Trip Generation by Transportation Mode of Private School, Semi-private and Public. Case Study in Merida-Venezuela

The trip generation model (TGM) is the first step in transportation forecasting, this is useful for estimating travel demand because it can predict travel from or to a particular land use. Typically, the analysis focuses on residential trip generation as a function of the social and economic attributes of households, but nonresidential land use suggests others variables. Travel generator poles such as Private school, Semi-private, and Public; have not been studied in Venezuela. The TGMs shows by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE), EE.UU, are typically used and could be not appropriate. By using stepwise regression and transformation of data, were found high correlation coefficients and substantial improvements in the variability of data from several schools. The trip generation rates (TGRs) by transportation mode: walking, motorcycle, public transport, and cars, can be compared and be included in the Ibero-American Network of travel attractor poles.