Identification of Prior Factors Influencing the Mode Choice of Short Distance Travel

Table 3

Stated willingness of mode shift for various travel purposes.

Condition		For commuting	For picking-up and dropping-off children	For shopping	For visiting friends
Distance to bicycle rental station	In 1500 m	2.1%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
	In 1000 m	3.9%	1.6%	1.4%	0.4%
	In 500 m	9.3%	4.1%	6.2%	3.7%
Bike lane facilities	1.5 m (width), ride with traffic	1.8%	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
	2.5 m, separated	6.2%	5.3%	5.8%	1.0%
	>2.5 m, separated	30.2%	13.8%	19.1%	8.8%
Walkway facilities	1.5 m, ride with traffic, no canopy	1.0%	0.2%	0.0%	0.2%
	1.5 m, separated, no canopy	2.9%	1.4%	1.8%	1.6%
	1.5 m, ride with traffic, with canopy	1.6%	0.6%	2.7%	1.6%
	3 m, separated, with canopy	18.1%	10.9%	14.8%	9.5%
Distance to bus stops	In 1000 m	—	1.0%	—	0.0%
	In 800 m	—	2.5%	—	2.3%
	In 500 m	—	11.5%	—	20.0%
	In 300 m	—	27.4%	—	39.7%
Travel time by bus	3 times that by car	—	0.0%	—	0.2%
	2 times that by car	—	9.1%	—	11.5%
	Equal to that by car	—	24.7%	—	28.8%
	Less than that by car	—	27.0%	—	30.9%
Distance to subway station	In 1500 m	—	0.4%	—	—
	In 1000 m	—	1.0%	—	—
	In 800 m	—	8.2%	—	—
	In 500 m	—	19.6%	—	—
School bus	Travel time less than 10 min	—	14.2%	—	—
	Travel time less than 20 min	—	0.8%	—	—
	No accident in recent 2 years	—	18.3%	—	—
Distance to shuttle	In 1000 m	—	—	0.4%	—
	In 800 m	—	—	1.8%	—
	In 500 m	—	—	19.8%	—
	In 300 m	—	—	51.9%	—
Travel time by shuttle	3 times that by car	—	—	0.8%	—
	2 times that by car	—	—	13.2%	—
	Equal to that by car	—	—	39.3%	—
	Less than that by car	—	—	41.6%	—