The influence of built environment to the trends in commuting journeys in the Netherlands

Susilo, Yusak O.; Maat, Kees

Abstract

In this paper we describe commuting trends in the Netherlands in the past decade and examine the influence of urban form and travel accessibility on commuting journeys over time on the basis of data from the Dutch National Travel Survey. Exploratory analysis is performed to identify changes in commuting participation, departure time, commuting time, commuting distance and the modal split. Regression analysis and choice models are used to examine the influence of the built environment on commuting parameters over time. The results indicate that urban form has consistently influenced the parameters of commuting journey in the Netherlands in the last 10 years. However, the trend of the influence is unique for each commuting model. Some influences have become less significant in the last decade and some have become stronger. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007.

Citation

Susilo, Y. O., & Maat, K. (2007). The influence of built environment to the trends in commuting journeys in the Netherlands. Transportation, 34(5), 589-609. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-007-9129-5

• Journal Article Type: Conference Paper
• Publication Date: Sep 1, 2007
• Journal: Transportation
• Print ISSN: 0049-4488
• Electronic ISSN: 1572-9435
• Publisher: Springer Verlag
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 34
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 589-609
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11116-007-9129-5
• Keywords: built environment, commuting behaviour, long-term analysis, Dutch National Travel Survey, Netherlands, urban form
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/1025831
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11116-007-9129-5
• Additional Information: Additional Information : Lead Author and Principal Investigator. This article is part of Susilo's post-doctoral project at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. The previous version was presented at the 86th Annual Meeting of Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., USA, 2007 and was selected for publication in the special issue of Transportation.