Public Transit User Captivity in Delhi: A Case Study of Metro Rail and Bus Users in Nehru Place Business District

2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Parvesh Kumar ◽  
Anvita Arora ◽  
Shaleen Singhal
Keyword(s):  
Public Transit ◽  
Business District

scholarly journals Public Transit Loyalty Modeling Considering the Effect of Passengers’ Emotional Value: A Case Study in Xiamen, China

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shi-chao Sun
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Perceived Value ◽  
Index Score ◽  
The Public ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
Bus Services ◽  
Emotional Value

To better sustain passengers’ loyalty towards bus service, this paper addressed the modeling of the public transit loyalty by the use of structural equation model. As a novel hypothesis, the emotional value was considered to have effects on the perceived value of bus services in this study, which reflected the degree of passengers’ emotional dependence on the public transit. Specifically, in order to better assess the loyalty, seven unobserved variables were measured to construct the structural model, namely, “service guarantee,” “operational services and efficiency,” “emotional value,” “perceived value,” “expectation,” “satisfaction,” and “loyalty.” The goodness-of-fit of the model was estimated and evaluated by using the survey data harvested from Xiamen, China. Besides, the index score of variables was also computed to help determine targeted approaches to better improve the level of bus service. The results indicated that the time cost and the monetary cost actually had no effects on the perceived value of users in the case study. At the same time, however, it also proved that passengers’ emotional value towards the public transit indeed affected passengers’ perception of the service value. In addition, whether users’ perceived value was as expected determined how much passengers satisfied with the service. Regarding the index score of variables, it indicated a great dissatisfaction of passengers towards the current bus service. Unexpectedly, the score of loyalty even still retained a relatively high level, which reflected continue-to-use willingness of passengers. It implied that being subject to economic conditions and other factors, passengers were captive and had to continue relying on the public transit, in spite of their dissatisfaction. As for the improvement direction of bus services, targeted approaches should be determined to improve the quality of bus service, regarding the aspects of “condition of facilities in the bus,” “driving stability and comfort,” “vehicle speed,” and “safety.”

scholarly journals Using New Mode Choice Model Nesting Structures to Address Emerging Policy Questions: A Case Study of the Pittsburgh Central Business District

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 2120 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zulqarnain Khattak ◽  
Mark Magalotti ◽  
John Miller ◽  
Michael Fontaine
Keyword(s):  
Choice Model ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Mode Choice Model ◽  
Business District

scholarly journals Report from an Interdisciplinary Case Study on a Public Transit System in Crisis

2006 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-33 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Jones ◽  
Robert Mock ◽  
Sarah Cearley
Keyword(s):  
Public Transit ◽  
Transit System

scholarly journals Assessing senior perspectives' towards ride for free public transportation: a case study in Oakville, Ontario

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Mah
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Independent Mobility ◽  
Mixed Methods Approach ◽  
Transit Use ◽  
Transportation Program

This research investigated the Ride for Free Public Transportation program for seniors in Oakville, Canada. Using a mixed-methods approach, participants were surveyed (n=131) to understand their travel behaviour, and interviewed (n=16) to understand their perspectives towards taking public transportation. While 63% of seniors said that the Ride for Free Transit Program did not impact their travel behaviour, 37% said that it increased their public transit use. The most popular reason for seniors to use public transportation was taking it by themselves. Some interview respondents said that they used public transportation because they would not have to ask others for rides or they did not have access to a car. Seniors suggested that more education of how to use the bus and transfer could increase senior ridership. This research may aid other municipalities considering similar programs, which could help to sustain the independent mobility of seniors.

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