Abstract

This paper examines the impact of the perception of bicycle infrastructure on the choice of the bicycle as a feeder mode to access train stations in the Netherlands. The latent factors act in addition to traditional travel time and cost variables, describing the quality of cycling infrastructure at and around railway stations. The analysis is based on a large scale revealed and stated preference survey in the wider metropolitan area of The Hague and Rotterdam (n = 1524). Hybrid choice models for access feeder mode choice were estimated, where the attitude toward cycling to affected the users’ perception of the cycling infrastructure, which in turn affected the utility of cycling. The results show that both the quality of cycling infrastructure and latent factors, describing the perceived quality of cycling infrastructure, station connectivity and the general attitude toward cycling, have a significant impact on cycling to the station. The effect of the travel time and cost characteristics on access mode choice significantly changes depending on the perception of the quality of the infrastructure, as well as the attitude toward cycling and frequency of train use. Bicycle parking cost and distance to the platform is the most critical observed factor influencing bicycle access choice to the train stations.

摘要

本文研究了自行车基础设施的认知对自行车作为进出荷兰模式进入火车站的接驳模式的选择的影响。除了传统的出行时间和成本变量外，潜在因素也起着作用，它们描述了火车站及其周围地区自行车基础设施的质量。该分析基于在海牙和鹿特丹更广阔的大都市地区（n = 1524）进行的大规模揭示和陈述的偏好调查。估计了用于接入馈线模式选择的混合选择模型，其中对自行车的态度影响了用户对自行车基础设施的感知，进而影响了自行车的效用。结果表明，自行车基础设施的质量和潜在因素（描述了自行车基础设施的感知质量）站点的连通性以及对骑行的一般态度，对骑行到站点的影响很大。出行时间和费用特性对出行方式选择的影响会根据对基础设施质量的感知以及对骑车的态度和火车的使用频率而显着变化。自行车停放的成本和到站台的距离是影响自行车到火车站选择的最关键的观察因素。