A Comparison of Weekend and Weekday Travel Behavior Characteristics in Urban Areas

Travel demand analysis has traditionally focused on exploring and modeling travel behavior on weekdays. This emphasis on weekday travel behavior analysis was largely motivated by the presence of well-defined peak periods, primarily associated with the journey to and from work. Most travel demand models are based on weekday travel characteristics and purport to estimate traffic volumes for daily or peak weekday conditions. Much of the planning and policy making that occurs in transportation arena in response to weekday travel behavior and forecasts. More recently, there had been a growing interest in exploring, understanding, and quantifying weekend travel characteristics. The ability to do this has been limited due to the non-availability of travel survey data that includes weekend trip information. Most travel surveys collect information about weekday travel behavior and ignore weekend days. However, the 2001 National Household Travel Survey includes a substantial sample that provided detailed trip information for weekend days and therefore this dataset offers a key opportunity to explore in-depth weekend travel characteristics.

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