Changing travel behaviour and attitudes following a residential relocation

Vos, Jonas De; Ettema, Dick; Witlox, Frank

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2018.10.013

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“…For instance, George who has reached a sensitive age for bicycling prioritized the value of security over environmentalism and thus changed his commuting from many years of bicycling to car use after the relocation of his workplace. This finding is in line with the results from De Vos, Ettema [64], who suggest that travel attitudes are likely to change after relocation. Using a quantitative analysis, this study suggests that travel attitudes vary across individuals depending on the spatial characteristics of the current and previous locations.…”

Section: Convenience and Speed Weigh Way Moresupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Dissonance between behavior and attitude/value not only concerns travel mode choices, which is increasingly studied [14,15,43], but also pertains to longer-term travel-related decisions such as residential location choice [64]. For instance, a mismatch between one's actual neighborhood type and their preferences regarding physical attributes of a residential neighborhood can result in residential dissonance [55].…”

Section: Dissonance In Travel-related Choicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Travel Satisfaction vs. Life Satisfaction: A Weighted Decision-Making Approach

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Numerous studies have found that travel mode choice is related to mode-specific attitudes as well as travel-related satisfaction. While choosing a travel mode that is congruent with attitudes towards that mode (i.e., consonance) brings about travel satisfaction, travel-related satisfaction can result in the choice of a travel mode which is not necessarily consistent with (all) attitudes (i.e., dissonance). However, few studies have analyzed the extent to which consonance and dissonance affect or are affected by the overall travel-related satisfaction. This paper aims at understanding whether respondents with a positive attitude towards a certain mode will actually use the mode, and whether consonant travelers are more satisfied with their trips and travel-related situations compared to their dissonant counterparts. Additionally, research in this area is dominated by the use of quantitative methods, leading to a lack of understanding of the complexity of subjective factors such as attitudes and values. In this study, with a retrospective mixed method approach, 1977 (in the quantitative section) and 19 (in the qualitative section) employees who have experienced an involuntary relocation of their workplace have been examined vis-à-vis their travel-related values and attitudes, corresponding choices, and satisfaction. Results from our quantitative analyses indicate that first, the relocation of the workplace was associated with increased public transit use and travel satisfaction; and second, surprisingly, the share of dissonant active mode users was relatively high compared to other modes (except bus). Our qualitative analyses revealed that individuals do not necessarily use the most positively valued travel mode due to lack of accessibility and competences, but also due to having preferences for other travel-related elements such as travel route. Furthermore, travel mode consonance (or dissonance) and travel satisfaction (or dissatisfaction) are not necessarily positively related because (i) individuals attribute different weights to their travel-related attitudes and values, and (ii) satisfaction in other life domains can make a travel dissatisfaction bearable or even favorable.

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Section: Convenience and Speed Weigh Way Moresupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Dissonance In Travel-related Choicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Travel Satisfaction vs. Life Satisfaction: A Weighted Decision-Making Approach

2019

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“…In the end, 1,842 adults participated, of which 1,650 respondents -who completed the survey -were used in this study (resulting in a response rate of 16.5%). For more details on the neighbourhood selection and sampling recruitment, see De Vos et al (2018).…”

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“…In most cases, moving to more urban neighbourhoods will therefore reduce household car possession, while moving to a suburban neighbourhood will increase car possession, further stimulating a modal shift (Aditjandra et al, 2016;Scheiner & Holz-Rau, 2013). Two recent studies also indicate that people relocating to a new neighbourhood will improve their attitudes towards travel modes stimulated by the new built environment (De Vos et al, 2018;Wang & Lin, 2017).…”

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Effects of changing travel patterns on travel satisfaction: A focus on recently relocated residents

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Ettema

Witlox

2019

Travel Behaviour and Society

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Previous studies indicate that travel satisfaction is affected by elements such as travel mode choice and trip duration. However, how people's satisfaction levels with travel adapt after changing their travel behaviour has not yet been analysed thoroughly. In this study we analyse travel satisfaction of 1,650 respondents who recently relocated to selected neighbourhoods in the city of Ghent (Belgium), and therefore changed their daily travel patterns (i.e., commute and leisure trips). Based on a two-step approach, i.e., a factor analysis followed by a cluster analysis, respondents are segmented into four clusters based on their changes in travel behaviour after they moved. Results indicate that especially clusters with respondents that decreased travel distance and duration, and increased the use of car alternatives have high levels of travel satisfaction, for both commute trips and leisure trips. Respondents from these clusters also indicated the highest levels of travel satisfaction improvements. This study provides additional motivation for policy makers and urban planners to convince more people to relocate to urban areas, or for densification and land use mixing of existing neighbourhoods, as this will not only result in more sustainable travel patterns, but also in more satisfying travel patterns.

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“…Long-term life decisions, such as residential relocation can influence changes in travel behaviour and attitudes (De Vos, Ettema, & Witlox, 2018;Van der Waerden, Borgers, & Timmermans, 2003). For instance, Handy et al (2005) observed significant changes in travel mode and car travel distances after housing relocation.…”

Section: Self-selection: a Joint Model Of Residential Location And Trmentioning

confidence: 99%

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This long journey has finally come to an end. I am endowed with a tremendous amount of support and encouragement throughout my PhD study. It was an incredible journey in which I have learned so many things and have been matured in so many ways. Although I am solely responsible for what has been written in this thesis, completing this thesis has only been possible with the help of numerous people I met and interacted during this journey. First of all, I would like to express my gratitude to my supervisor and promotor, Prof. Karst Geurs. His high quality standard of academic research has pushed me forward. Without his endless motivation, this thesis might not be completed. I also want to thank him for finding a way for me to stay longer in the Netherlands and, thus, have more time to finish my study. I am further deeply grateful to my daily supervisor, Dr. Lissy La Paix, for a very close and constant supervision. Lissy, you are my role model as a researcher who could accomplish so many things at such a young age. I am very fortunate to have you as my daily supervisor, to whom I could always talk to, even in time I needed a friend. I would like to thank the members of the graduation committee for their willingness to be part of this committee and allowing me to defend my thesis. Many people at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) also supported me during my PhD study. I would never be in this position without the help of Dr. Ibnu Syabri and Dr. Shanty Rachmat. I thank both of them for the supervision when I was about to start this project, during the fieldworks and for their contribution in one chapter of this thesis. I would like to thank Dr. Sri Maryati, my master supervisor, who informed me personally about this project when I just finished my master study. I would also like to extend my gratitude to all my colleagues in Regional and City Planning department at Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia, for their full support. Furthermore, this thesis would never exist without the help of several people in particular during data collections: mbak Retno Wihanesta, my predecessor in this project, who helped me with the data collection and established important contacts, and helped me with some practical stuff when I started this project. Also Husna Tiara, who helped me with a lot of administrative stuff vi

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Changing travel behaviour and attitudes following a residential relocation

Cited by 120 publications

References 50 publications

Travel Satisfaction vs. Life Satisfaction: A Weighted Decision-Making Approach

Travel Satisfaction vs. Life Satisfaction: A Weighted Decision-Making Approach

Effects of changing travel patterns on travel satisfaction: A focus on recently relocated residents

Toll Roads in Indonesia: Transport System, Accessibility, Spatial and Equity Impacts

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