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AuthorCharitha, Dias
AuthorAbdullah, Muhammad
AuthorLovreglio, Ruggiero
AuthorSachchithanantham, Sumana
AuthorRekatheeban, Markkandu
AuthorSathyaprasad, I.M.S.
Available date2022-10-29T09:30:16Z
Publication Date2022-02-28
Publication NameJournal of Transport Geography
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2022.103279
CitationDias, C., Abdullah, M., Lovreglio, R., Sachchithanantham, S., Rekatheeban, M., & Sathyaprasad, I. M. S. (2022). Exploring home-to-school trip mode choices in Kandy, Sri Lanka. Journal of Transport Geography, 99, 103279.
ISSN09666923
URIhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692322000023
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/35555
AbstractSchools are major trip generators in urban areas and school trips may largely contribute to the congestion, particularly during morning peak hours. This study investigates the home-to-school trip mode choices in Kandy city, which is a major city in Sri Lanka. The data were collected through a questionnaire survey distributed among junior, lower senior, and upper senior students of ten major schools located in Kandy city in 2015. School trip mode choices, that comprise several common travel modes in Sri Lanka, i.e., walking, public bus, school bus, school van, private vehicles (car or van), motorcycle, and three-wheeler, were modeled using multinomial logit and mixed logit frameworks. The results indicated that gender, age, household income, school type and distance play a significant role in determining the school transport mode. That is, male students were more likely to choose public buses, walking, and private vehicles relative to other transport (three-wheeler and motorcycle combined) as compared to female students. Further, older students were more likely to walk, take a school bus and public bus relative to other transport when compared to the younger students. Distance to school was found to significantly affect all the school transport modes. National or Provincial school students were more likely to use a school bus and less likely to use a private vehicle. Transport planners and policymakers could use the outcomes of this study, especially to implement congestion mitigation measures in city centers during morning peaks. Besides, some aspects of this study could be used to regulate and legalize some private transport modes, e.g., privately operated school vans, to provide a safer, reliable, and economical service to school-going children.
SponsorOpen Access funding was provided by the Qatar National Library.
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectSchool trips, mode choice
Multinomial logit model
Mixed logit model
Non-parametric tests
Developing countries
TitleExploring home-to-school trip mode choices in Kandy, Sri Lanka
TypeArticle
Volume Number99
Open Access user License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.accessType Open Access


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