ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the results of multivariate regression analyses of the influences of urban structural, demographic, socio-economic, attitudinal and other control variables on the respondents’ travel distances and modal split. In Chapters 4 and 5 we saw that considerable differences exist between respondents from the central and peripheral parts of the metropolitan area in terms of travelling distances as well as the proportions of travel carried out by different modes. We also identified a number of rationales and motives for location of activities, choices of travel modes and route choices. These rationales and motives make up important links in the mechanisms by which urban structure influences travel behaviour. As mentioned in Chapter 5, most of these rationales contribute to strengthen the relationships between residential location and travel behaviour. Some rationales still give rise to ‘compensatory’ mechanisms that may contribute to weaken the mentioned relationships.
