کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
7486048 1485426 2014 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Employment centers and travel behavior: exploring the work commute of Mumbai's rapidly motorizing middle class
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
مراکز اشتغال و رفتارهای مسافرتی: کاوش در محل کار کارآمد طبقه متوسط ​​در حال حرکت موتور بمبئی
کلمات کلیدی
تراکم، مراکز اشتغال طبقه متوسط، موتورسیکلت، رفتار مسافرت،
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم محیط زیست علوم زیست محیطی (عمومی)
چکیده انگلیسی
In the Greater Mumbai Region (GMR), jobs and housing are agglomerating in nodes in the periphery of Mumbai City. However, current transportation investments focus on strengthening connections within Mumbai City, while these outlying nodes have received less attention. As housing and jobs move out, given limited travel choices, the need for mobility nudges many middle class Indian households into owning private vehicles. Using household travel survey data from the GMR, this paper develops an understanding of how worker's trips are different for those who commute to the city versus the exurbs. Socio-economic and transportation indicators for middle class workers going to the city versus the exurbs show that these populations are quite similar demographically. However, those traveling to the exurbs, on average, tend to be at a socio-economic disadvantage with respect to income, education and out-of-pocket travel burdens. Those traveling to exurban work locations have shorter travel times and trip distances, and make much higher use of walking, biking, rickshaws, and motorized two-wheelers compared to commuters to Mumbai City. Across the GMR, car users travel longer and farther compared to motorized two-wheeler users. On average, traveling by a private vehicle is faster than bus or rickshaw travel revealing advantages of private vehicle use. These mode choices in the middle class have resulted in rapid motorization and negative externalities such as traffic congestion and emissions. Evidence of large increases in motorized two-wheelers and cars in India suggests that these modes will likely keep growing, unless competing efficient travel options are supplied.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Transport Geography - Volume 41, December 2014, Pages 249-258
نویسندگان
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