Illuminating the unseen in transit use: A framework for examining the effect of attitudes and perceptions on travel behavior

Spears, Steven; Houston, Douglas; Boarnet, Marlon G.

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2013.10.011

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“…It is generally accepted that women modify their use of public spaces in response to fear of crime that is largely motivated by fear of sexual assault, of which harassment reinforces (Pain 2000). This has been supported by studies in Finland (Koskela 1999), Sweden (Özascilar 2013), the United States (Fisher and Sloan 2003;Meyer and Post 2006;Starkweather 2007;May, Rader, and Goodrum 2010;Spears, Houston, and Boarnet 2013;Steinmetz and Austin 2014;Pritchard, Jordan, and Wilcox 2015), Canada (Keane 1998), Taiwan (Cheng 2010) and the United Kingdom (Lynch and Atkins 1988;Whitley and Prince 2005). Specifically, women are more likely than men to restrict their use of public spaces in response to sexualised harassment by strangers, especially if they were touched (Valentine 1989;Mccarty, Iannone, and Kelly 2014;Bastomski and Smith 2016;Vera-Gray 2016).…”

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Harassment on public transport and its impacts on women’s travel behaviour

2017

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Incidence of harassment on and around public transit is widely reported in grey literature, particularly for women and members of marginalised groups. Given the international evidence that harassment and subsequent fear of crime may increase car use over public transport use, fear of crime may be compromising efforts to increase the share of public transport in Australian cities. This paper reviews international literature on harassment and transit behaviour, focusing on its prevalence and transport-behavioural impacts within a fear of crime framework. Potential solutions that are relevant to planning are reviewed. The applicability of international examples to the Australian context highlights potential research opportunities for understanding the public impacts and potential solutions for transit-related harassment in Australia. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Harassment on public transport and its impacts on women’s travel behaviour

2017

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“…Spears et al (2013) noted that attitudes towards public transport and personal safety concerns had an important impact on the use of public transport. Manaugh and El-Geneidy (2013) found that people who are most concerned with environmental issues and physical activity walk much longer distances than average and are much more satisfied with their commute.…”

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Exploring key determinants of travel satisfaction for multi-modal trips by different traveler groups

Susilo

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2014

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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“…It was only an assumption/hypothesis that 5 min is a considerable walking distance that is convenient for all travelers representing various age groups. [20,[64][65][66][67][68]. For most of these studies, the main respondent in each household was asked to rank some attitude or perception-related statements on a seven-point Likert scale ranging from one (strongly disagree) to seven (strongly agree).…”

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Spatial Characteristics and Activity Space Pattern Analysis of Dhaka City, Bangladesh

Sharmeen

Houston

2019

Urban Science

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Although a handful of studies have begun to integrate activity space within travel behavior analysis in the European and United States (U.S.) contexts, few studies have measured the size, structure, and implications of human activity spaces in the context of developing countries. To identify the effects of land-use characteristics, socio-demographics, individual trip characteristics, and personal attitudes on the travel-activity based spatial behavior of various population groups in Dhaka city, Bangladesh, a household-based travel diary pilot survey (for two weekdays) was conducted for 50 randomly selected households in the winter of 2017. The study focused on two separate subareas: one taken from Dhaka North City Corporation, and another taken from Dhaka South City Corporation. Two methods—shortest-path network and road network buffer—were used for calculating activity space in a geographic information system (GIS). The daily activity areas for individual respondents ranged from 0.37 to 6.18 square miles. Land-use mix was found to be a significant predictor of activity space size for the residents. Larger activity space was recorded for the residents of one subarea over another due to less land-use diversity. The pilot data showed some specific socio-economic and travel differences across the two study subareas (car ownership, income, modal share, distance traveled, trip duration).

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Illuminating the unseen in transit use: A framework for examining the effect of attitudes and perceptions on travel behavior

Cited by 62 publications

References 39 publications

Harassment on public transport and its impacts on women’s travel behaviour

Harassment on public transport and its impacts on women’s travel behaviour

Exploring key determinants of travel satisfaction for multi-modal trips by different traveler groups

Spatial Characteristics and Activity Space Pattern Analysis of Dhaka City, Bangladesh

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