TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Statistical and activity-based modeling of university student travel behavior
JO  - Transportation planning and technology
A1  - Chen, Xueming
SP  - 591
EP  - 610
VL  - 35
IS  - 5
N2  - This paper conducts a statistical analysis of student travel behavior at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). The data source is the 'University NHTS' project launched by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) in 2009. Through this empirical study, it has been found that university student travel behavior is different from that of the general population; urban universities have lower percentages of nonmotorized trips than college-town universities; undergraduate students are likely to make more daily trips than graduate students - similarly, on-campus students make more frequent trips than off-campus students; the most frequent student activities are home and academic activities; and student group categories have virtually no impact on daily activity profiles, though activity types do have a dramatic impact on daily activity profiles. Based on these research findings, the paper makes a series of recommendations regarding trip generation, trip distribution, mode choice, and activity-based modeling.<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0308-1060
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2012.701818
ID  - ref1
ER  -