Variability in baseline travel behaviour as a predictor of changes in commuting by active travel, car and public transport: a natural experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To strengthen our understanding of the impact of baseline variability in mode choice on the likelihood of travel behaviour change.

Methods

Quasi-experimental analyses in a cohort study of 450 commuters exposed to a new guided busway with a path for walking and cycling in Cambridge, UK. Exposure to the intervention was defined using the shortest network distance from each participant's home to the busway. Variability in commuter travel behaviour at baseline was defined using the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, the number of different modes of transport used over a week, and the proportion of trips made by the main (combination of) mode(s). The outcomes were changes in the share of commute trips (i) involving any active travel, (ii) involving any public transport, and (iii

SUBMITTER: Heinen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4861037 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature