Proceedings of
9th International Conference on Advances in Civil, Structural and Mechanical Engineering CSM 2019
"SENSITIVITY OF TRANSPORT MODE CHOICE IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT"
Abstract: “Transport mode choice in Alexandria has radically changed during the last decades, since many trips were shifted from public transport to private transport and informal public transport. This research aims at analyzing the sensitivity of transport mode choice in Alexandria under different transport policies and assess the impact on modal shift to public transport. For that aim, a Multinomial Logit Model for Alexandria has been developed, calibrated using Biogeme Software. Having validated the calibrated model, the behavior of modal split under different policies is analyzed. The proposed transport policies includes improving public transport attributes and/or increasing trip cost for other transport modes. The analyses results reveal that improving current public transport trip time and trip cost have moderate and minor effect on modal shift to public transport share respectively. Improving public transport utility constant has a significant effect, which can be achieved by introducing”
Keywords: Sustainability, Mobility, Multinomial Logit Model (MNL), Modal Split, Biogeme Software,