The determinants of travel mode choice: the case of Łódź, Poland

In this study, potential factors influencing the decisions made by citizens of the city of Łódź, Poland, regarding the choice of transportation mode used in their daily travel activities were examined. In addition to a brief literature review, an empirical study was performed. Data from a previous q...

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Main Author: Wójcik Szymon
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Language:English
Published: Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń 2019-06-01
Series:Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/bog-2019-0018
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description In this study, potential factors influencing the decisions made by citizens of the city of Łódź, Poland, regarding the choice of transportation mode used in their daily travel activities were examined. In addition to a brief literature review, an empirical study was performed. Data from a previous quality-of-life study were used to enhance the scope of explanatory variables in a regression model. In order to identify the determinants of travel behaviour, binary logistic regression models were used. The results show that socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and household access to a car most influenced transport mode choices. Also, the relationship between geographic distances and subjective opinions regarding public transport were found to be statistically significant. The determinants for choosing either public or private transportation varied.
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spelling doaj-art-e0e363cd4ca643859aa680433b77aad22025-08-20T03:39:25ZengNicolaus Copernicus University in ToruńBulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series2083-82982019-06-0144449310110.2478/bog-2019-0018bog-2019-0018The determinants of travel mode choice: the case of Łódź, PolandWójcik Szymon0University of Łódź, Department of Econometrics, Łódź, PolandIn this study, potential factors influencing the decisions made by citizens of the city of Łódź, Poland, regarding the choice of transportation mode used in their daily travel activities were examined. In addition to a brief literature review, an empirical study was performed. Data from a previous quality-of-life study were used to enhance the scope of explanatory variables in a regression model. In order to identify the determinants of travel behaviour, binary logistic regression models were used. The results show that socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and household access to a car most influenced transport mode choices. Also, the relationship between geographic distances and subjective opinions regarding public transport were found to be statistically significant. The determinants for choosing either public or private transportation varied.https://doi.org/10.2478/bog-2019-0018travel behaviour determinantstransportationtravel mode choicebinary logistic regression
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The determinants of travel mode choice: the case of Łódź, Poland
Bulletin of Geography. Socio-Economic Series
travel behaviour determinants
transportation
travel mode choice
binary logistic regression
title The determinants of travel mode choice: the case of Łódź, Poland
title_full The determinants of travel mode choice: the case of Łódź, Poland
title_fullStr The determinants of travel mode choice: the case of Łódź, Poland
title_full_unstemmed The determinants of travel mode choice: the case of Łódź, Poland
title_short The determinants of travel mode choice: the case of Łódź, Poland
title_sort determinants of travel mode choice the case of lodz poland
topic travel behaviour determinants
transportation
travel mode choice
binary logistic regression
url https://doi.org/10.2478/bog-2019-0018
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