EVALUATION BY INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR TRAVEL TIME TO WORK

Modelers of transportation-related decisions have often drawn the distinction between "objective" measures of attributes used to describe the transportation system and individuals' perception and evaluation of these attributes. Only a few studies have been made, however, of the relation between these objective and subjective assessments. Individuals' satisfaction with the length of the work trip is examined, primarily with the aim of establishing the nature of the relation and its stability across different groups of travelers. The study is based on data collected in a home interview survey of residential location choice conducted in outer suburban Melbourne during 1978 and 1979. A number of broader issues are addressed, including implications for modeling and policy. (Author)