The evaluation of transportation projects has traditionally been carried out in the context of economic efficiency in terms of savings in travel time, vehicle operating cost, and safety. The broader long-term effects on economic development (i.e., job, income and business growth) are a concern...

This study investigated the contribution of psychological factors in explaining the choice of transportation mode in six Asian countries. Data were collected from 1118 respondents in Japan, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Indonesia, and the Philippines. The dependent variable was the intention to use...

The objective of this exploratory research is to investigate psychological effects of travel behavior on residential location choice by commuters. Structural equations were developed based on 176 samples from two cities in Thailand, namely, Bangkok and Ubon Ratchathani. Empirical results...

Transportation agencies spend billions of dollars annually on managing a wide range of assets to meet public, legislative, and agency expectations. These assets vary from the physical transportation infrastructure, to equipment, material stocks, data and information, and human resources. The...

Airport security screening, and the amount of time it costs travelers, has been a persistent concern to travelers, airport authorities, and airlines – particularly in recent years where changes in perceived threats have resulted in changes in security procedures that have caused great...

Time-constant assumptions in discrete-response heterogeneity models can often be violated. To address this, a time-varying heterogeneity approach to model unobserved heterogeneity in ordered response data is considered. A Markov switching random parameters structure (which accounts for...

<title/> The dynamic characteristics of automobile demand are critical for national economic and revenue predictions. Automobile demand and ownership level forecasts are also the basis for travel demand models, land-use-transport interaction models, and transport policies and regulations. In this...