1) The document discusses models for estimating car trip generation in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam. It estimates four types of models: with and without car ownership as an explanatory variable, two-stage models, and joint car ownership and trip generation models.
2) The results show household income, number of workers and drivers, and car ownership positively influence trip generation. However, some differences exist between the cities.
3) Models 3 and 4, which account for potential endogeneity between car ownership and trips, better explain trip generation in both cities compared to Models 1 and 2.
TRIP GENERATION Survey and ORIGIN / DESTINATION STUDYGrant Johnson, PE
Origin Destination Surveys OD调查…and Trip Generation Surveys…交通出行率调查
Sample Size (100 vehicles or more) of randomly selected vehicles that turned left to go south at Interchange/Intersection 8.
In this Survey:
55% of samples went south past机场高速
45% turned right onto黄山大道
Total Left Turn Vol = 1630 vph
Result: 900 vehicles (55%) go south
730 vehicles go west on黄山大道
Determining trip generation of commercial land use of kaptaiKazi Mahfuzur Rahman
Abstract
Trip generation is the first step in the conventional transportation forecasting process. Trip generation rates can
influence the magnitude of the roadway improvements that are constructed like the amount of land that is
required to be dedicated for road’s right-of-way, and calculation of long term maintenance costs of the roadway
network. Therefore, an accurate estimate of vehicle trip generation is required to construct the necessary roadway
infrastructure without overbuilding it. Mohora to Kaptai road is an important and a busy road in Chittagong
because some important commercial buildings, power plants, industries and institutions are situated along this
road. The goal of this paper is to determine trip generation of adjacent commercial land uses of Kaptai Road. To
fulfill the goal, our objectives are to identify the number of trips generation by the adjacent commercial land uses
and to relate trip generation with respect to land use and socio-economic characteristics of Kaptai road. This
study utilizes Geographic Information System (GIS), Questionnaire Survey, Personal Interview and Multiple
Linear Regression Analysis for the trip generation analysis and calculation. Trip generation surveys have
completed at a total of 10 commercial sites, covering five different shopping centers and five different banks at
different important intersection point. The findings have clarified the existing land uses, trip generation situation
with multiple linear regression model and trip rates of commercial land uses.
Poster by Prof. Meng Xu & Dr Susan Grant Muller, presented at TRB 2015.
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/m.xu
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/s.grant-muller
http://pressamp.trb.org/aminteractiveprogram/Program.aspx
TRIP GENERATION Survey and ORIGIN / DESTINATION STUDYGrant Johnson, PE
Origin Destination Surveys OD调查…and Trip Generation Surveys…交通出行率调查
Sample Size (100 vehicles or more) of randomly selected vehicles that turned left to go south at Interchange/Intersection 8.
In this Survey:
55% of samples went south past机场高速
45% turned right onto黄山大道
Total Left Turn Vol = 1630 vph
Result: 900 vehicles (55%) go south
730 vehicles go west on黄山大道
Determining trip generation of commercial land use of kaptaiKazi Mahfuzur Rahman
Abstract
Trip generation is the first step in the conventional transportation forecasting process. Trip generation rates can
influence the magnitude of the roadway improvements that are constructed like the amount of land that is
required to be dedicated for road’s right-of-way, and calculation of long term maintenance costs of the roadway
network. Therefore, an accurate estimate of vehicle trip generation is required to construct the necessary roadway
infrastructure without overbuilding it. Mohora to Kaptai road is an important and a busy road in Chittagong
because some important commercial buildings, power plants, industries and institutions are situated along this
road. The goal of this paper is to determine trip generation of adjacent commercial land uses of Kaptai Road. To
fulfill the goal, our objectives are to identify the number of trips generation by the adjacent commercial land uses
and to relate trip generation with respect to land use and socio-economic characteristics of Kaptai road. This
study utilizes Geographic Information System (GIS), Questionnaire Survey, Personal Interview and Multiple
Linear Regression Analysis for the trip generation analysis and calculation. Trip generation surveys have
completed at a total of 10 commercial sites, covering five different shopping centers and five different banks at
different important intersection point. The findings have clarified the existing land uses, trip generation situation
with multiple linear regression model and trip rates of commercial land uses.
Poster by Prof. Meng Xu & Dr Susan Grant Muller, presented at TRB 2015.
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/m.xu
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/s.grant-muller
http://pressamp.trb.org/aminteractiveprogram/Program.aspx
This is the transportation planning module I developed for the Suncoast Section of the Florida APA's AICP prep course. I deliver it each March to help new professionals prepare for the exam.
Different modes of transportation used in supply chain and logistics. Case about few transport and benefits/loss from each mode of transport in comparison to another. Here 4 major mode of transport has been used in presentation. importance of transportation and various ways of transportation.
This presentation talks about the process of Traffic & Transportation surveys, the bases of delineating Traffic Analysis Zones and the various surveys required to be carried out to understand the traffic behavior of the city.
Transportation planning is an integral part of overall urban planning and needs systematic approach.
Travel demand estimation is an important part of comprehensive transportation planning process.
However, planning does not end by predicting travel demand.
The ultimate aim of urban transport planning is to generate alternatives for improving transportation system to meet future demand and selecting the best alternative after proper evaluation.
Introduces and explains the use of multiple linear regression, a multivariate correlational statistical technique. For more info, see the lecture page at http://goo.gl/CeBsv. See also the slides for the MLR II lecture http://www.slideshare.net/jtneill/multiple-linear-regression-ii
Examples of procurement and payroll tests using SAP data in IDEA from a previous User Group. Recommendations are also made taken from the council's own experiences.
This is the transportation planning module I developed for the Suncoast Section of the Florida APA's AICP prep course. I deliver it each March to help new professionals prepare for the exam.
Different modes of transportation used in supply chain and logistics. Case about few transport and benefits/loss from each mode of transport in comparison to another. Here 4 major mode of transport has been used in presentation. importance of transportation and various ways of transportation.
This presentation talks about the process of Traffic & Transportation surveys, the bases of delineating Traffic Analysis Zones and the various surveys required to be carried out to understand the traffic behavior of the city.
Transportation planning is an integral part of overall urban planning and needs systematic approach.
Travel demand estimation is an important part of comprehensive transportation planning process.
However, planning does not end by predicting travel demand.
The ultimate aim of urban transport planning is to generate alternatives for improving transportation system to meet future demand and selecting the best alternative after proper evaluation.
Introduces and explains the use of multiple linear regression, a multivariate correlational statistical technique. For more info, see the lecture page at http://goo.gl/CeBsv. See also the slides for the MLR II lecture http://www.slideshare.net/jtneill/multiple-linear-regression-ii
Examples of procurement and payroll tests using SAP data in IDEA from a previous User Group. Recommendations are also made taken from the council's own experiences.
Dmitry Berg, Olga Zvereva - Identification Of Autopoietic Communication Patte...AIST
Dmitry Berg, Olga Zvereva (Ural Federal University)
Identification Of Autopoietic Communication Patterns In Social And Economic Networks
AIST Conference 2015 http://aistconf.org
Estimating Demand for Intercity Bus Services in a Rural EnvironmentUGPTI
The general objective of this research was to develop an intercity mode choice model that could be incorporated into a statewide travel demand model to estimate demand for rural intercity bus services. This presentation describes the study method, which included a stated preference survey and a mixed logit model, survey results, findings from the mode choice model, applications of the model, and an analysis of attitudes and mode choice.
Mining dockless bikeshare and dockless scootershare trip data - Stefanie Brod...PyData
In September 2017, dockless bikeshare joined the transportation options in the District of Columbia. In March 2018, scooter share followed. During the pilot of these technologies, Python has helped District Department of Transportation answer some critical questions. This talk will discuss how Python was used to answer research questions and how it supported the evaluation of this demonstration.
Credit card fraud is a growing problem that affects card holders around the world. Fraud detection has been an interesting topic in machine learning. Nevertheless, current state of the art credit card fraud detection algorithms miss to include the real costs of credit card fraud as a measure to evaluate algorithms. In this paper a new comparison measure that realistically represents the monetary gains and losses due to fraud detection is proposed. Moreover, using the proposed cost measure a cost sensitive method based on Bayes minimum risk is presented. This method is compared with state of the art algorithms and shows improvements up to 23% measured by cost. The results of this paper are based on real life transactional data provided by a large European card processing company.
Efforts to reduce the emissions from car travel have so far been hampered by a lack of specific information on car ownership and use. The Motoring and vehicle Ownership Trends in the UK (MOT) project seeks to address this by bringing together new sources of data to give a spatially and disaggregated diagnosis of car ownership and use in Great Britain and the associated energy demand and emissions.
Data from annual car M.O.T tests, made available by the Department for Transport, will be used as a platform upon which to develop and undertake a set of inter-linked modelling and analysis tasks using multiple sources of vehicle-specific and area-based data. Through this the project will develop the capability to understand spatial and temporal differences in car ownership and use, the determinants of those differences, and how levels may change over time and in response to various policy measures. The relationship between fuel use and emissions, and the demographic, economic, infrastructural and socio-cultural factors influencing these will also be tested.
Consequently, the MOT project has the potential to transform the way in which energy and emissions related to car use are quantified, understood and monitored to help refine future research and policy agendas and to inform transport and energy infrastructure planning.
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/research/featured-projects/mot
www.nhtnetwork.org/cqc-efficiency-network/home
The CQC Efficiency Network is a collaborative venture between ITS researcher Dr Phill Wheat and leading
performance and benchmarking company measure2improve (m2wi). Dr Wheat has used funding from the EPSRC
Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) to refine the tools to support m2i in developing the fast growing network. The IAA is an institutional award funded by EPSRC to help speed up the contribution that engineering and physical science research make towards new innovation, successful businesses and
the economic returns that benefit UK plc.
Posters summarizing dissertation research projects - presented by MSc students at the Institute for Transport Studies (ITS), University of Leeds, April 2017. http://bit.ly/2re35Cs
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/courses/masters/dissertation
Cutting-edge transport research showcased to Secretary of State during the event to officially re- open the Institute building www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article/4011/cutting-edge_transport_research_showcased_to_secretary_of_state
DR STEPHEN HALL, PROFESSOR SIMON SHEPHERD, DR ZIA WADUD; UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS, IN COLLABORATION WITH FUTURE CITIES CATAPULT
Also see https://theconversation.com/five-reasons-why-you-might-be-driving-electric-sooner-than-you-think-71896
Presentation Fiona Crawford - winner of the Smeed prize for best student paper at the UTSG Conference 2017
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/f.crawford
www.utsg.net/web/index.php?page=annual-conference
The University's Annual Review covering the 2015-16 academic year. This new publication gives an overview of some of the most important initiatives and activities that the University has undertaken recently and a sense of the scale of the ambition for the future.
www.its.leeds.ac.uk/people/c.calastri
Social networks, i.e. the circles of people we are socially connected to, have been recognised to play a role in shaping our travel and activity behaviour. This not only has to do with socialisation being the purpose of travel, but also with enabling mobility and other activities through the so-called social capital. Another theme in the literature connecting social environment and travel behaviour is social influence, i.e. the investigation of how travel behaviour can be affected by observation or comparison with other people. Research about the impact of social influence on travel choices is still at its infancy. In this talk, I will give an overview of how choice modelling can be used to investigate the relationships between social networks, travel and activities. I will touch upon work that I have done so far, in particular I will describe my applications of the Multiple Discrete-Continuous Extreme Value (MDCEV) model to frequency of social interactions as well as to allocation of time to different activities, taking the social dimension into account. In these studies, I make use of social network and travel data collected in places as diverse as Switzerland and Chile. I will also discuss ongoing work making use of longitudinal life-course data to model the impact of family of origin and the “mobility environment” people grew up in on travel decision of adults. Finally, I will outline future plans about modelling behavioural changes due to social influence using the smartphone app travel data that are being collected in Leeds within the “Choices and consumption: modelling long and short term decisions in a changing world” (“DECISIONS”) project.
Shigeki Oxawa is Associate Professor at the Department of Integrated Informatics, Daido University and part-time Lecturer in Transport Economics at Hosei University. He is a transport economist with a strong interest in transport policy. He is currently an academic visitor at Leeds University (April 2016-March 2017) working in the area of intermodal transport (with a focus on rail freight transport) and in turn track access charges.
Abstract: In the national railway revolution in Japan, the passenger division was divided into 6 companies by regions. They operate trains and own/manage the rail track (vertical integration system). On the other hand, vertical separation was introduced into freight companies, therefore, freight companies have to access rail track owned/managed by passenger companies. The Japanese regulator regards track access transactions between passenger companies and freight companies as private business.
In the vertical separation system, freight companies cannot get access to the slots required and efficient allocation of rail track cannot be achieved. The vertical separation is a very significant issue in railway policy and freight transport policy in Japan. In the presentation, causes and possible solutions to the issue will be shown.
Shigeki is Associate Professor at the Department of Integrated Informatics, Daido University and part-time Lecturer in Transport Economics at Hosei University. He is a transport economist with a strong interest in transport policy. He is currently an academic visitor at Leeds University (April 2016-March 2017) working in the area of intermodal transport (with a focus on rail freight transport) and in turn track access charges. He has 20 years of experience in research and teaching.
Presentation from NORTHMOST - a new biannual series of meetings on the topic of mathematical modelling in transport.
Hosted at its.leeds.ac.uk, NORTHMOST 01 focussed on academic research, to encourage networking and collaboration between academics interested in the methodological development of mathematical modelling applied to transport.
The focus of the meetings will alternate; NORTHMOST 02 - planned for Spring 2017 - will be led by practitioners who are modelling experts. Practitioners will give presentations, with academic researchers in the audience. In addition to giving a forum for expert practitioners to meet and share best practice, a key aim of the series is to close the gap between research and practice, establishing a feedback loop to communicate the needs of practitioners to those working in university research.
Presentation from NORTHMOST - a new biannual series of meetings on the topic of mathematical modelling in transport.
Hosted at its.leeds.ac.uk, NORTHMOST 01 focussed on academic research, to encourage networking and collaboration between academics interested in the methodological development of mathematical modelling applied to transport.
The focus of the meetings will alternate; NORTHMOST 02 - planned for Spring 2017 - will be led by practitioners who are modelling experts. Practitioners will give presentations, with academic researchers in the audience. In addition to giving a forum for expert practitioners to meet and share best practice, a key aim of the series is to close the gap between research and practice, establishing a feedback loop to communicate the needs of practitioners to those working in university research.
Presentation from NORTHMOST - a new biannual series of meetings on the topic of mathematical modelling in transport.
Hosted at its.leeds.ac.uk, NORTHMOST 01 focussed on academic research, to encourage networking and collaboration between academics interested in the methodological development of mathematical modelling applied to transport.
The focus of the meetings will alternate; NORTHMOST 02 - planned for Spring 2017 - will be led by practitioners who are modelling experts. Practitioners will give presentations, with academic researchers in the audience. In addition to giving a forum for expert practitioners to meet and share best practice, a key aim of the series is to close the gap between research and practice, establishing a feedback loop to communicate the needs of practitioners to those working in university research.
Presentation from NORTHMOST - a new biannual series of meetings on the topic of mathematical modelling in transport.
Hosted at its.leeds.ac.uk, NORTHMOST 01 focussed on academic research, to encourage networking and collaboration between academics interested in the methodological development of mathematical modelling applied to transport.
The focus of the meetings will alternate; NORTHMOST 02 - planned for Spring 2017 - will be led by practitioners who are modelling experts. Practitioners will give presentations, with academic researchers in the audience. In addition to giving a forum for expert practitioners to meet and share best practice, a key aim of the series is to close the gap between research and practice, establishing a feedback loop to communicate the needs of practitioners to those working in university research.
Presentation from NORTHMOST - a new biannual series of meetings on the topic of mathematical modelling in transport.
Hosted at its.leeds.ac.uk, NORTHMOST 01 focussed on academic research, to encourage networking and collaboration between academics interested in the methodological development of mathematical modelling applied to transport.
The focus of the meetings will alternate; NORTHMOST 02 - planned for Spring 2017 - will be led by practitioners who are modelling experts. Practitioners will give presentations, with academic researchers in the audience. In addition to giving a forum for expert practitioners to meet and share best practice, a key aim of the series is to close the gap between research and practice, establishing a feedback loop to communicate the needs of practitioners to those working in university research.
Presentation from NORTHMOST - a new biannual series of meetings on the topic of mathematical modelling in transport.
Hosted at its.leeds.ac.uk, NORTHMOST 01 focussed on academic research, to encourage networking and collaboration between academics interested in the methodological development of mathematical modelling applied to transport.
The focus of the meetings will alternate; NORTHMOST 02 - planned for Spring 2017 - will be led by practitioners who are modelling experts. Practitioners will give presentations, with academic researchers in the audience. In addition to giving a forum for expert practitioners to meet and share best practice, a key aim of the series is to close the gap between research and practice, establishing a feedback loop to communicate the needs of practitioners to those working in university research.
Empirical analysis of crowd-sourced freight deliveries
Presenter: Amanda Stathopoulos, Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northwestern University
This seminar presents results from empirical analysis of crowd-sourced freight deliveries in the US. Crowd-sourced deliveries build on the idea that citizens deliver goods, ideally along planned travel routes. Crowdshipping has a potential to match highly fragmented transport capacities with vastly diverse demand for urban freight deliveries, temporally, spatially and in real-time. This is typically achieved through platforms that connect carriers with consumers in need of deliveries. A third-party broker, who operates the platform, provides match-making, analysis and customer services between demand and supply. The main advantage of crowdshipping is the reduced need for fixed facilities, such as cars or warehouses, to run operations. The main obstacles are trust, liability issues, and ensuring a critical mass of couriers and customers. Despite the growth in operations, there is still a poor understanding of the performance, functionality and acceptability of these new delivery methods. The seminar presents results analyzing the performance in the early stages of operation of crowdshipping. Based on real operational data from 2 years across the US the performance is examined with an emphasis on the specificity of crowdshipping, namely related to delivery variability and the temporal matching dynamics. Based on additional survey experiments the behavior of the main agents in the system is modeled with an emphasis on revealing acceptance and priorities of both occasional drivers and senders. The research derives from a Partnership-for-Innovation (PFI) project funded by the NSF where a Chicago based research team (NU, UIC) is evaluating the capabilities of CROwd-sourced Urban Delivery (CROUD) in collaboration with a crowd-shipper technology firm.
About Amanda: Amanda’s research focuses on developing new methodologies to collect data and specify mathematical models to account for broad and realistic choice behaviour in the transport setting (for instance social determinants, environmental concern, user experience, simplified decision rules). These richer layers of user motivations is an area of primary relevance in improving understanding and prediction of travel behavior. For a range of current transportation challenges such as promoting transit ridership growth, moving towards alternative fuels, or getting companies to adopt better practices in delivering goods, there is increasing recognition of the need to build adequate tools to account for decision complexity on the user side to match with effective decision support.
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Willie Nelson is a name that resonates within the world of music and entertainment. Known for his unique voice, and masterful guitar skills. and an extraordinary career spanning several decades. Nelson has become a legend in the country music scene. But, his influence extends far beyond the realm of music. with ventures in acting, writing, activism, and business. This comprehensive article delves into Willie Nelson net worth. exploring the various facets of his career that have contributed to his large fortune.
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Introduction
Willie Nelson net worth is a testament to his enduring influence and success in many fields. Born on April 29, 1933, in Abbott, Texas. Nelson's journey from a humble beginning to becoming one of the most iconic figures in American music is nothing short of inspirational. His net worth, which estimated to be around $25 million as of 2024. reflects a career that is as diverse as it is prolific.
Early Life and Musical Beginnings
Humble Origins
Willie Hugh Nelson was born during the Great Depression. a time of significant economic hardship in the United States. Raised by his grandparents. Nelson found solace and inspiration in music from an early age. His grandmother taught him to play the guitar. setting the stage for what would become an illustrious career.
First Steps in Music
Nelson's initial foray into the music industry was fraught with challenges. He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue his dreams, but success did not come . Working as a songwriter, Nelson penned hits for other artists. which helped him gain a foothold in the competitive music scene. His songwriting skills contributed to his early earnings. laying the foundation for his net worth.
Rise to Stardom
Breakthrough Albums
The 1970s marked a turning point in Willie Nelson's career. His albums "Shotgun Willie" (1973), "Red Headed Stranger" (1975). and "Stardust" (1978) received critical acclaim and commercial success. These albums not only solidified his position in the country music genre. but also introduced his music to a broader audience. The success of these albums played a crucial role in boosting Willie Nelson net worth.
Iconic Songs
Willie Nelson net worth is also attributed to his extensive catalog of hit songs. Tracks like "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain," "On the Road Again," and "Always on My Mind" have become timeless classics. These songs have not only earned Nelson large royalties but have also ensured his continued relevance in the music industry.
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Modelling car trip generation in the developing world the tale of two cities
1. School of something
FACULTY OF OTHER
Institute for Transport Studies
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENT
Modelling Car Trip Generation in the
Developing World: The Tale of Two Cities
Mr. Andrew Bwambale, ITS
Dr. Charisma F. Choudhury, ITS
Dr. Nobuhiro Sanko, Kobe University
2. • Motivation
• Study Objectives
• Study Area
• Data
• Modelling Framework
• Results
• Conclusions
Outline
3. Data sources
Motivation
• Models are key to understanding and solving complex
transport problems; however, there are limitations imposed by
data collection budget constraints in developing countries.
• Could transferable models be a possible solution?
• Besides transferability, what are the limitation of current trip
generation models?
• Data shortages in the application context
• Possible Endogeneity between car ownership
and trip generation (Simultaneity)
4. Study Objectives
(1) How does the household car ownership affect the
household car trip rate in the context of developing
countries?
(2) How can we account for the potential endogeneity in car
trip generation models?
(3) How can we account for data limitations associated with
modelling car trip generation? and
(4) How transferable are the models between two cities that
have similarity in socio-demographics?
5. Data sourcesStudy Area
Focus will be on spatial
transferability between
Nairobi and Dar-es-Salaam.
These areas are thought to
have largely similar socio-
demographics.
Household travel survey data
collected by JICA from both
cities has been used in this
study.
6. Data sources
Data
Survey period
Population (million)
Survey area (km2
)
Population density (persons/km2
)
Total number of households in the survey area ('000)
Number of households surveyed
Number of traffic analysis zones (TAZ)
Survey region
Survey lead
House ownership (%)
Yes
No
Household car ownership (%)
0
1
2
3+
Mean S.D Mean S.D
Household income in USD 385.80 377.20 110.87 194.85
Household size 3.33 1.65 4.40 1.83
Number of workers per household 1.51 0.79 1.24 0.80
Driving licence holders per household 0.60 0.84 0.43 1.04
Number of children per household 0.70 0.87 0.93 0.94
Number of students per household 0.61 0.86 1.02 1.07
650 (in 2004)
Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania)
2007
3.0 (in 2007)
1687
1796 (in 2007)
708 (in 2007)
Nairobi (Kenya)
2004
2.7 (in 2004)
696
3817 (in 2004)
7676
164
Dar-es-salaam city
Japan International
Cooperation
Agency (JICA)
8588
104
Nairobi city
Japan International
Cooperation
Agency (JICA)
8.80 52.80
91.20 47.20
79.19 94.12
4.40 0.33
1.69 0.04
14.72 5.51
14. Data sources
Modelling Framework
• Model 4 (Joint car trip generation and car ownership models –
Simultaneous BOP models);
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.'
'
𝑖 =
0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑧 𝑛
∗
≤ ∝0
1, 𝑖𝑓 ∝0 < 𝑧 𝑛
∗
≤ ∝1
2, 𝑖𝑓 ∝1 < 𝑧 𝑛
∗
≤ ∝2
3+, 𝑖𝑓 𝑧 𝑛
∗
>∝2
𝑗 =
0, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑛
∗
≤ 𝜃0
1, 𝑖𝑓 𝜃0 < 𝑦𝑛
∗
≤ 𝜃1
2, 𝑖𝑓 𝜃1 < 𝑦𝑛
∗
≤ 𝜃2
3+, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑛
∗
> 𝜃2
# of cars # of car trips
zn*
Household socio-economic variables
Including # of cars
yn*
The BOP model
15. Data sources
Modelling Framework
Household socio-economic variables
Including # of cars
yn*
# of car trips
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4
Is car ownership data required in the estimation context?
Is car ownership data required in the application context?
16. Data sources
Results
• Models 1 and 2
Variable Est. Z ≈ t-stat.a
Est. Z ≈ t-stat.a
Est. Z ≈ t-stat.a
Est. Z ≈ t-stat.a
Monthly household income ('000) US dollars 1.121 19.32 0.290 2.81 1.794 37.02 0.539 5.64
Dummies related to number of workers per household
Number of workers = 1 0.090 0.60** 0.540 2.89 -0.037 -0.26** 0.383 2.27
Number of workers = 2 0.519 3.45 0.707 3.73 0.324 2.29 0.552 3.21
Number of workers = 3 and above 0.576 3.63 0.733 3.36 0.387 2.59 0.552 2.77
Dummies related to number of driving license holders per
household
Number of driving license holders = 1 or 2 0.927 15.79 0.716 8.17 1.314 24.24 1.205 16.23
Number of driving license holders = 3 1.333 11.55 1.042 6.68 1.721 15.42 1.700 12.32
Number of driving license holders = 4 1.764 9.99 1.057 7.55 2.059 12.04 1.951 16.36
Number of driving license holders = 5 and above 2.116 6.73 1.564 8.38 2.418 7.72 2.583 15.33
Dummies related to number of cars owned per household
Number of car owned = 1 1.287 25.71 1.543 17.54 - - - -
Number of car owned = 2 1.523 19.7 1.364 5.44 - - - -
Number of car owned = 3 and above 1.222 10.91 2.366 3.06 - - - -
-
-
-
Model 1 Model 2
(-0.46)
(-1.03)
(-0.66)
(1.18)
(0.12)
(0.52)
(-1.46)
(1.50)
3.14
Nairobi Dar-es-Salaam t-stat. diff
11.71
(-1.90)
2.00
Nairobi Dar-es-Salaam t-stat. diff
7.03
(1.51)
-2.53
(0.61)
(-1.88)
(-0.78)
(-0.58)
Household socio-economic variables
Including # of cars
yn*
# of car trips
17. Data sources
Results
• Models 3 and 4
Variable Est. Z ≈ t-stat.a
Est. Z ≈ t-stat.a
Est. Z ≈ t-stat.a
Est. Z ≈ t-stat.a
Household car ownership model:
Monthly household income ('000) US dollars 1.942 37.47 0.719 8.24 1.956 37.73 0.709 8.17
House ownership 0.490 9.39 0.234 3.54 0.480 9.17 0.240 3.66
Dummies related to number of workers per household
Number of workers = 1 -0.335 -2.96 -0.355 -3.64 -0.364 -3.27 -0.362 -3.79
Number of workers = 2 -0.402 -3.52 -0.296 -2.83 -0.458 -4.07 -0.316 -3.07
Number of workers = 3 and above -0.299 -2.41 -0.280 -1.99 -0.354 -2.88 -0.292 -2.10
Dummies related to number of driving license holders per
household
Number of driving license holders = 1 or 2 1.249 24.51 1.468 21.44 1.229 23.94 1.441 21.20
Number of driving license holders = 3 1.525 14.11 1.913 14.55 1.487 13.77 1.885 14.33
Number of driving license holders = 4 1.718 10.54 2.392 20.83 1.659 10.25 2.354 20.58
Number of driving license holders = 5 and above 1.861 6.95 2.751 16.61 1.740 6.65 2.726 16.57
Dummies related to household size
Household size = 2 or 3 0.096 1.30** 0.384 1.10** 0.070 0.96** 0.322 0.99**
Household size = 4 0.246 3.21 0.470 1.34** 0.226 2.98 0.400 1.23**
Household size = 5+ 0.306 3.97 0.484 1.39** 0.298 3.92 0.431 1.34**
12.06
3.04
(0.13)
(-0.69)
(-0.10)
-2.57
-2.28
-3.38
-2.83
(-0.81)
(-0.62)
(-0.50)
Nairobi Dar-es-Salaam t-stat. diff
Model 3
Nairobi Dar-es-Salaam
(-0.01)
(-0.93)
(-0.33)
-2.48
-2.34
-3.50
-3.19
(-0.76)
(-0.52)
(-0.40)
Model 4
t-stat. diff
12.34
2.87
18. Data sources
Results
• Models 3 and 4 cont’d
Household car trip generation model:
Monthly household income ('000) US dollars 0.846 4.31 0.256 1.25** 0.954 4.53 0.345 1.66*
Dummies related to number of workers per household
Number of workers = 1 0.126 0.86** 0.524 2.74 0.173 1.07** 0.637 2.54
Number of workers = 2 0.494 3.39 0.655 3.55 0.618 3.80 0.797 3.23
Number of workers = 3 and above 0.510 3.36 0.635 3.08 0.641 3.81 0.823 3.14
Dummies related to number of driving license holders per
household
Number of driving license holders = 1 or 2 0.727 5.63 0.645 1.77* 0.821 5.95 0.674 1.84*
Number of driving license holders = 3 0.958 5.07 0.967 1.98 1.078 5.43 1.065 2.23
Number of driving license holders = 4 1.177 4.78 1.031 1.72* 1.362 5.28 1.128 1.88*
Number of driving license holders = 5 and above 1.414 3.80 1.525 2.19 1.500 4.02 1.669 2.48
0.463 4.99 0.376 1.56** 0.553 5.32 0.535 1.63**
Correlation coefficient ( ) - - - - 0.043 0.414** 0.295 1.128**
(-0.22)
2.06
(-1.55)
(-0.60)
(-0.58)
(0.38)
(0.03)
(0.36)
(0.05)
(-0.90)
(-1.65)
(-0.69)
(-0.49)
(0.21)
(-0.02)
(0.22)
(-0.14)
(0.34)
2.08
corr
,
20. Data sources
Results
• Overall model spatial transferability (individual parameters are
relatively transferable)
Description Nairobi to Dar-es-Salaam Dar-es-Salaam to Nairobi
Model 1 525.66 2079.72
Model 2 630.54 2776.196
Model 3
(car owenership sub-model)
443.85 2833.88
Model 3
(car trip generation sub-model)
655.69 2957.16
Model 4 951.82 4689.43
Transferability Test Statistic
Better transferability in this direction
Nairobi models are better.
(434.10)
(733.38)
(2655.00)
(3474.48)
(car ownership component)
(trip generation component)
21. Data sources
Conclusions
• In both cities, car ownership has been found to have a
statistically significant positive influence on car trip
generation.
• Models 1, 3 and 4.
• The problem associated with potential endogeneity in
modelling trip generation and car ownership can be
addressed using Model structures 3 and 4.
• Model 3: Endogeneity due to variable omission.
• Model 4: Endogeneity due to variable omission and simultaneity.
22. Data sources
Conclusions
• Possible ways of addressing the lack of car ownership
data for car trip generation modelling in the application
context can be addressed using Model structures 2, 3
and 4, though Model structure 4 is a better option.
• Though all the four models have most of their parameters
individually transferrable between the two cities, none of
the models is wholly transferrable between the two cities.
23. • Improvement of transferability scores
• Treatment of missing data as a latent variable
Further research