Urban Transportation System

2. • Travel Demand refers to the amount and
type of travel people would choose under
specific conditions, taking account factors
such as the quality of transport options
available and their prices.
• Two major aspects in travel demand are
1. Land use
2. Trip purpose

3. • Land use refers to the pattern of land use
usage in an area.
• Land use refers the transportation demand
through generation and distribution of trips.
• Figure shows the relationship between land
use and transportation demand.

5. • Trip purpose refers to the purpose for which the
trip is being under taken.
• A trip is a movement from an origin to a
destination the distance between the origin and
the destination is called the trip length.
• Trips may be classified as Home-Based trips and
Non –Home based trip.

7. Factors affecting travel demand
• Socio economic factors
• Location Factors
• Public transport accessibility factors

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