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Comparative analysis of multimodal travel demand can help transport planners to improve the sustainability of a transport system. This research proposes a framework to qualitatively compare and analyze multimodal travel demand (of constrained and free transport modes) to identify opportunities and prioritize areas for improvement of constrained mode usage. The framework includes two methods. First method, CLAN is a Coarser Level ANalysis, comparing travel patterns and demand ratios of the two modes. Second method, FLAN is a Finer Level ANalysis based on density distributions of zones and OD pairs. The proposed framework is applied to the car (relatively free mode) and transit (constrained mode) OD matrices developed from observed Bluetooth and smart card data, respectively, for the Brisbane City Council region, Australia. The gaps in transit service usage are identified at different sections of the …