Name: Understanding individual’s ownership of mobility tools considering the influence of shared mobility services: A multivariate probit modeling approach
Start: 2025-05-26T16:25:00-0400
End: 2025-05-26T16:45:00-0400

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Monday May 26, 2025 4:25pm - 4:45pm EDT

Desmarais 3105

This study investigates factors influencing the ownership of various mobility tools, including driver licenses, motor vehicles, bicycles, scooters, shared micro-mobility (SMM) subscriptions, and transit passes. Understanding mobility tool ownership is critical for enhancing urban transportation accessibility and efficiency. A multivariate probit (MVP) model is employed to analyze socio-demographic, trip characteristics, built-environment, and attitudinal factors using data from a 2022 transportation survey in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The MVP model accounts for correlated error components across choice dimensions, enabling robust joint estimation. Key findings indicate that single-person households and younger generations (millennials and Gen Z) prefer bicycles and SMM services, favoring low-emission, affordable, and flexible options. Larger households and high-income individuals prioritize car ownership for convenience. Residents of attached housing rely more on transit passes, reflecting public transportation dependence. Shorter trips correlate with higher SMM subscriptions and lower car ownership, while longer trips align with increased vehicle and transit pass ownership. Built-environment factors, such as mixed land use and high bike-ability, encourage bicycle and transit use. Attitudes also matter; pro-car views increase car ownership, while sustainability-oriented attitudes promote bicycles and transit reliance. These insights inform strategies for more inclusive, efficient transportation systems.

Speakers

Uthpalee Sarayakara Hewage

Mahmudur Fatmi

Assistant Professor, University of British Columbia - Okanagan

Dr. Mahmudur Fatmi is a transportation professor at UBCO. He has started as an assistant professor at UBCO since July 2018. Dr. Fatmi contributes by developing advanced econometric modelling methods and agent-based microsimulation modelling techniques to assist in making effective... Read More →

59. Sangameshwar Fatmi Hewage Paper CTRF2025 PDF pdf

Monday May 26, 2025 4:25pm - 4:45pm EDT
Desmarais 3105 55 Laurier Ave E, Ottawa ON K1N 6N5

Urban transport planning

CTRF 2025

Uthpalee Sarayakara Hewage

Mahmudur Fatmi

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