The average age of vehicles on U.S. roads has reached a record high of 12.6 years, indicating that people are holding on to cars longer than ever before retiring them. This project will investigate how vehicle attributes, age, cumulative mileage, and ownership and maintenance history affect consumers’ decisions to sell or retire vehicles. Understanding the […]
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Estimating demands to points of interests (POI) involves predicting the number of visitors to specific locations, such as restaurants, retail stores, parks, or cultural sites like museums. Unlike traditional travel demand models, which focus on large zones (e.g., Transportation Analysis Zones (TAZ) or census tracts) for long-term planning such as transit network, POI visits estimation
Transportation modes, technologies, and the broader context within which people travel have evolved rapidly over the last decade. Examples of such changes include the introduction of: new/emerging modes like ridesharing and micromobility, electric and automated vehicle technologies, information and communication devices; and the increase in remote and hybrid work due to COVID-19. It is critical
