Insights into Post-Secondary Student Walking Behaviour: Origin-Destination Trip Purposes, Distances, and Durations
Topics: Transportation Geography
, Urban and Regional Planning
, Canada
Keywords: Walking, Travel Behaviour, Trip Purpose, Origins, Destinations, Distances, Durations, Post-Secondary Students, Canada
Session Type: Virtual Paper Abstract
Day: Friday
Session Start / End Time: 2/25/2022 03:40 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada)) - 2/25/2022 05:00 PM (Eastern Time (US & Canada))
Room: Virtual 63
Authors:
Christina Borowiec, McMaster University
Darren Scott, McMaster University
Raktim Mitra, Ryerson University
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Abstract
The idea of a ‘20-Minute City’ or ‘15-Minute Neighbourhood’, wherein citizens can meet most day-to-day needs within a short walk or bike from home, has gained momentum throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and with the rise of sustainable urban planning. Fundamental to these communities are a diversity of destinations in close proximity to each other, pedestrian-oriented design, and a high level of active transportation infrastructure. To best support the growth of such communities, a comprehensive understanding of how far an individual is willing to travel to a particular destination and/or for a specific purpose is needed. Using StudentMoveTO data – the largest ever dataset on post-secondary student transportation – the prevalence of walking and length of walking trips for various purposes are examined, and distance and duration-decay functions for major origin-destination pairs are analyzed. These functions provide unique insight to the attractive power (gravitational weight) of specific destinations in that they reveal an individual’s willingness to travel a given distance for a particular purpose. The results of this study describe the effect of distance relative to a trip’s purpose, including the lengths to which students are willing to walk to engage in certain activities. The results provide special insight to transportation needs and challenges and can inform the development of effective policies that support more sustainable city-building, the strengthening of the live/work/play relationship, and creation of walkable communities. To the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to investigate student walking trip origin and destination purposes, distances, and durations in detail.
Insights into Post-Secondary Student Walking Behaviour: Origin-Destination Trip Purposes, Distances, and Durations
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