Analyzing the Influence of Socio-Demographic Characteristics on Travel Mode Choice in Banda Aceh City Through Association Rules

In formulating improvements to integrated transportation planning for the Banda Aceh city which has been urbanizing speedily and has experienced considerable changes in growing economy and motorization, it is necessary to understand the factors that influence community choice of travel modes, one of which is the influence of the socio-demographic characteristics of the community. This is due to the importance of knowing the characteristics and behaviour of modal users in designing transportation facilities and infrastructure to be provided. In this study, association rules are used to analyse the influence of demographic characteristics on the choice of travel modes in the Banda Aceh city. The data used in this study came from survey data conducted by the Aceh Transportation Agency in 2019. After the data analysed through setting up association rules, it shows that role of socio-demographic variables on the choice of travel modes is quite significant in many aspects.

Rede de pesquisa em transportes: um instrumento de transformação e melhora da qualidade de vida

<p><strong>Resumo:</strong> O artigo apresenta a concepção de uma Rede de Pesquisa em transportes como uma ferramenta para o desenvolvimento de metodologias e diretrizes compatíveis com a realidade das metrópoles latino-americanas que contribuam para promover a integração dos grupos de pesquisa do continente e melhorar as condições de mobilidade e de qualidade de vida de seus habitantes. Apresenta também a estrutura dessa Rede e como, por meio da criação de uma base comum de experiências e práticas bem sucedidas, tem sido realizada a construção e a promoção do conhecimento necessário para se introduzir as transformações desejadas no planejamento integrado dos transportes, em especial dos Pólos Geradores de Viagens (PGVs), na América Latina.</p><p><strong>Abstract:</strong> This paper presents a Transportation Research Network deployed as a tool for the development of methodologies and guidelines tailored to the reality of Latin American metropolises, fostering integration among research groups on this continent with the final aim of improving mobility conditions and upgrading the quality of life of its inhabitants. The paper shows the conceptual structure of this Network and how, through the establishment of a common pool of expertise, it is building up and promoting the knowledge needed to introduce the desired transformations in integrated transportation planning, and particularly regarding Trip Generation Hubs (TGH), in Latin America.</p>

Implementing Integrated Transportation Planning in Metropolitan Planning Organization: Procedural and Analytical Issues

Integrated transportation planning is an emerging transportation planning concept that is intended to help seek those policies, programs, and projects that meet a given set of transportation goals and objectives for the minimum total social cost. Its elements include analysis of a full range of alternatives, the use of benefit-cost analysis to compare alternatives, public involvement in the development and evaluation of alternatives, analysis of uncertainties in forecasts of future conditions, and continuous monitoring of transportation system performance. The theory and methods of integrated transportation planning for implementation by a metropolitan planning organization developed for the Puget Sound Regional Council are discussed. The discussion includes how integrated transportation planning fits into the strategic planning process, the similarities and differences between integrated transportation planning and the current transportation planning process, and the analytic issues raised by implementing integrated transportation planning.