A Dynamic Mode Transit Service Choice Model to Design Ex-Urban Transport Service Timetables

2004 ◽  
pp. 25-41
Author(s):  
E. Cascetta ◽  
A. Papola
Keyword(s):  
Choice Model ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Dynamic Mode ◽  
Transport Service ◽  
Transit Service ◽  
Service Choice

scholarly journals Independent Retailer Restocking Choices in Urban Goods Movement and Interaction Effects with Traditional Markets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taufiq Suryo Nugroho ◽  
Chandra Balijepalli ◽  
Anthony Whiteing
Keyword(s):  
Discrete Choice Models ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Transport Service ◽  
Vehicle Ownership ◽  
Traditional Markets ◽  
Goods Movement ◽  
Local Supply ◽  
Urban Goods Movement ◽  
Service Choice ◽  
Retrospective Questionnaire

AbstractTraditional markets play a key role in local supply chains in many countries, often influencing retailer decisions due to their inherent attractiveness. In contrast to restocking choices for retailers as part of large chains, choices of independent retailers driven by local traditional markets have not been widely researched and are not well understood. This paper analyses the factors influencing independent retailer restocking choices and investigates the interplay between the presence of traditional markets and retailer choices. Bandung city in Indonesia is chosen for the study where independent retailers are prevalent, and where a number of traditional markets are thriving. A retrospective questionnaire was used to capture independent retailer restocking behaviour and generation models were calibrated to arrive at the trip propensity. Discrete choice models were estimated to explain the retailer preferences for supplier location and transport service choice. Results indicate that trips generated by independent retailers are explained by the presence of traditional markets and retailers’ vehicle ownership, in addition to the standard variables such as number of persons employed, weekly goods demand and average shipment weight. As for restocking location choice, retailers are more likely to choose suppliers within a traditional market where the number of wholesaler units is larger. Furthermore, the choice of traditional markets has a positive influence on whether retailers choose to use their own vehicle to restock their shops.

scholarly journals The Effect of Introducing Parking Policies on Managing Mobility to Beaches in Touristic Coastal Towns

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (13) ◽  
pp. 3528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gonzalo Antolín ◽  
Borja Alonso ◽  
Rubén Cordera ◽  
Luigi dell’Olio
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Service ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Active Involvement ◽  
The North ◽  
Behavioural Analysis ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
North Of Spain

This article presents a behavioural analysis of tourists visiting a leisure area in the north of Spain to evaluate their reaction when faced with a series of tariffs and alternative transport modes to estimate potential income for reinvestment in sustainable mobility policies. The active involvement of the different groups affected by the changes has led to a series of policies able to generate income for financing a new urban transport service, park and ride installations and their associated vehicles. These changes resulted in a noteworthy improvement in the quality of life of the local residents and an improved, less intense tourist experience.

scholarly journals OPTIMIZATION OF GEOMETRIC FORMS FOR URBAN TRANSPORT STOPS/VISUOMENINIO TRANSPORTO STOTELIŲ RACIONALIŲ GEOMETRINIŲ FORMIŲ NUSTATYMAS

1999 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 116-122
Author(s):  
Aleksas Rimkus
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Experimental Investigations ◽  
Shear Stresses ◽  
Vehicle Speed ◽  
Transport Service ◽  
Entire Area ◽  
Technical Parameters ◽  
Conflict Situations ◽  
Important Means

In order to improve the functioning of urban transport it is necessary to increase the efficiency of intermediate stops and organization of municipal transport service. There are two ways of solving problems of developing urban transport: 1) to install special lanes in the streets for urban transport only and 2) to improve the geometric forms of the existing stops arranging stop “pockets”. The first way requires a lot of investments. The second is more preferable. It allows a safe and efficient use of vehicles, an increase in stop usage intensity. Therefore it may be considered the most important means for developing passenger transport. The experimental investigations have shown that stop pockets should be of 4 m width. Such pockets diminish considerably the number of conflict situations and troubles with transport vehicles driving along the first and second lanes and ensure for passengers the possibilities of getting comfortably and safely on a vehicle. An abrupt braking of a bus or trolley-bus before a stop or in its area affects in an unpleasant way the passengers, causes dangerous situations, transport vehicles are sometimes damaged and shear stresses result in street covering deformations. It was established that deceleration and acceleration lengths depend on a vehicle speed influenced by deceleration and acceleration value a = 1,2 m/s2. The length of deceleration and acceleration is from 30 to 116 m. It has been found by an analysis for tracks of public transport vehicles entering and leaving the stop pockets that they do not enter a stop pocket by a radius arc but by a varying curve. The shape of such a curve depends on drivers' professional skills, vehicle technical parameters and speed. In accordance with experiments and calculations, data and formulas were obtained for detailed coordinates of stop pockets. Geometric forms and parameters of stop pockets were established. Regarding the geometric shape of stop pockets, the entering speed of vehicles and their plans as initial parameters, the dimensional values of stop pocket elements were differentiated according to categories of streets and their disposition in relation to crossings (Table 4.2). The calculations have shown that investments into stop pocket development are profitable in many aspects: the entire area of a stop pocket is used, the traffic safety and duration of street coverings are increased, no traffic jams occur before the stop, the passenger servicing and municipal transport maintenance are improved. The expenses for installing a stop pocket in repaid in 0,49 of a year.

scholarly journals 25 years of the Municipal Transportation Board in Gdynia

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (10) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
Olgierd Wyszomirski
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Service ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Marketing Research ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Service ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Future Challenges ◽  
Set Up

Twenty five years ago, the Municipal Transportation Board in Gdynia (ZKM) was launched. As part of the process of changes in the transport service of Gdynia and neighboring municipalities, a unit was created to organize public transport. A specialized urban transport organizer has been set up to improve the quality of public transport services. During the 25 years of operation of ZKM, the level of quality of service has been improved significantly, adjusting the transport offer to the demand and transportation preferences of inhabitants, learned through systematic representative marketing research. Trolleybus transport has been modernized, thanks to trolleybuses having an energy storage tank. Transport services within the network of ZKM are carried out by operators owned by the City of Gdynia and competing private entities. Before ZKM there are challenges related to the constantly increasing expectations of the inhabitants in terms of quality of service and the changing conditions of their service in the situation of strong development of motorization and implementation of the policy of sustainable urban transport development. The article presents the tasks and scope of activities of ZKM, bus, midibus, microbus and trolleybus transport organized by ZKM, operators contracted by ZKM, supervision and regulation of traffic in the transport network of ZKM, transport service of mass events by ZKM, marketing research conducted by ZKM, customer service by ZKM, quality evaluation of ZKM services and future challenges standing ahead of this unit.

scholarly journals Analysis of Aerial Ropeways by following various Indian and International Codes for Urban Mobility with some Structural Modifications in Monocable Ropeways to make it Safe, Secure, Economical and all Weather Durable

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (VI) ◽  
pp. 1539-1548
Author(s):  
Bhat Omair Bashir
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Structural Modifications ◽  
Transit Service

Cable-propelled transit’ (CPT), in particular detachable aerial ropeways are widely employed as transportation systems in alpine areas. In recent years, these transport systems have also been increasingly used in urban areas and are no longer a niche public transportation technology (Hoffmann 2006, Alshalalfah, Shalaby, and Dale 2014). Cable cars systems compete with performance characteristics of other more common urban transport technologies and have the potential to enhance the existing transport provision in cities (O'Connor and Dale 2011). While many applications can be found as transportation systems in airport facilities, and to provide access to tourist attractions, several metropolitan areas have even incorporated gondolas and aerial tramways into their public transport networks. This paper focuses on aerial ropeway systems that operate as a mass transit service (similar to buses, BRT, LRT, etc.) and are part of the public transit systems in their respective cities. Therefore, the analysis and case studies presented in the paper concern systems that are used as a public transit service

Analysis of mobility impacts of the high speed Rome–Naples rail link using withinday dynamic mode service choice models

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 635-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ennio Cascetta ◽  
Andrea Papola ◽  
Francesca Pagliara ◽  
Vittorio Marzano
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Choice Models ◽  
Dynamic Mode ◽  
Service Choice

scholarly journals Subways, Strikes, and Slowdowns: The Impacts of Public Transit on Traffic Congestion

2014 ◽  
Vol 104 (9) ◽  
pp. 2763-2796 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael L. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Regression Discontinuity ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Choice Model ◽  
Public Support ◽  
Regression Discontinuity Design ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
Transit Service ◽  
Net Benefits

Public transit accounts for 1 percent of US passenger miles traveled but attracts strong public support. Using a simple choice model, we predict that transit riders are likely to be individuals who commute along routes with severe roadway delays. These individuals' choices thus have high marginal impacts on congestion. We test this prediction with data from a strike in 2003 by Los Angeles transit workers. Estimating a regression discontinuity design, we find that average highway delay increases 47 percent when transit service ceases. We find that the net benefits of transit systems appear to be much larger than previously believed. (JEL H76, J52, L92, R41)

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