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Diss. (sammanfattning) Trondheim : Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, 2024

Travel surveys collect information on travel behavior and are important data sources in transportation planning and modeling. Naturally, the data quality affects the quality of the transport models and analysis, and further, policy and planning; low-quality travel survey data can, at worst, lead to wrong prioritizations in transportation planning and policy. High-quality travel survey data can, at best, provide transportation planners, modelers, and policymakers with a robust basis for decision-making. Thus, it is important to aim for high-quality travel surveys. This thesis aims to contribute to the methodological development of travel surveys. In the thesis, I provide enough information on travel survey methodology so policymakers, planners, students, and others interested in conducting a travel survey can create a survey design based on best practices within the field. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in this thesis. The thesis is based on a document study of national travel survey methodology in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, England, France, and Germany, quantitative analysis of Norwegian National Travel Survey data for the years 2016-2019, an enquête (short survey), multiple data collections with the smartphone app TravelVu, a focus group study and personal interviews.