Journal article
Illuminating the unseen in transit use: A framework for examining the effect of attitudes and perceptions on travel behavior
Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice, Vol.58, pp.40-53
12/2013
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2013.10.011
Abstract
•Examined transit use for 279 residents of south Los Angeles, California.•Analyzed socio-demographic, built environment, and socio-psychological factors on transit use.•Conducted factor analysis to develop transit-relevant socio-psychological factors.•Two factors, transit attitudes and safety concerns, were related to transit use.•Suggests policies should both enhance transit access and target attitudes and perceptions.
This study develops the Perception–Intention–Adaptation (PIA) framework to examine the role of attitudes, perceptions, and norms in public transportation ridership. The PIA framework is then applied to understand the relative importance of socio-demographic, built environment, transit service, and socio-psychological factors on public transit use for 279 residents of south Los Angeles, California, a predominately low-income, non-white neighborhood. Confirmatory factor analysis based on 21 survey items resulted in six transit-relevant socio-psychological factors which were used in regression models of two measures of transit use: the probability of using transit at least once in the 7-day observation period, and the mean number of daily transit trips. Our analysis indicates that two PIA constructs, attitudes toward public transportation and concerns about personal safety, significantly improved the model fit and were robust predictors of transit use, independent of built environment factors such as near-residence street network connectivity and transit service level. Results indicate the need for combined policy approaches to increasing transit use that not only enhance transit access, but also target attitudes about transit service and perceptions of crime on transit.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Illuminating the unseen in transit use: A framework for examining the effect of attitudes and perceptions on travel behavior
- Creators
- Steven Spears - Department of Planning, Policy & Design, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92627-7075, USADouglas Houston - Department of Planning, Policy & Design, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92627-7075, USAMarlon G Boarnet - Sol Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0626, USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Transportation research. Part A, Policy and practice, Vol.58, pp.40-53
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.tra.2013.10.011
- ISSN
- 0965-8564
- eISSN
- 1879-2375
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 12/2013
- Academic Unit
- Injury Prevention Research Center; School of Planning and Public Affairs
- Record Identifier
- 9984083994702771
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