Traffic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Statewide Analysis of Social Separation and Activity Restriction
Traffic Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Statewide Analysis of Social Separation and Activity Restriction
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DOI：
10.1061/(asce)nh.1527-6996.0000409
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发表时间：
2020-08-01
影响因子：
2.7
通讯作者：
Kim, Karl
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作者：
Parr, Scott;Wolshon, Brian;Kim, Karl
COVID-19疫情对全球社会及经济造成重大影响。除了健康后果外，对旅行行为的影响也是突然和广泛的。这项研究使用高速公路运量数据分析来描述人类行为的巨大变化，作为个人活动和互动的代表。对2019年和2020年佛罗里达的当天交通量进行了分析，以确定由疾病或对疾病的恐惧引起的行为的时空变化，以及全州范围内限制人与人之间互动的指令。与2019年类似的日子相比，全州整体交通量下降了47.5%。虽然全州范围内的减少是明显的，但农村和城市地区之间以及公路和干线之间在时间和程度上也存在差异。这些数据和分析有助于显示这一流行病的早期影响，可能有助于复原工作的业务和战略规划以及应对今后的流行病。
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant social and economic impacts throughout the world. In addition to the health consequences, the impacts on travel behavior have also been sudden and wide ranging. This study describes the drastic changes in human behavior using the analysis of highway volume data as a representation of personal activity and interaction. Same-day traffic volumes for 2019 and 2020 across Florida were analyzed to identify spatial and temporal changes in behavior resulting from the disease or fear of it and statewide directives to limit person-to-person interaction. Compared to similar days in 2019, overall statewide traffic volume dropped by 47.5%. Although decreases were evident across the state, there were also differences between rural and urban areas and between highways and arterials both in terms of the timing and extent. The data and analyses help to demonstrate the early impacts of the pandemic and may be useful for operational and strategic planning of recovery efforts and for dealing with future pandemics.