Generational cohort (hereafter: cohort) has been drawing attention all over the world. There is also growing interest in transportation studies in analyzing travel behavior of cohort. This is because the changes in travel behavior affect a significant...
Generational cohort (hereafter: cohort) has been drawing attention all over the world. There is also growing interest in transportation studies in analyzing travel behavior of cohort. This is because the changes in travel behavior affect a significant impact on future transportation planning and infrastructure. However, previous research has a limitation that mainly focused on mode choice behavior and vehicle kilometers traveled (VKT). Trip generation, which is the first stage of travel forecasting, has the greatest impact on the later steps in the traditional four-step model. Furthermore, a trip can be translated as social activity participation for individuals. In this regard, this study estimated trip generation models considering cohort effects to figure out the difference in travel behavior between cohort groups. This study utilized four national travel surveys in South Korea to construct panel data. APC (age-period-cohort) ordered probit models were fitted for all trips and trips by purposes: compulsory (work, school) and discretionary (recreational, shopping, social, other). For all trips, Babyboomers and Gen Xers tend to make more trips. Gen Y·Zers show higher compulsory trips than other cohorts. Discretionary trips have opposite trends to compulsory trips. Older generations are used to going outside to participate in social events and shopping, whereas younger cohorts, especially Gen Y·Zers, like both online and offline that represent reduction on discretionary trips. All estimated cohort variables in trip generation models show statistically significant results. This implies cohort effects exist in forecasting transport demand. It is suggested to consider cohort effects when developing trip generation indicators such as trip generation rates and future travel demand.