13: MTC MNL Mode Choice, CBD

13: MTC MNL Mode Choice, CBD

The models considered to this point include variables that describe the attributes of alternatives, modes, and the characteristics of decision-makers (the work commuters). The mode choice decision also is influenced by variables that describe the context in which the trip is made.

For example, a work trip to the regional central business district (CBD) is more likely to be made by transit than an otherwise similar trip to a suburban work place because the CBD is generally well-served by transit, has more opportunities to make additional stops by walking and is less auto friendly due to congestion and limited and expensive parking. This suggests that the model specification can be enhanced by including variables related to the context of the trip, such as destination zone location.

Model 13 adds the alternative specific CBD dummy variable which indicates whether the destination zone (workplace) is located in the CBD. (pp. 122)

d = larch.examples.MTC()
m = larch.Model(dataservice=d)
from larch.roles import P, X, PX
for a in [2,3]:
        m.utility_co[a] = P("hhinc#2,3") * X("hhinc")

for a in [4,5,6]:
        m.utility_co[a] = P("hhinc#{}".format(a)) * X("hhinc")

for a,name in m.dataservice.alternative_pairs[1:]:
        m.utility_co[a] += (
                + P("ASC_"+name)
                + P("vehbywrk_"+name) * X("vehbywrk")
                + P("wkcbd_"+name) * X("wkccbd + wknccbd")
                )
m.utility_ca= (
        + PX("totcost")
        + P("motorized_time") * X("(altnum <= 4) * tottime")
        + P("nonmotorized_time") * X("(altnum > 4) * tottime")
        + P("motorized_ovtbydist") * X("(altnum <= 4) * ovtt/dist")
        )
m.availability_var = '_avail_'
m.choice_ca_var = '_choice_'
m.ordering = (
        ("LOS", ".*cost.*", ".*time.*", ".*dist.*", ),
        ("Income", "hhinc.*", ),
        ("Ownership", "vehbywrk.*"),
        ("Zonal", "wkcbd.*"),
        ("ASCs", "ASC.*", ),
)
>>> m.load_data()
>>> m.maximize_loglike()
┣ ...Optimization terminated successfully...
>>> m.calculate_parameter_covariance()
>>> m.loglike()
-3440.643...

>>> print(m.pfo()[['value','std_err','t_stat','robust_std_err','robust_t_stat']])
                                value  std_err   t_stat  robust_std_err  robust_t_stat
Category  Parameter
LOS       totcost             -0.0033   0.0003 -13.0282          0.0003       -12.3221
          motorized_time      -0.0286   0.0038  -7.5888          0.0039        -7.3694
          nonmotorized_time   -0.0464   0.0057  -8.1131          0.0056        -8.2325
          motorized_ovtbydist -0.1501   0.0197  -7.6061          0.0248        -6.0547
Income    hhinc#2,3           -0.0017   0.0014  -1.2468          0.0015        -1.1809
          hhinc#4             -0.0061   0.0020  -3.0863          0.0020        -3.0882
          hhinc#5             -0.0111   0.0052  -2.1197          0.0062        -1.7811
          hhinc#6             -0.0078   0.0032  -2.4542          0.0035        -2.2159
Ownership vehbywrk_BIKE       -0.6980   0.2561  -2.7252          0.3098        -2.2528
          vehbywrk_SR2        -0.4155   0.0770  -5.3979          0.0898        -4.6256
          vehbywrk_SR3        -0.2121   0.1106  -1.9172          0.1133        -1.8718
          vehbywrk_TRANSIT    -0.9109   0.1148  -7.9315          0.1321        -6.8957
          vehbywrk_WALK       -0.7194   0.1682  -4.2785          0.2012        -3.5756
Zonal     wkcbd_BIKE           0.3760   0.3214   1.1696          0.3277         1.1473
          wkcbd_SR2            0.2559   0.1100   2.3269          0.1097         2.3322
          wkcbd_SR3            1.0573   0.1723   6.1370          0.1718         6.1532
          wkcbd_TRANSIT        1.3562   0.1613   8.4079          0.1520         8.9197
          wkcbd_WALK           0.1747   0.2252   0.7756          0.2272         0.7688
ASCs      ASC_BIKE            -1.6509   0.4283  -3.8543          0.4926        -3.3511
          ASC_SR2             -1.6343   0.1364 -11.9850          0.1474       -11.0914
          ASC_SR3             -3.5369   0.2039 -17.3471          0.1998       -17.7039
          ASC_TRANSIT         -0.2018   0.2426  -0.8320          0.2548        -0.7922
          ASC_WALK             0.0838   0.3476   0.2410          0.3479         0.2408