DYNAMIC AND ACTIVITY-BASED APPROACHES TO TRAVEL: THE OXFORD TSU CONFERENCE, JULY 1988. TECHNICAL NOTE NO. 2

The second Oxford Conference on new approaches, and dynamic and activity methods in transport was held in July 1988. The first was in 1981, at about the time a reappraisal of transport analysis methods was under way. This note covers papers, discussions and views formed at this conference, and makes some selective recommendations for Australian circumstances. A wide range of practical and theoretical results were covered. The specific needs for both pragmatic and theoretical work were considered in workshops. The major finding was that the long running panel surveys operated in several countries over half a decade or more were now helpful in understanding the process of changes in transport needs and demand. The activity gaming methods had become a useful component of policy sensitive investigations of transport and traffic proposals in some countries. There has been a large improvement in the ability to use such methods consistently and effectively. The processes over time--especially for private travel demands--had reached a stage where analytical models were needed, and it was in precisely this area that one of the best prospects of an early practical outcome were cohort models of vehicle life, ownership, access and usage. Urban congestion management and pricing were widely recognised as becoming major policy issues: ones where the special contributions of activity and dynamic approaches were needed.

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  • WIGAN, M R
• Publication Date: 1988-12

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures;
• Pagination: p. 253-263
• Serial:
  • Australian Road Research
  • Volume: 18
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 0005-0164

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Dynamic tests; Mathematical models; Road pricing; Traffic congestion; Travel behavior; Travel demand
• Uncontrolled Terms: Dynamic analysis; Models
• Old TRIS Terms: Activity analysis
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

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• Accession Number: 00485396
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM