Inter-island travel mode choice analysis: Western Visayas Region, Philippines

College

Gokongwei College of Engineering

Department/Unit

Civil Engineering

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Source Title

The 11th International Conference of Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies

Publication Date

2015

Abstract

The Western Visayas region is located at the central part of the Philippines. Due to its geographic orientation, the Panay-Guimaras-Negros inter-island bridge project which aims to foster economic growth is currently proposed. Because of this enormous and capital-intensive proposal, a study that will address the passengers' behavior on mode choice is needed. The are four main alternatives in travelling from Panay to Negros. In this study, mixed logit models were estimated to determine significant factors affecting mode choice. A total of 1,813 samples were used in this study. Analyses have shown that travel time, travel cost, and trip purpose affect mode choice. preference heterogeneity around the mean parameter estimate of travel time has also been determined where gender, age, and income class were identified as the possible sources of heterogeneity. This is particularly important for planners to be more accurate in accounting for benefits in the cost-benefit analyses of proposals.

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Disciplines

Transportation Engineering

Keywords

Choice of transportation--Philippines--Western Visayas; Transportation--Philippines--Western Visayas

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