An Understanding of Behavior Difference as for Students and Workers Using Public Transits in Chongqing, China

Abstract

Various studies on students or workers using public transits have been conducted. However, few studies consider behavior difference between them under same context. This study intends to determine factors influencing students and workers using different public transits for elastic travel on weekends in Chongqing, for a better understanding of behavior difference between the two typical travel population in cities. This study utilized the data from Chongqing Travel Survey in 2015 for analysis. Two set of binary logistic regression model were employed for significant factor determination. The results showed that travel expense and time walking to station were the collective significant factors influencing students and workers using public transits for elastic travel in Chongqing. However, gender and travel purpose only significantly influenced students using public transits for elastic travel in Chongqing, and time walking to destination and travel comfort only significantly influenced workers using public transits for elastic travel in Chongqing. Besides that, based on the model results, this study revealed the behavior difference of students and workers in Chongqing using public transits for elastic travel. And the researching findings in this study aimed at providing an original direction of thinking for public transits operators about differentiating with students and workers to balance the traffic resource between bus and rail transit.

Keywords: Balance, Behavior Difference, Chongqing, Elastic Travel, Public Transits