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Front. Future Transp.
Sec. Transportation Emissions
Volume 5 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/ffutr.2024.1389614
This article is part of the Research Topic Built Environment, Transport & Health: The Role of Active and Non-Motorized Transport in Achieving Sustainable Cities View all articles

Travel Mode Choice Behavior Analysis Using Multinomial Logit Models Towards Creating Sustainable College Campus: A Case Study of the University of Toledo, Ohio

Provisionally accepted
Taslima Akter Taslima Akter Bhuiyan Alam Bhuiyan Alam *
  • University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, United States

The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.

    By employing descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression models, the paper investigates factors that affect the travel mode choice behavior of a college community for both commuting to the campus from their residences and commuting on campus from one facility to another. Results show that car ownership, travel distance, age, gender, academic status, income, perception of safety, number of weekly trips, and weather conditions affect people's mode choice decisions significantly. The study finds that increasing travel distance, age, and being a staff member positively impact car mode choice, faculty members are more likely to bike and walk compared to undergraduate students, and unlike the authors' predictions, the higher-income people are more likely to walk on campus. Results also reveal that car users change travel modes more often than active transport mode users based on semesters and that although women are less likely to bike to the campus, they are more likely to walk and bike on campus. If the number of trips increases, people prefer cars to walk, bike, and ride a bus to commute to the campus while they prefer walking to driving a car on campus. The study contributes to help create pollution-free and healthy urban college campuses that, on larger scales, will further contribute to developing sustainable cities to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals as described by the United Nations, particularly goal number 11, "to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable," and thereby contribute to improving urban living conditions.

    Keywords: Active Transportation, mode choice behavior, Commuting to and on College Campus, sustainable cities and communities, Sustainable development goals

    Received: 21 Feb 2024; Accepted: 27 Sep 2024.

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    * Correspondence: Bhuiyan Alam, University of Toledo, Toledo, 43606, Ohio, United States

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