Satisfaction with the commute: The role of travel mode choice, built environment and attitudes

By R. Ye, Helena Titheridge. 2017

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Most of previous research that investigates the connections between the travel and satisfaction with travel has focused on the effect of the travel characteristics (e.g. travel mode choice, travel time, level of service, etc.) on satisfaction with travel. Little research has explored the role of the built environment or travel attitudes, two important factors for transport policies. Using data from a recent survey conducted in Xi’an, China, this study aims to quantitatively explore the relative effects of the built environment, travel attitudes, and travel characteristics on commute satisfaction. The data was analyzed using structural equation modeling. The model results suggest that commuting characteristics, including mode choice, congestion, and level of services of transit, all directly influence commute satisfaction. Attitudes have both direct and indirect effects on commute satisfaction, while the built environment only has indirect effects through influencing commuting characteristics.

Subfields: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Transportation

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From attitude to satisfaction: introducing the travel mode choice cycle (2021, positive): “2 Studies comparing attitudes towards di ﬀ erent modes suggest that people mostly prefer active travel modes over motorised modes (e.g. De Vos, 2018).”
Commuting and wellbeing: a critical overview of the literature with implications for policy and future research (2019, background): “Ye and Titheridge (2017) did not find significant associations between access to public transport, green areas or car-oriented design and commute satisfaction in the Chinese city of Xi’an.”
The relationship between norms, satisfaction and public transport use: A comparison across six European cities using structural equation modelling (2019, result): “Similar results have been found by numerous other studies (Morris and Guerra, 2015; Páez and Whalen, 2010; St-Louis et al., 2014; Ye and Titheridge, 2017).”
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Commute happiness in Xi’an, China: Effects of commute mode, duration, and frequency (2018, background): “To the authors’ knowledge, there are only four empirical studies that used data from Chinese cities (Mao et al., 2016; Meng et al., 2013; Ye and Titheridge, 2017; Zhao et al., 2014).”
Travel satisfaction revisited : on the pivotal role of travel satisfaction in conceptualizing a travel behavior process (2017, background): “…or limited walking and cycling infrastructure (De Vos et al., 2015, 2016; Ettema et al., 2011; Friman et al., 2013; Legrain et al., 2015; Mao et al., 2016; Mokhtarian et al., 2015; Morris and Guerra, 2015b; Olsson et al., 2013; Páez and Whalen, 2010; St-Louis et al., 2014; Ye and Titheridge, 2017).”
The role of residential self-selection in land use-travel research: a review of recent findings (2020, background): “Travel attitudes could determine an individual’s perception as well as expectation of daily travels (Ye and Titheridge, 2017).”