[sustran] fwd: Potential for mode transfer of short trips

[Dr.Rajeev Saraf]

I can provide data on various trip lengths and modes used for  Delhi if 
you are interested. 

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On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, Paul Barter wrote:

> [This appeared on the utsg list. This research program looks very
> interesting and relevant beyond the UK.,  Paul]
> 
> The UK Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions is funding
> research here at the Centre for Transport Studies at University College
> London to estimate the potential for reducing the number of short trips
> by car by shifting them to other modes including walking, cycling and
> public transport, or by other adjustments in household behaviour. Obtaining
> more data on these topics will assist in the estimation of the number of
> people who may be induced to change from car for these trips, and to
> identify the factors that will help bring about the change.
> 
> The research is being carried out by the Centre for Transport Studies at
> University College London in partnership with Steer Davies Gleave (who will
> be carrying out the survey work). The project involves the following
> stages:
> 
>      Existing data, including the UK National Travel Survey, will be
> examined to establish the scale of the potential shift.
> 
>      A two stage survey will be carried out to establish the potential
> alternatives to the car for short trips and the likelihood of their
> adoption. The survey will be carried out in five areas, selected on the
> basis of the nature of the areas, including hilliness. The first stage of
> the survey will involve interviewing 500 households in each area to
> establish the number of short car trips which they have made over a two day
> period. From these, 100 households in each area will be selected for
> in-depth
> interviews about the alternatives ways in which the objectives of making
> the short car
> trips could have been met, and what inducements would be required to bring
> about a
> shift from the car.
> 
>      From this information the proportion of short car trips of various
> lengths that could be shifted as a result of various policy initiatives
> will be estimated. Then the range of traffic reductions that might be
> achieved will be inferred.
> 
>      Local initiatives that encourage reductions in car use for short trips
> will be identified and studied to see if they provide examples of
> successful policy initiatives.
> 
> Information on experience elsewhere in reducing the number of short car
> trips would be very
> welcome. We are particularly keen to here about experiments to reduce the
> number of short car trips where there has been a systematic monitoring
> exercise. We would also welcome receiving data on the nature of short trips
> (less than 8 km), eg mode used, trip purpose, etc, in order to compare
> these with UK figures. Anyone with such information or wanting further
> information about the project should contact me.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Roger Mackett
> ______________________________________________________________________
> 
> Professor Roger Mackett
> Head of Transport Studies
> Centre for Transport Studies
> University College London
> Gower Street
> London
> WC1E 6BT
> Great Britain
> 
> Tel: (+44) (0) 171 391 1554
> Fax: (+44) (0) 171 391 1567
> e-mail: rlm at transport.ucl.ac.uk
> 
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