Estimating Household-Level Time-Use within a Week Activity Scheduling Framework – Application of the MDCEV Model

Abstract

Activity-based approaches have become state-of-the-art in travel demand modelling due to their behavioural realism. While there have been great advances in modelling techniques, most studies do not consider the household context, and almost all are limited to the generation of single-day activity schedules. Therefore, we propose an activity generation and scheduling approach for one week, considering the household context. This study provides a general overview over the proposed framework, and further details the model used to generate household-level activity timeuse for the period of one week. The proposed model contributes to the current state of activity-based models as it goes beyond individual, single-day travel demand and allows for analysis of household-level decisions for the modelling period of one week.