Identification of key determinants of travel satisfaction for developing policy instrument to improve quality of life: An analysis of commuting in Delhi

Majumbar, B., Jayakumar, M., Sahu, P. and Potoglou, D. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-7674 2021. Identification of key determinants of travel satisfaction for developing policy instrument to improve quality of life: An analysis of commuting in Delhi. Transport Policy 110 , pp. 281-292. 10.1016/j.tranpol.2021.06.012

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Abstract

Commuting between an origin and destination pair is one of the most critical components of an individual's daily activity, and the associated trip satisfaction significantly influences a commuter's well-being. Owing to negative externalities associated with urban travel such as increased congestion, poor roadway infrastructure, inadequate and unreliable public transport system, safety and security concerns, a reduction in perceived trip satisfaction could be observed among Indian commuters. Thus, it is prudent to analyze commuters' perception towards associated trip satisfaction and related components for formulating policy instruments to improve commuters' experience. This paper identified the key determinants of perceived satisfaction related to different types of trips in the Indian capital New Delhi. A Travel survey questionnaire was designed to elicit commuters' perceived satisfaction associated with daily, work, and non-work trips. Based on 898 responses, a set of ordered logit models were estimated. It was found that socio-demographic factors such as gender and age, accessibility and built-environment characteristics such as street level of congestion, availability and existing condition of sidewalks, bus stop safety, and security were significant determinants of commuters' trip satisfaction. Results also indicated that the choice of mode and associated safety perception played a vital role in commuters' trip satisfaction levels. Public transport users were less satisfied compared to the car commuters for both work and non-work trips. Based on the findings, a set of policy measures such as illumination of roadways, reduction in street-congestion levels, up keeping existing sidewalks, improving public transportation accessibility, etc. could be implemented for enhancing the trip-satisfaction level of urban commuters belonging to a typical metropolitan city of a developing country like India.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Geography and Planning (GEOPL)
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0967-070X
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	15 June 2021
Date of Acceptance:	15 June 2021
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2024 22:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/141923

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