TRAVEL TO COMMERCIAL CENTERS OF THE WASHINGTON METROPOLITAN AREA

THIS RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THE FURTHER USEFULNESS AND ADAPTABILITY OF THE HOME-INTERVIEW TYPE OF METROPOLITAN- AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDIES TO COMPREHENSIVE URBAN PLANNING. THE DATA OBTAINED FROM THE 1948 ORIGIN-AND-DESTINATION STUDY OF TRAFFIC IN THE WASHINGTON, D. C. METROPOLITAN AREA HAS BEEN ANALYZED TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS THAT DISTANCE OF RESIDENCE AND LENGTH OF DRIVING TIME HAS UPON TRIPS MADE TO THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND TO 14 SELECTED SUBURBAN SHOPPING CENTERS. INFORMATION AS TO MODE OF TRAVEL AND TRIP PURPOSES TO THESE CENTERS AS RELATED TO RESIDENCE LOCATIONS OF PERSONS MAKING THE TRIPS WERE ALSO ANALYZED. METHODS OF ANALYSES ALSO INCLUDE THE DEVELOPMENT OF SO-CALLED AREAS OF ATTRACTION OF THE SELECTED STUDY CENTERS BY DETERMINING THE RELATIVE ATTRACTION OF THESE CENTERS AS MEASURED BY THE LENGTH OF DRIVING TIME FROM PLACES OF RESIDENCE OF PERSONS MAKING TRIPS TO THE CENTERS. /AUTHOR/