Front Cover -- Transport Survey Methods: Best Practice for Decision Making -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Preface -- References -- Acknowledgements -- Part I: Setting the Context -- 1. Transport Surveys: Considerations for Decision Makers and Decision Making -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Considerations for Decision Makers -- 1.3. Considerations for Good Decisions -- 1.4. Summary -- References -- 2. Keynote - Total Design Data Needs for the New Generation Large-Scale Activity Microsimulation Models -- 2.1. Introduction and Background -- 2.2. Travel Demand Forecasting Model Design Framework -- 2.3. Agent and Environment Evolution -- 2.4. The Units of Analysis -- 2.5. Total Design Data Needs -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Appendix 2.A.1. Excerpt from California Legislative Initiative -- Part II: Focus on Improved Methods: Themes 1 to 5 -- Theme 1. Mainstreaming Mobility-Aware and On-Line Technologies -- 3. Cell Phone Enabled Travel Surveys: The Medium Moves the Message -- 3.1. Literature (Cell Phone Tracking) -- 3.2. New Opportunities: Active Surveys on Phones -- 3.3. New Opportunities: Passive Surveys on Phones -- 3.4. Conclusions and Future Issues for Study -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4. A Case Study: Multiple Data Collection Methods and the NY/NJ/CT Regional Travel Survey -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. Background -- 4.3. Regional Household Travel Survey (RHTS) Overview -- 4.4. Results through September 2011 -- 4.5. Findings and Next Steps -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 5. Conducting a GPS-only household travel survey -- 5.1. Introduction and Overview -- 5.2. Survey Methodology -- 5.3. The PR Survey -- 5.4. Analysis of Results -- 5.5. Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- 6. The Role of Web Interviews as Part of a National Travel Survey -- 6.1. Background -- 6.2. Introduction -- 6.3. Methodology.

6.4. Results -- 6.5. Discussion -- 6.6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Appendix -- 7. Using Accelerometer Equipped GPS Devices in Place of Paper Travel Diaries to Reduce Respondent Burden in a National Travel Survey -- 7.1. Introduction -- 7.2. Selecting a Device for Use in the Pilot -- 7.3. Survey Methodology -- 7.4. Data Processing -- 7.5. Summary of Results -- 7.6. Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- Postscript -- References -- 8. Workshop Synthesis: Validating Shifts in the Total Design of Travel Surveys -- 8.1. Purpose and Introduction -- 8.2. Summary of Total Design Principles -- 8.3. Presentation of Workshop Papers -- 8.4. Workshop Format -- 8.5. Workshop Outcomes -- 8.6. Conclusions -- References -- 9. Workshop Synthesis: Multi-Method Data Collection To Support Integrated Regional Models -- 9.1. Introduction and Purpose -- 9.2. Summary of Contributed Papers -- 9.3. Integrated Regional Models -- 9.4. Scoping the Data Collection Challenge for IRMs -- 9.5. Building Longitudinal Databases -- 9.6. Exploiting Existing Datasets -- 9.7. Non-Intrusive (Passive) Data Collection -- 9.8. An Integrated IRM Survey Design Strategy -- 9.9. ICT Applications -- References -- Theme 2: Improving Respondent Interfaces -- 10. Web-Based Travel Survey: A Demo -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Background -- 10.3. Objectives -- 10.4. Project's Milestones -- 10.5. Methodology -- 10.6. Technology -- 10.7. Questionnaire -- 10.8. Survey Administration -- 10.9. Diffusion and Visualization -- 10.10. Specificities of the Tool -- 10.11. Preliminary Findings (Response Rates) -- 10.12. Challenges and Future Development -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 11. Web versus Pencil-and-Paper Surveys of Weekly Mobility: Conviviality, Technical and Privacy Issues -- 11.1. Introduction -- 11.2. The Pencil-and-Paper Survey -- 11.3. The Internet-Based Survey.

11.4. Results and Comparison -- 11.5. Ethical Issues -- 11.6. Concluding Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 12. Workshop Synthesis: Designing New Survey Interfaces -- 12.1. Purpose and Introduction -- 12.2. Examples of New Survey Interfaces and Their Implications -- 12.3. State of the Practice - Multimodal Surveys and User Interfaces -- 12.4. Examples of State of the Practice - User Interfaces and Experiences -- 12.5. Summary and Recommendations -- 12.5.1. Short-Term Research Needs -- 12.5.2. Long-Term Research Needs -- References -- 13. Shipper/Carrier Interactions Data Collection: Web-Based Respondent Customized Stated Preference (WRCSP) Survey -- 13.1. Introduction -- 13.2. Background -- 13.3. Survey Design -- 13.4. Results -- 13.5. Conclusions/Future Directions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 14. Workshop Synthesis: Alternative Approaches to Freight Surveys -- 14.1. Introduction and Scope -- 14.2. Presentation of Related Papers -- 14.3. Preliminary Discussion -- 14.4. What Has Changed Over the Past Three Years? -- 14.5. Recommendations to Improve Freight Surveys -- References -- Theme 3: Comparing Survey Modes and Methods -- 15. Analysis of PAPI, CATI, and CAWI Methods for a Multiday Household Travel Survey -- 15.1. Introduction -- 15.2. Background of the Survey -- 15.3. The Three Different Methods of the Survey -- 15.4. Comparison of the Different Survey Methods -- 15.5. Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- 16. Comparing Trip Diaries with GPS Tracking: Results of a Comprehensive Austrian Study -- 16.1. Introduction -- 16.2. State-of-the-Art -- 16.3. The Austrian Travel Survey MobiFIT -- 16.4. Results -- 16.5. Discussion and Outlook -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 17. Correcting Biographic Survey Data Biases to Compare with Cross-Section Travel Surveys -- 17.1. Introduction -- 17.2. Correcting Biographical Survey Biases.

17.3. Comparison of Biography Results with Travel Survey Data -- 17.4. Conclusion -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 18. Workshop Synthesis: Comparative Research into Travel Survey Methods -- 18.1. Introduction -- 18.2. Why do We Need Comparative Studies of Survey Methods? -- 18.3. Why Should We Change Methods for Collecting Mobility Data? -- 18.4. Advantages and Disadvantages of Different Survey Methods under Some Key Aspects -- References -- Theme 4: Facing up to Sample Attrition in Longitudinal Surveys -- 19. Optimal Sampling Designs for Multi-Day and Multi-Period Panel Surveys -- 19.1. Introduction -- 19.2. Literature Review -- 19.3. Optimal Survey Design for Panel Surveys -- 19.4. Numerical Simulation -- 19.5. Empirical Studies -- 19.6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 20. Data Quality and Completeness Issues in Multiday or Panel Surveys -- 20.1. Introduction -- 20.2. Design and Characteristics of the German Mobility Panel -- 20.3. Problem Description and Hypotheses -- 20.4. Analyses -- 20.5. Résumé and Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 21. Workshop Synthesis: Longitudinal Methods: Overcoming Challenges and Exploiting Benefits -- 21.1. Purpose and Introduction -- 21.2. Discussion of Context -- 21.3. Presentation of Related Papers -- 21.4. Preliminary Discussion -- 21.5. Focusing on the Future -- 21.6. Research Directions by 2014 -- References -- Theme 5: Understanding the Social Context of Data Collection -- 22. Affective Personal Networks versus Daily Contacts: Analyzing Different Name Generators in a Social Activity-Travel Behavior Context -- 22.1. Introduction and Motivation -- 22.2. Data Collection -- 22.3. Comparisons between Name Generator Techniques -- 22.4. Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- 23. Qualitative Methods in Transport Research: The 'Action Research' Approach -- 23.1. Introduction.

23.2. Background: What is Action Research? -- 23.3. Why Action Research for Transport? -- 23.4. Three Short Case Studies of Action Research -- 23.5. The Strengths and Challenges of Action Research: Creating the Reflective Research Practitioner -- 23.6. Conclusion -- References -- 24. Workshop Synthesis: Collecting Qualitative and Quantitative Data on the Social Context of Travel Behaviour -- 24.1. Purpose and Introduction -- 24.2. Workshop Papers -- 24.3. What is Social Context? Definitions and Bounds -- 24.4. Why Do We Care about Social Context? -- 24.5. How Can We Get Better Information about Social Context? Methods, Opportunities and New Technologies -- 24.6. Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Focus on New Methods and Data Sources: Themes 6 to 8 -- Theme 6: New Challenges in Dealing with Time: Environmental Peaks and Planning Horizons -- 25. Empirically Constrained Efficiency in a Strategic-Tactical Stated Choice Survey of the Usage Patterns of Emerging Carsharing Services -- 25.1. Introduction -- 25.2. Background on Design Optimality -- 25.3. Overview of AVATAR Survey -- 25.4. Application of Empirically Constrained Efficiency -- 25.5. Empirical Results -- 25.6. Conclusion -- Acknowledgement -- References -- 26. Workshop Synthesis: Methods for Capturing Multi-Horizon Choices -- 26.1. Introduction and Purpose -- 26.2. Summary of Resource and Contributed Papers -- 26.3. The Context -- 26.4. Recommendations -- References -- 27. Survey Data to Model Time-of-Day Choice: Methodology and Findings -- 27.1. Introduction -- 27.2. Literature Review -- 27.3. Survey Design -- 27.4. Results -- 27.5. Conclusions And Future Work -- References -- 28. Collection of Time-Dependent Data Using Audio-Visual Stated Choice -- 28.1. Introduction -- 28.2. Survey Design -- 28.3. Survey Results -- 28.4. Model Estimation -- 28.5. Model Application -- 28.6. Conclusion.

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