ANALYSIS OF TRAVEL BEHAVIOR AND MOBILITY PATTERN OF THE RESIDENTS WITHIN RAJSHAHI CITY CORPORATION AREA

Abstract

Understanding travel behavior and mobility pattern is the heart of the transportation planning process in the urban area. This research is an attempt to work out the human travel behavior and mobility pattern in Rajshahi City Corporation Area. [n this research, travel behavior has been assessed through the analysis of trip generation, mode choice, and choice of routes for travel. Mobility pattern has been represented by a series of mobility maps. The research is mostly primary data based. Required primary data has been collected from questionnaire survey and travel diary which has been conducted in 30 wards of Rajshahi City Corporation area. Secondary data has been collected from the relevant literature. The research only considered the intracity trip and found that students are the highest contributor to the average daily trip while auto rickshaw and rickshaw are the predominant transport mode. The study has also identified Shaheb Bazar, Laxmipur, and Talaimari as the three major attraction areas.