Analysis of Morning Commute Route Choice Patterns Using Global Positioning System–Based Vehicle Activity Data

This paper examines morning commute route choices of 182 drivers, with the use of disaggregated Global Positioning System-based vehicle activity data collected during a 10-day period. This paper attempts to describe how these commuters tend to behave in the real world. A binary logit model of morning commuters' choice between a single commute route and multiple routes was established on the basis of evidence of drivers' varying valuations of a number of route and trip characteristics as well as commuters' sociodemographic characteristics. The research results of this paper indicate a strong relationship between the morning commute route choice decision (single versus multiple routes) and commuters' work schedule flexibility, sociodemographic characteristics, and commute route attributes.

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