Project
MEST - Methods for European Surveys of Travel Behaviour
Funding origin:
European
STRIA Roadmaps:
Smart mobility and services (SMO)
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/02/1996,
End date: 01/02/1999
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Overview
Background & policy context:
Data on patterns of travel and levels of demand are an essential input to sound policy decisions in the transport sector. The European Commission and Member States have perceived for some years that such data are not available publicly with adequate levels of quality, consistency and coverage.
Objectives:
MEST aimed to develop a common European survey methodology for long distance trips, based on the recording of travel diaries. In addition, it aimed to provide a methodology for sampling and analysing the diary data that would be more cost efficient and accurate than previous methods.
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