My car, my friends, and me: a preliminary analysis of automobility and social activity participation

The role of social contact as a motivator for mobility has gained interest in recent years with conceptual and empirical work that provides evidence of the importance of social context on travel behavior. On the other hand, the impact of different modes of transportation on the frequency and duration of contact has not been explored. Using the 1994 Portland Household Activity and Travel Behavior Survey, this paper investigates the potential …