduced total delays by 26.90 % on weekdays and 8.69 % on SSHs on average. We also found that the reduction in total delays by TSM largely varied day by day, associated with a large variation in the total durations for which TSM was implemented. Moreover, this study systematically evaluated TSM rationalities based on breakdown probabilities and proposed a schedule for improvement. This suggests that by intensively implementing regular TSMs during peak hours with an advanced starting time, congestion at stationary bottlenecks can be avoided, thus shortening the total duration of TSM implementations. The estimation results further suggest that the proposed TSM can reduce travel time while accommodating more traffic volume, thereby enhancing the efficiency of transport systems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49421,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 104606"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144623803","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Multi-Period operations optimization for passenger-freight shared transport: A game-theoretic approach 客货共享运输的多时段操作优化：博弈论方法

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104601

Yuxin Zheng , Jie Yang , Xiaoning Zhang

{"title":"Multi-Period operations optimization for passenger-freight shared transport: A game-theoretic approach","authors":"Yuxin Zheng , Jie Yang , Xiaoning Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104601","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104601","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the context of the sharing economy, passenger-freight shared transport emerges as an effective measure to enhance the utilization efficiency of transportation resources by leveraging excess bus capacity for freight transportation. This study considers a scenario where the intercity bus company (BC) can utilize its surplus capacity to transport freight for the logistics company (LC). We first characterize the interaction between their decisions using a sequential game model. Then, by employing a backward induction approach, we derive the optimal operational decisions for both the LC and BC for a given freight volume. Furthermore, we develop a multi-period optimization model to determine system-optimal freight volume allocation scheme for the LC and propose a tailored algorithm that yields near-optimal solutions. Additionally, we extend the basic model to investigate the impact of freight transport pricing authority on various stakeholders and evaluate the performance of different shared transport models. The results suggest that passenger-freight shared transport generally facilitates a win–win outcome between the LC and BC while reducing bus passenger waiting times. Additionally, multi-period coordinated decision-making contributes to enhancing overall system efficiency. Furthermore, when freight pricing is determined by the BC, it leads to higher freight volumes and more frequent bus departures, but may also result in increased ticket prices for passengers.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49421,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 104601"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144604423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Unraveling the relationship between built environment and multimodal commuting behaviors: A case study of Beijing 建筑环境与多模式通勤行为的关系研究——以北京市为例

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-12 DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104600

Yan Huang , Liang Ma

{"title":"Unraveling the relationship between built environment and multimodal commuting behaviors: A case study of Beijing","authors":"Yan Huang , Liang Ma","doi":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104600","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104600","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recent research has underscored the importance of studying multimodal travel behavior through the lens of intra-individual variability, which can inform more targeted transportation intervention strategies. However, while many studies have focused on multimodal travel behavior across different populations, few have delved into the relationship between the built environment and multimodal behavior. Utilizing commuting behavior survey data from Beijing residents, this study explores the relationship between the built environment and various multimodal and monomodal travel behaviors. Additionally, it aims to propose targeted environmental intervention strategies to support and promote more sustainable travel choices. Using latent class analysis (LCA), we first identify five distinct groups, each representing different multimodal and monomodal travel behaviors, and outlined the key characteristics of each group. We then employ a hybrid choice model (HCM) to explore the complex interactions between the built environment, travel preferences, and commuting mode choice. The findings reveal that even when controlling for travel attitudes and preferences, the built environment remains a significant association with different modality styles. This suggests that geographic context plays a crucial role in shaping travel behavior. Additionally, the study highlights that multimodal travel behavior emerges from the interplay between diverse travel mode choices and certain mobility constraints, with the built environment being a key factor in this process. The study emphasizes the need for differentiated intervention strategies that cater to various multimodal and monomodal groups in different geographic regions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49421,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 104600"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144604424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Small-scale conflicts between cyclists and other road users: Age, gender and street use effects 骑自行车者与其他道路使用者之间的小规模冲突：年龄、性别和街道使用影响

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104597

Rodrigo Mora , Tomás Cox , Ricardo Hurtubia , Marie Geraldine Herrmann-Lunecke

{"title":"Small-scale conflicts between cyclists and other road users: Age, gender and street use effects","authors":"Rodrigo Mora , Tomás Cox , Ricardo Hurtubia , Marie Geraldine Herrmann-Lunecke","doi":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104597","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104597","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Small-scale conflicts between cyclists and users of other modes of transport are usually underreported, although very relevant for the cycling experience. Despite a growing literature in this field, little attention has been given to the systematic analysis of such conflicts. This paper examines the relationship between cyclists’ characteristics (e.g., gender and age) and the modes of transport with which cyclists have small-scale conflicts, through data obtained from a survey to 576 cyclists in the city of Santiago (Chile). Using an Ordered Logit Model, the frequency of conflicts with different modes of transport is analysed, incorporating socio-demographic variables to explore differences across gender and age groups, including interactions with respondents’ usual routes. In line with previous research, findings indicate that these conflicts are frequent, therefore adversely impacting people's experience of cycling. Notably, cars are identified as the most frequent sources of conflict, with taxis specifically emerging as significant contributors (despite their lower numbers). Socio-demographic factors further influence these conflicts; older cyclists report more frequent conflicts with pedestrians and cyclists, while young men encounter more issues with motorised vehicles, although these interactions vary depending on the type of infrastructure more frequently used (cyclepaths, sidewalks, mains roads, etc.). These findings underscore the need for adequate cycling infrastructure and public policies to promote safer, more inclusive cycling environments, especially for women and older people.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49421,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 104597"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144596974","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Tourist preferences for air-high-speed rail intermodal transport: Insights from a mega-city region 游客对空中高铁联运的偏好：来自特大城市地区的见解

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104575

Ning Huan , Enjian Yao , Yang Xiao

{"title":"Tourist preferences for air-high-speed rail intermodal transport: Insights from a mega-city region","authors":"Ning Huan , Enjian Yao , Yang Xiao","doi":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104575","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104575","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Airport clustering in mega-city regions is diversifying air-high-speed rail intermodal mobility options for long-haul tourist travel. This study analyses tourist behavioural preferences for intermodal transport, using stated preference choice observations collected from 4,522 respondents in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei megacity region of China in 2020. A hybrid choice model was developed to account for the roles of product interest, decision engagement, travel preparedness, and anxiety in intermodal travel decision-making. Key findings reveal that tourist interest in intermodal mobility positively influences their perceptions of utility regarding baggage and ticket integration services. Additionally, the degree of tourists’ engagement in intermodal decision-making has been identified as a significant predictor of behavioural outcomes. In contrast, travel preparedness and anxiety, which reflect apprehensions about time uncertainty and potential failures in air-rail connections, are significant deterrents to intermodal travel. The case study classified tourist segments to offer insights for service providers, identifying engaged and non-apprehensive tourists as the most beneficial group for intermodal mobility, with a predicted mean market share of 9.65%.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49421,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 104575"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144604422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Trade-offs in transit public safety interventions: Balancing enforcement and service quality improvements 交通公共安全干预的权衡：平衡执法和服务质量改进

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-11 DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104584

Spencer Aeschliman, Amanda Stathopoulos

{"title":"Trade-offs in transit public safety interventions: Balancing enforcement and service quality improvements","authors":"Spencer Aeschliman, Amanda Stathopoulos","doi":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104584","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104584","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The slow rebound of public transit ridership since the pandemic and major upcoming budget shortfalls have created a perfect storm in which American cities and transit agencies must make difficult decisions regarding operations and service design. Among the many challenges, perceived rider safety has emerged as a key concern. However, implementing effective safety interventions is complicated by the mixed rider experiences with, and perceptions of, crime and law enforcement. Transit agencies can design more effective policy interventions if they understand what shapes riders’ reactions to different safety strategies, and how those strategies can promote rider satisfaction. Using a 2023 survey of 2292 transit riders in the Chicago region, we estimate a Bayesian Structural Equation Model to investigate the connections between rider experiences and demographics, receptiveness to safety measures, and overall satisfaction. We find that enforcement-related strategies are most strongly associated with higher overall rider satisfaction, but they also come with the notable downside of 10%–20% of riders feeling less safe. On the other hand, improvements to various facets of service quality are less strongly related to satisfaction, but they come with little to no downside in terms of negative rider perceptions. Rider experience also plays a role, with more severe crime and nuisance experience directly impacting satisfaction. In contrast, indirect knowledge of transit safety issues obtained from media and hearsay primarily affects riders’ support for safety interventions rather than their overall satisfaction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49421,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 104584"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144596975","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The impact of ride-hailing services on traditional travel modes: an empirical study based on the validity of Chinese ride-hailing regulatory policy 网约车对传统出行方式的影响：基于中国网约车监管政策有效性的实证研究

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104594

Zhuolun Wang, Yan Lin, Biao Xue

{"title":"The impact of ride-hailing services on traditional travel modes: an empirical study based on the validity of Chinese ride-hailing regulatory policy","authors":"Zhuolun Wang, Yan Lin, Biao Xue","doi":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104594","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104594","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Ride-hailing regulatory policy first clarifies the legal status of ride-hailing services and establishes an access framework to standardize their operations. Subsequently, local governments implement differentiated enforcement rules based on this framework, laying a solid foundation for the healthy development of China’s ride-hailing industry. However, it is necessary to further evaluate whether this policy changes the impact of ride-hailing services on traditional travel modes. This study focuses on 72 Chinese cities (40 of which introduced ride-hailing and 45 of which implemented policy) between 2010 and 2017, selecting bus ridership and private car ownership as measures of traditional travel modes, using difference-in-differences (DID) and difference-in-difference-in-differences (DDD) methods, and exploring the impacts of ride-hailing services on traditional travel modes before and after regulatory policy. The results reveal that (1) before the regulatory policy implementation, the entry of ride-hailing services significantly decreases bus ridership but has no significant negative impact on private car ownership; (2) the regulatory policy implementation significantly mitigates the negative impact of ride-hailing services on bus ridership and private car ownership; and (3) the loose policy is significantly effective in alleviating the negative impacts of ride-hailing services on bus ridership and private car ownership. The research results have important implications for the Chinese government in regulating emerging transportation modes in urban areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49421,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 104594"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144587576","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Impact analysis of positive utility and built environment on car use for non-work trips: an ensemble approach 积极效用和建筑环境对非工作旅行汽车使用的影响分析：一种综合方法

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Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice Pub Date : 2025-07-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104589

Enayat Mirzaei , Ehsan Heidarzadeh , Amin Hashemi , Mohammad Bagher Dowlatshahi , Reza Kheyroddin

{"title":"Impact analysis of positive utility and built environment on car use for non-work trips: an ensemble approach","authors":"Enayat Mirzaei , Ehsan Heidarzadeh , Amin Hashemi , Mohammad Bagher Dowlatshahi , Reza Kheyroddin","doi":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104589","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tra.2025.104589","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Although the Positive Utility of Travel (PUT) has been well discussed in the relevant literature, there remain research gaps in practice, particularly regarding how this utility can be effectively incorporated into conventional transportation models. Additionally, there is a need for further exploration of how the built environment influences car use for non-work trips with different levels of intrinsic utility. In this regard, distinguishing trips by the context of destination and/or purpose (as an approach in previous studies) is not a perfect method, as the intrinsic utility of trips may be different for each trip regardless of these contexts. To address this gap, we modified the conventional travel survey and collected the required data in fall 2022 and spring 2023 from 1170 respondents residing in Shiraz, Iran. Based on a series of questions about each reported trip, two types of travel were recognized by fuzzy C-means clustering: Low PUT and High PUT. Interestingly, about 56% of non-work trips were undertaken both to reach a destination and to travel itself. Furthermore, using a novel ensemble analysis approach, we found that five variables, including population density, block density, outdoor space proximity, positive attitude toward transit and family size, significantly affect car use for both types of travel. However, the importance of these variables differs for different trip types. According to the Multiple Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) results, motorcycle ownership and outdoor space proximity are the most important variables for predicting car use for trips with low PUT, while family size and population density are the most influential variables for explaining car use for trips with high PUT.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49421,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Research Part A-Policy and Practice","volume":"199 ","pages":"Article 104589"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144587593","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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