Investigation of taxi travel time characteristics

Christoforou, Z; Milioti, C; Perperidou, D; Karlaftis, MG

dc.contributor.author	Christoforou, Z	en
dc.contributor.author	Milioti, C	en
dc.contributor.author	Perperidou, D	en
dc.contributor.author	Karlaftis, MG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T02:09:23Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T02:09:23Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	18245463	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/29836
dc.subject	Athens	en
dc.subject	Duration models	en
dc.subject	Taxi	en
dc.subject	Travel time	en
dc.subject.other	Athens	en
dc.subject.other	Athens , Greece	en
dc.subject.other	Duration models	en
dc.subject.other	High population density	en
dc.subject.other	Metropolitan area	en
dc.subject.other	Mode of transport	en
dc.subject.other	Revealed preference	en
dc.subject.other	Taxi	en
dc.subject.other	Time characteristics	en
dc.subject.other	Transport modes	en
dc.subject.other	Travel surveys	en
dc.subject.other	Urban areas	en
dc.subject.other	Population statistics	en
dc.subject.other	Travel time	en
dc.subject.other	Taxicabs	en
dc.title	Investigation of taxi travel time characteristics	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.4399/97888548486722	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.4399/97888548486722	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	Taxis are a very important mode of transport particularly in larger urban areas. Despite the significant research that has gone into this mode, the literature has not investigated taxi travel time, a characteristic of importance particularly for pricing, traffic, and transport mode choice studies. We use data from an extensive revealed preference (RP) travel survey in the Athens, Greece, Metropolitan Area to explore taxi travel times and the factors that influence it. Results indicate that high population density in a user's residence area is related to longer journey durations while off-peak and nighttime journeys last longer than others. Further, elder taxi users, men and non-regular users experience increased travel times. As expected, travelers with low income appear to use taxis for shorter trips.	en
heal.journalName	Advances in Transportation Studies	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.4399/97888548486722	en
dc.identifier.issue	27	en
dc.identifier.spage	17	en
dc.identifier.epage	30	en