Travel time savings have been the most important benefit included in transport project assessments over the last decades. However, understanding how individuals allocate this saved time after implementing transport projects is crucial, as time is a finite resource and performing more pleasant activities may impact their well-being. Large urban interventions, such as the implementation of the first cable car line in a deprived community in Bogotá (Colombia), impact how residents around the project allocate their time. We studied their time-use allocation by estimating a discrete–continuous extreme value (MDCEV) model, by combining data collected before and one year after the project implementation, to represent time-use decision changes in the study area. The results show participation and duration of different activities changed after the project implementation. The cable car increased the probability of participating in work, study, and carrying/collecting activities. It also decreased the duration of travel activities. The cable car also increased women’s time allocation to education and paid work. Overall, reduced travel time allows for more time for leisure and recreational activities. Understanding how individuals allocate their time is particularly relevant for policymakers to inform policies related to transport. This study offers valuable insights into both model development and data collection methods and the understanding of the mechanisms of time-use decisions.

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实施创新交通替代方案时弱势城市社区的时间使用决策

过去几十年来，节省出行时间一直是交通项目评估中最重要的好处。然而，了解个人在实施交通项目后如何分配节省的时间至关重要，因为时间是有限的资源，进行更愉快的活动可能会影响他们的福祉。大型城市干预措施，例如在波哥大（哥伦比亚）贫困社区实施第一条缆车线路，影响了项目周围居民分配时间的方式。我们通过估计离散连续极值（MDCEV）模型来研究他们的时间使用分配，结合项目实施之前和一年后收集的数据，以代表研究区域的时间使用决策变化。结果显示，项目实施后不同活动的参与度和持续时间发生了变化。缆车增加了参与工作、学习、携带/收集活动的可能性。它还减少了旅行活动的持续时间。缆车还增加了妇女用于教育和有酬工作的时间分配。总体而言，旅行时间的减少可以让人们有更多的时间进行休闲和娱乐活动。了解个人如何分配时间对于决策者制定交通相关政策尤其重要。这项研究为模型开发和数据收集方法以及对时间使用决策机制的理解提供了宝贵的见解。