Cycling or walking? Determinants of mode choice in the Netherlands

Interest into active modes (i.e. walking and cycling) has increased significantly over the past decades, with governments worldwide ultimately aiming for a modal shift towards active modes. To devise policies that promote this goal, understanding the determinants that influence the choice for an active mode is essential. The Netherlands is...

Sample optimality in the design of stated choice experiments

Recent research by Bliemer and Rose (2005, 2009, in press) and Rose and Bliemer (2005) suggest as a measure for calculating sample size requirements for models estimated using stated choice data, the S-error statistic. Prior to this, existing sampling theories failed to adequately address the issue of sample size requirements specifically for...

Experienced and expected happiness in transport mode-decision making process