THIS STUDY ADOPTS THE MONOCENTRIC MODEL (MODIFIED TO INCLUDE URBAN SUBCENTRES) AS THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK FROM WHICH HYPOTHESES REGARDING JOURNEY TO WORK (JTW) BEHAVIOUR ARE DEVELOPED AND TESTED. THE SMSA-LEVEL DATA USED ARE TAKEN PRIMARILY FROM THE ANNUAL HOUSING SURVEYS, 1975-1977. THE ANALYSIS SHOWS THAT MEAN TRAVEL TIME AND TRAVEL DISTANCE ARE POSITIVELY RELATED TO CITY SIZE (AS MEASURED BY SMSA POPULATION) AS PREDICTED BY THE MONOCENTRIC MODEL OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT. OTHER VARIABLES SHOWN TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT EFFECT ON TRAVEL TIME AND TRAVEL DISTANCE ARE POPULATION DENSITY, INCOME, EDUCATION, AGE OF THE HOUSING STOCK, AND THE PERCENTAGE OF THE POPULATION RIDING PUBLIC TRANSIT. THE ANALYSIS OF HOUSEHOLD CHOICE OF MODE INDICATES THAT THE STRUCTURE OF THE SMSA STRONGLY AFFECTS THE MODAL CHOICE OF COMMUTERS.(Author/publisher).
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