scholarly journals The Analysis of Potential Residential Area/Center Based on Residents’ Travel Behaviour and Planned Metro Stations

2021 ◽  
Vol 257 ◽  
pp. 03063
Author(s):  
Lu Liu ◽  
Yi Song ◽  
Peng Li
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Housing Price ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Residential Center ◽  
Commuting Time ◽  
Public Transportation System ◽  
Metro Systems ◽  
The City ◽  
Travel Length

Metro is of vital importance in public transportation system. Recent studies have examined the influence of metro systems by various methodologies. However, few of them has focused on the stations which are planned to be built or still being built. Therefore, this study intends to evaluate the future metro stations and map the potential urban residential center, based on analyzing the metro card data of the existing metro systems. Based on a case study in Shenzhen, China, we identified 21 residential hot stations and 13 working hot stations. Also, the results indicate that most passengers have a travel length between 5-14 stops, while each residential center has its specific working center. Moreover, when the housing price decrease 1598.3 RMB per square meters, residents may be willing to move to a place with one more stop commuting time. Finally, based on two criteria established by the riding behavior, 67 new stations are found to have the chance to be new residential centers in the city. The strategy proposed in this study can help urban planners to understand the possible influences of new metro stations and assist them to do the planning work in a more appropriate way.

scholarly journals Understanding the integration of buses and metro systems using smart card data

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Diao Lin ◽  
Ruoxin Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Smart Card ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Metro Station ◽  
Smart Card Data ◽  
Pearson Correlation Test ◽  
Metro Systems ◽  
The City ◽  
Afternoon Peak

<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Buses are considered as an important type of feeder model for urban metro systems. It is important to understand the integration of buses and metro systems for promoting public transportation. Using smart card data generated by automatic fare collection systems, we aim at exploring the characteristics of bus-and-metro integration. Taking Shanghai as a case study, we first introduced a rule-based method to extract metro trips and bus-and-metro trips from the raw smart card records. Based on the identified trips, we conducted three analyses to explore the characteristics of bus-and-metro integration. The first analysis showed that 46% users have at least two times of using buses to access metro stations during five weekdays. By combining the ridership of metro and bus-and-metro, the second analysis examined how the share of buses as the feeder mode change across space and time. Results showed that the share of buses as the feeder mode in morning peak hours is much larger than in afternoon peak hours, and metro stations away from the city center tend to have a larger share. Pearson correlation test was employed in the third analysis to explore the factors associated with the ratios of bus-and-metro trips. The metro station density and access metro duration are positively associated with the ratios. The number of bus lines around 100&amp;thinsp;m to 400&amp;thinsp;m of metro stations all showed a negative association, and the coefficient for 200&amp;thinsp;m is the largest. In addition, the temporal differences of the coefficients also suggest the importance of a factor might change with respect to different times. These results enhanced our understanding of the integration of buses and metro systems.</p>

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.

scholarly journals Understanding Electric Bicycle Users’ Mode Choice Preference under Uncertainty: A Case Study of Shanghai

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 925
Author(s):  
Feifei Xin ◽  
Yifan Chen ◽  
Yitong Ye
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Choice Preference ◽  
Transportation Modes ◽  
Electric Bicycle ◽  
Private Car ◽  
Public Transportation System

The electric bicycle is considered as an environmentally friendly mode, the market share of which is growing fast worldwide. Even in metropolitan areas which have a well-developed public transportation system, the usage of electric bicycles continues to grow. Compared with bicycles, the power transferred from the battery enables users to ride faster and have long-distance trips. However, research on electric bicycle travel behavior is inadequate. This paper proposes a cumulative prospect theory (CPT) framework to describe electric bicycle users’ mode choice behavior. Different from the long-standing use of utility theory, CPT considers travelers’ inconsistent risk attitudes. Six socioeconomic characteristics are chosen to discriminate conservative and adventurous electric bicycle users. Then, a CPT model is established which includes two parts: travel time and travel cost. We calculate the comprehensive cumulative prospect value (CPV) for four transportation modes (electric bicycle, bus, subway and private car) to predict electric bicycle users’ mode choice preference under different travel distance ranges. The model is further validated via survey data.

scholarly journals “Unparking”: How can Smart Mobility Reduce Parking Demand in Our Cities to the Minimum? (Beirut Case Study)

Smart Cities ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 172-185
Author(s):  
Adib Haydar
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Demand And Supply ◽  
Mobility System ◽  
Smart Mobility ◽  
Public Transportation Systems ◽  
Parking Demand ◽  
The City

Beirut is a car-dependent city, with 80% of Beirut citizens using their private cars to move across the city (the rate of car ownership is higher than regional and global benchmarks: 627 cars/1000 in Beirut, 550/1000 in Dubai and 170/1000 in Singapore). This reality causes two related impacts: an increased parking demand and decreased public transportation usage. Furthermore, in order to discuss these aspects, our study addresses the following question: How can the municipality’s interventions and mobility system reforms, such as smart public transportation systems and shareable mobility, reduce parking demand? As our methodology, it consists of three sections: (1) determine Beirut's parking problems by estimating parking demand and supply; (2) assess the potential effects of Beirut municipality policies in comparison to international experiences; and (3) evaluate the potential impacts of the smart public transportation system and shareable mobility in reducing parking demand. This paper studies parking growth in developing countries, such as Lebanon, and can help planners, decision-makers, and the Beirut municipality to make more informed decisions about parking policies, and to meet growing parking demand by introducing smart interventions that have high local potentials.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE OPERATIONAL DATA OF A PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM: A CASE-STUDY OF THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT (BRT), LAGOS STATE, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 87-97
Author(s):  
OLUFIKAYO OLUWASEUN ADERINLEWO ◽  
Gbemileke Adekunle Akinyemi ◽  
Abayomi Afolayan ◽  
Abayomi Modupe
Keyword(s):  
Waiting Time ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Bus Rapid Transit ◽  
Rapid Transit ◽  
Lagos State ◽  
Public Transportation System ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
Operational Data

This paper assesses the operational data of a public transportation system, using the Bus Rapid Transit in Lagos State as a case study. Demographic data was collected through the administration of questionnaires to the commuters; this was carried out to observe variations in the population of the commuters from different perspectives. Some other categories of data were collected which include boarding and alighting, headway, arrival rate of commuters, waiting time of commuters and travel time data. These data were presented and analysed with MS Excel and Minitab statistical softwares. Results from the boarding and alighting data showed bus stops with high flux of commuters, these were at Ojota, Ketu, Mile 12, Costain, CMS and TBS. Probability distribution charts were prepared to analyze the remaining sets of data. This was carried out to study the distribution and consistency of the data. Coefficients of variation for the data were also estimated to study the variability of the data. From the study, the data followed normal distribution and they were consistent such that they can be used for further analysis of the system. It can be concluded that the distribution depicts the real situation at the study location. Thus, bus stops with high density of commuters should be provided with more buses so as to reduce the waiting time of commuters.

scholarly journals Travel Behaviour in a Post-Socialist City

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Radzimski ◽  
Jędrzej Gadziński
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Travel Behaviour ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Eu Policies ◽  
The City

Automobile traffic has been recently on the rise in many post-socialist cities despite EU policies fostering public transportation and active modes of travel. Against this background, the contribution of this paper is to look deeper into the travel behaviours of residents using a survey of 887 questionnaires as well as GPS travel recordings (almost 3 billion logs) conducted in the city of Poznań (539,000 inhabitants). Based on our analysis we found that proximity to public transport and cycling infrastructure seem to be among the most important factors influencing travel behaviours of inhabitants. What is more, their accessibility affected also residential locational preferences. However, we also observed that even in neighbourhoods with good accessibility, commuting by car plays a major role.

scholarly journals Implementation of Certified Energy ManagementSystem in Municipality. Case Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-56
Author(s):  
Anda Jekabsone ◽  
Agris Kamenders ◽  
Marika Rosa
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Energy Management System ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Public ◽  
Regulatory Pressure ◽  
The City

AbstractThe European Union has taken the course to become climate neutral by 2050. To reach that target significant changes in all sectors are necessary, resulting in increasing regulatory pressure on energy producers, consumers and other sectors. Increasing legal requirements was also one of the reasons why the city of Daugavpils (population of 82 000) took a decision to implement an Energy management system (EnMS). In the boundaries of EnMS Daugavpils included more than 100 public buildings, public transportation and public lighting. This research paper presents results of the EnMS implementation, main drivers and barriers that Daugavpils has faced and overcome in the implementation process, and also assesses the benefits the city of Daugavpils has gained from EnMS. The success rate of EnMS in such an organisation as a municipality is based on the awareness and knowledge of the municipality’s employees and support from the municipality leaders. The case study of Daugavpils shows energy savings of 12 % in the public building sector after implementing EnMS.

scholarly journals PERSPECTIVES AND INTEGRATION OF BICYCLE TRANSPORT IN SOFIA, BULGARIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Borislav Arnaudov
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Urban Transit ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Environmental Aspect ◽  
The Public ◽  
Functional Efficiency ◽  
The Social ◽  
Public Transportation System ◽  
The City

Public transport is an important element of sustainable development that incorporates responsiveness towards the need for mobility by the population within the framework of the urban transit system. As a part of the public transportation system, bicycle transport, with its environmental aspect, is the bedrock of the idea for accessible public services. This study provides core parameters for the assessment of social and environmental dimensions in order to further develop bicycle transport. It also itemizes the principles that need to be followed with the aim of social and economic sustainability. As a form of transportation in an urban environment, the bicycle traffic, its share and distribution of trips, obstacles and challenges encountered by cyclists in the city, trends and prevalent issues related to the current conditions of cycling infrastructure in Sofia, Bulgaria, were analyzed. In a nutshell, the report delivers a compiled group of suggestions on opportunities that may help to increase the functional efficiency of cycling as part of the transportation system of Sofia, in both, the social and environmental sense.

scholarly journals Public Transport Mode Model Selection for public Transport Users in the City of Makassar Based on the Change of Speed Travel Variables

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 133
Author(s):  
Syahlendra Syahlendra
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Multinomial Logit Model ◽  
Travel Speed ◽  
The Public ◽  
Transportation Modes ◽  
Public Transportation System ◽  
Selection For ◽  
The City

The increasing number of private vehicles shows that the public transportation system in Makassar has not been maximized. this is also due to the absence of other alternative public transportation modes that can be used by the community in their activities. This study aims to determine the preference of public modes of choice if offered other alternatives, especially public transport with greater capacity. Public transportation offered in this study is busway and monorail. In this study the community was faced with 3 modes of choice namely city transportation, monorail, and busway. The data collection method used was a survey with stated preference based questionnaires, which reviewed nine conditions for variable change in travel speed. The construction of the model was carried out using STATA software and city transportation was used as the base outcome. The model is based on discrete selection models and is analyzed by the multinomial logit model. The results showed that in the nine conditions of change in travel speed, the mode of city transportation was still more dominantly chosen by the community.

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