This parameter specifies what proportion of all trips made in a day take place during certain peak travel hours. For example, this measures how many cars pass through a tunnel during the morning rush hour compared to all the cars that pass through the tunnel over the course of the whole day.
Used to calculate:
| Used | use | lifestyle | Reference | Location: Ecosystem (study period) |
Value | Units | Notes |
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| * | Agricultural use | Average American | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Agricultural use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Agricultural use | Average New Yorker | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed the same value as an average American. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Agricultural use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 14 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. |
| Agricultural use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 12 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. | |
| * | Agricultural use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 7.143 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | We have assumed that all of the trips a Lenape person makes take place during the day. Assuming a June climate, there would be 14 hours of sunlight. Assuming that a Lenape person takes the same proportion of trips during each hour of sunlight, the proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour would be 1/14 or ~7.143% |
| * | Factory / industrial use | Average American | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Factory / industrial use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Factory / industrial use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 14 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. |
| Factory / industrial use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 12 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. | |
| * | Factory / industrial use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 12 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. |
| * | Factory / industrial use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | |
| * | Garage / storage use | Average American | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Garage / storage use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Garage / storage use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 14 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. |
| Garage / storage use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 12 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. | |
| * | Garage / storage use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 14 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. |
| Garage / storage use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 12 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. | |
| * | Garage / storage use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | |
| * | Hotel use | Average American | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 0.31 | proportion (0-1) | This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Hotel use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 0.31 | proportion (0-1) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Hotel use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 0.13 | proportion (0-1) | This value refers to the evening peak travel demand hour. |
| Hotel use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 0.08 | proportion (0-1) | This value refers to the morning peak travel demand hour. | |
| * | Hotel use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 0.13 | proportion (0-1) | We assume the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour as the of the average New Yorker. This value refers to the evening peak travel demand hour. |
| Hotel use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 0.08 | proportion (0-1) | We assume the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour as the of the average New Yorker. This value refers to the morning peak travel demand hour. | |
| * | Hotel use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | proportion (0-1) | |
| * | Hunter / gatherer use | Average American | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) | |
| * | Hunter / gatherer use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Hunter / gatherer use | Average New Yorker | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | |
| * | Hunter / gatherer use | Eco-conscious | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | |
| * | Hunter / gatherer use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 7.143 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | We have assumed that all of the trips a Lenape person makes take place during the day. Assuming a June climate, there would be 14 hours of sunlight. Assuming that a Lenape person takes the same proportion of trips during each hour of sunlight, the proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour would be 1/14 or ~7.143% |
| * | Office use | Average American | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Office use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Office use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 12 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. |
| Office use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 14 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. | |
| * | Office use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 14 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. |
| Office use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 12 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. | |
| * | Office use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | |
| * | Public assembly use | Average American | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Public assembly use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Public assembly use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 8 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. |
| Public assembly use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 1 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. | |
| * | Public assembly use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 8 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. |
| Public assembly use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 1 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. | |
| * | Public assembly use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Urban Area () | 0 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | |
| * | Residential use | Average American | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Residential use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Residential use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 11 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. |
| Residential use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 10 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. | |
| * | Residential use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 11 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. |
| Residential use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 10 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. | |
| * | Residential use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 7.143 | % proportion (0 - 100) | We have assumed that all of the trips a Lenape person makes take place during the day. Assuming a June climate, there would be 14 hours of sunlight. Assuming that a Lenape person takes the same proportion of trips during each hour of sunlight, the proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour would be 1/14 or ~7.143% |
| * | Restaurant use | Average American | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Restaurant use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Restaurant use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 10 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as retail use. |
| Restaurant use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 3 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as retail use. | |
| * | Restaurant use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 10 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as a retail use. |
| Restaurant use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 3 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as a retail use. | |
| * | Restaurant use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | |
| * | Retail use | Average American | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Retail use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Retail use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 10 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. |
| Retail use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 3 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. | |
| * | Retail use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 10 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. |
| Retail use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 3 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. | |
| * | Retail use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | |
| * | Transportation use | Average American | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Transportation use | Average Earthling | Pisarski 2006 - Commuting in America III: The Third National Report on Commuting Patters and Trends | US: All (2000) | 31 | % proportion of trips (0 - 100) | Due to a lack of global peak travel data, we have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for Average Earthling as that of the United States for this use. This value is the percent of workers who left their house between 7 and 8 am. We have assumed the same proportion of trips during peak travel demand hour for each use. |
| * | Transportation use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 14 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. |
| Transportation use | Average New Yorker | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 12 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. | |
| * | Transportation use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 14 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to PM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. |
| Transportation use | Eco-conscious | NYC 2010 CEQR Technical Manual | New York City: New York City (2010) | 12 | % proportion (0 - 100) | This value refers to AM peak hour trips. For this use type, we assume the same peak travel demand as an office use. | |
| * | Transportation use | Lenape Person | Assumed | New York City: Mannahatta () | 0 | % proportion (0 - 100) |