Modernizing Montreal’s household travel survey: adapting to evolving travel trends and technological shifts
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Bibliographic record
Abstract
Despite the rise of new data sources from smartphones and the internet, household travel surveys (HTS) are still crucial for transportation and urban planning. Traditional methods, especially Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviews (CATI), face declining participation and demographic biases, especially underrepresenting younger, tech-savvy individuals. The COVID-19 pandemic has further complicated accurate tracking of travel demand due to rapid shifts in mobility patterns, underscoring the need to modernize survey methods. In response, the Autorité régionale de transport métropolitain (ARTM) conducted pilot surveys in Montreal in 2021 and 2022, testing innovations such as postal invitations, web-based surveys, and a redesigned questionnaire to simplify flow and integrate new mobility topics like remote work. The blend of Computer-Assisted Web Interview (CAWI) and CATI increased response diversity and data quality, resulting in more representative data that better captures travel behaviors in the Montreal region.
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Codex and Gemma teacher scores by category
| Category | Codex | Gemma |
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| Metaresearch | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (narrow) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Meta-epidemiology (broad) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Bibliometrics | 0.001 | 0.001 |
| Science and technology studies | 0.001 | 0.000 |
| Scholarly communication | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Insufficient payload (model declined to judge) | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Machine scores (provisional)
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Baseline scores from an immature model (maturity gate not passed, 7 training rounds). Scores rank; they never assert a category.
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