Happiness and travel mode switching: Findings from a Swiss public transportation experiment

Abou-Zeid, Maya; Witter, Regina; Bierlaire, Michel; Kaufmann, Vincent; Ben‐Akiva, Moshe

doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2011.09.009

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“…Many studies (e.g., Bamberg and Schmidt 2003) have shown that if people hold an a priori attitude toward certain travel modes, it is likely to influence the effect of using them on their well-being. For example, Abou-Zeid et al (2012) suggests that car commuters' satisfaction of their trip depends on their attitudes toward punctuality and flexibility of the car.…”

Section: Subjective Well-being and Satisfaction With Travelmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Satisfaction with travel and residential self-selection: How do preferences moderate the impact of the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit line?

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Abstract:Policies in urban and transportation planning increasingly aim at improving residents' wellbeing. Satisfaction with travel (SWT) is a relevant component of well-being. Insight into the effect of the built environment on SWT is limited and therefore the focus of this paper. To assess this effect, a crucial issue is to what extent a relationship between the built environment and SWT is due to residential self-selection. To explore this question, a survey was held in corridors of the Twin Cities, which differed in terms of accessibility and transit options. Respondents reported their SWT, travel preferences and reasons for location choices, among other things. Using a fixed-effect model of SWT, we found that self-selection plays a significant role in explaining SWT, but that built environment characteristics also have an independent effect on SWT. Taken together this suggests that policies to build high-quality transit have a positive effect on SWT, in general, and particularly for those with a transit preference.

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“…A number of studies have explored SWT and its correlates (Abou-Zeid et al 2012;Olsson et al 2013). Many focus on the SWT of specific trips and the impact of trip characteristics on the SWT.…”

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Satisfaction with travel and residential self-selection: How do preferences moderate the impact of the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit line?

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2014

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“…A study of travel mode switching in Switzerland indicated that satisfaction and attitudes were related to behavior and habits (Abou-Zeid et al 2012). Those who switched to public transport tended to be more satisfied than those who did not.…”

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Analysis of Visitor Satisfaction with Public Transport in Munich

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2014

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“…Although many studies have found a significant correlation between commuting and SWB (Abou-Zeid et al 2012;Olsson et al 2013;Ferenchak and Katirai 2015), there are still some research gaps. First, most previous studies on this relationship have been conducted in developed countries.…”

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Subjective well-being in China: how much does commuting matter?

Zhu

Chen

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With rapidly increasing urbanization and motorization in China, the effect of commuting on residents' subjective well-being (SWB) is likely growing. We used 13,261 individual, 124 city, and 401 neighbourhood samples from the 2014 China Labour-Force Dynamics Survey (CLDS 2014) and applied multilevel mixed-effects ordered probit regressions to investigate the relationship between commuting and SWB. We found huge differences between urban and rural areas in relation to commuting. Urban respondents' daily average commuting time was 0.56 h while rural respondents' daily average commuting time was 0.41 h. Further, the daily average commute time for residents living in cities with high urbanization rates ([ 70%) was longer than for those living in cities with low urbanization rates (\ 70%). The subjective well-being of residents who commute by walking or cycling was significantly lower than that of those who commute by other transportation modes. The regression results indicated that the longer the commute time, the lower the subjective well-being. Among residents who live in rural areas or cities with low urbanization, subjective well-being was more easily affected by commuting time.

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Happiness and travel mode switching: Findings from a Swiss public transportation experiment

Cited by 170 publications

References 55 publications

Satisfaction with travel and residential self-selection: How do preferences moderate the impact of the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit line?

Satisfaction with travel and residential self-selection: How do preferences moderate the impact of the Hiawatha Light Rail Transit line?

Analysis of Visitor Satisfaction with Public Transport in Munich

Subjective well-being in China: how much does commuting matter?

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