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Job accessibility and joint household travel: a study of Hong Kong with a particular focus on new town residents

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  • Sui Tao

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

  • Sylvia Y. He

    (The Chinese University of Hong Kong)

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This study advances understanding of the role of residential location in joint household travel and activities for non-work purposes in an Asian city context. This has been done by investigating the relationship between job accessibility, and the undertaking and duration of joint travel and activities of multi-person households in Hong Kong. Particular attention was given to the difference between new town and urban-area commuters who experienced marked different levels of job accessibility as a result of their residential locations. Drawing on the 2011 household travel survey, a suite of multivariable analysis was carried out. The findings highlight that: (1) longer working hours were associated with a lower probability of joint household travel and activities for new town and urban-area commuters alike; (2) longer commute and working hours significantly reduced the time window for joint household activities; (3) and job accessibility played a more important role in affecting the opportunities for discretionary joint household activities among new town commuters than urban-area commuters. The implications of these findings can be used to inform policymaking to increase the opportunities and time window for joint household travel and activities among new town commuters. Potential avenues for future research are also identified.

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  • Sui Tao & Sylvia Y. He, 2021. "Job accessibility and joint household travel: a study of Hong Kong with a particular focus on new town residents," Transportation, Springer, vol. 48(3), pages 1379-1407, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:transp:v:48:y:2021:i:3:d:10.1007_s11116-020-10100-4
    DOI: 10.1007/s11116-020-10100-4
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