Complexity analysis on public transport networks of 97 large- and medium-sized cities in China

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (09) ◽  
pp. 1850108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanwei Tian ◽  
Zhuo Zhang ◽  
Hongfei Wang ◽  
Li Ma
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Complexity Analysis ◽  
Small World ◽  
Similar Distribution ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Transit Network ◽  
Bus Transit ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Line Network

The traffic situation in Chinese urban areas is continuing to deteriorate. To make a better planning and designing of the public transport system, it is necessary to make profound research on the structure of urban public transport networks (PTNs). We investigate 97 large- and medium-sized cities’ PTNs in China, construct three types of network models — bus stop network, bus transit network and bus line network, then analyze the structural characteristics of them. It is revealed that bus stop network is small-world and scale-free, bus transit network and bus line network are both small-world. Betweenness centrality of each city’s PTN shows similar distribution pattern, although these networks’ size is various. When classifying cities according to the characteristics of PTNs or economic development level, the results are similar. It means that the development of cities’ economy and transport network has a strong correlation, PTN expands in a certain model with the development of economy.

scholarly journals Planning new public transport line based on accessibility criteria

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jędrzej Gadziński ◽  
Radosław Bul
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Research Area ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
The Public ◽  
New Public ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Transport Line ◽  
Changing Role

The changing role of public transport in Polish cities and contemporary urbanisation processes can be recognized as the most important reasons for the rapid development of bus and tram networks in last years. It seems that a key factor which could attract new passengers is the improvement in the level of accessibility. Therefore, the main aim of this article is to present a methodology based on the accessibility measures, which could help in the planning of the public transport networks in urban areas. Świerczewo district in the southern part of Poznań was adopted as an research area. Conducted analyses showed that the proposed method could help in the selection of an optimal bus line and stops location. The conclusion is that such an objective approach should be taken into account when the decisions on the future of public transport networks will be made.

The Study of Bus Transit Network Design Methods for Different Sized Cities

2014 ◽  
Vol 989-994 ◽  
pp. 5624-5629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wen Yuan Tu ◽  
Ji Hui Ma ◽  
Wei Guan ◽  
Xin Jie Chen
Keyword(s):  
Network Design ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Transit Network ◽  
Bus Transit ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Big Cities ◽  
Transit Network Design

With the rapid development of the national economy, the construction of China’s urban transportation is in the stage of rapid development. Both big cities and small-medium cities increasingly appear all kinds of issues such as traffic congestion. Priority to the development of public transport is the most effective way to solve the problem of urban traffic congestion, and urban bus transit network design is the first step in the planning of the public transport system, plays a vital role in the transportation system planning. Bus transit network generally consisted of rail transit, bus rapid transit and conventional bus in big cities, while it composed of conventional bus in small-medium cities. Therefore, this paper made research on the applicability of bus transit network design methods for different sized cities, analyzed the advantages and disadvantages of different methods, and explored a more excellent method for bus transit network design.

scholarly journals Public Transport-Based Crowdshipping for Sustainable City Logistics: Assessing Economic and Environmental Impacts

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerio Gatta ◽  
Edoardo Marcucci ◽  
Marialisa Nigro ◽  
Sergio Patella ◽  
Simone Serafini
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Pollutant Emissions ◽  
Local Policy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Transit Network ◽  
The One ◽  
The City

This paper aims at understanding and evaluating the environmental and economic impacts of a crowdshipping platform in urban areas. The investigation refers to the city of Rome and considers an environmental-friendly crowdshipping based on the use of the mass transit network of the city, where customers/crowdshippers pick-up/drop-off goods in automated parcel lockers located either inside the transit stations or in their surroundings. Crowdshippers are passengers that would use the transit network anyhow for other activities (e.g., home-to-work), thus avoiding additional trips. The study requires firstly, estimating the willingness to buy a crowdshipping service like the one proposed here, in order to quantify the potential demand. The estimation is realized adopting an extensive stated preference survey and discrete choice modeling. Then, several scenarios with different features of the service are proposed and evaluated up to 2025 in terms of both externalities (local and global pollutant emissions, noise emissions and accidents reductions) and revenues. The results are useful to understand and quantify the potential of this strategy for last mile B2C deliveries. Moreover, it provides local policy-makers and freight companies with a good knowledge base for the future development of a platform for public transport-based crowdshipping and for estimating the likely impact the system could have both from an economic and environmental point of view.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT FOR SURABAYA’S PUBLIC TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mega Primatama
Keyword(s):  
Community Involvement ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Participatory Development ◽  
Transit Network ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
New Public ◽  
Urban Planning And Development ◽  
The City ◽  
Transport Management

This paper will examine the correlation between theories and researches on community involvement with the planning for Surabaya’s public transport network. This departs from the idea of including affected community to join in the planning and designing process and one of the decision maker, rather than just a passive consumer, using researches related to participatory development on urban design practices. This paper will start from the idea of engaging communities in urban planning and development process to create a more resilient community and look for its examples in the city of Surabaya, Indonesia. Afterwards, this paper will observe the importance of effective and efficient transport management and the conditions of Surabaya's recent transit network and the efforts to improve it by implementing reports on rail-based transport. These two aspects, community involvement and provision of new public transport system then merged. The expected results are that the development of urban areas should be taking into account its surrounding neighbourhood, district, or corridor. In the end, this paper will generally recommend what steps should be taken, either for the transport management or the community involvement effort.

scholarly journals Navigability assessment of large-scale redesigns in nine public transport networks: Open timetable data approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 147 ◽  
pp. 212-229
Author(s):  
Christoffer Weckström ◽  
Miloš N. Mladenović ◽  
Rainer Kujala ◽  
Jari Saramäki
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Transport Networks

scholarly journals Social distancing in public transport: mobilising new technologies for demand management under the Covid-19 crisis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Hörcher ◽  
Ramandeep Singh ◽  
Daniel J. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Single Point ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
New Information ◽  
Occupancy Rates

AbstractDense urban areas are especially hardly hit by the Covid-19 crisis due to the limited availability of public transport, one of the most efficient means of mass mobility. In light of the Covid-19 pandemic, public transport operators are experiencing steep declines in demand and fare revenues due to the perceived risk of infection within vehicles and other facilities. The purpose of this paper is to explore the possibilities of implementing social distancing in public transport in line with epidemiological advice. Social distancing requires effective demand management to keep vehicle occupancy rates under a predefined threshold, both spatially and temporally. We review the literature of five demand management methods enabled by new information and ticketing technologies: (i) inflow control with queueing, (ii) time and space dependent pricing, (iii) capacity reservation with advance booking, (iv) slot auctioning, and (v) tradeable travel permit schemes. Thus the paper collects the relevant literature into a single point of reference, and provides interpretation from the viewpoint of practical applicability during and after the pandemic.

scholarly journals Evaluating Performance of Public Transport Networks by Using Public Transport Criteria Matrix Analytic Hierarchy Process Models—Case Study of Stonnington, Bayswater, and Cockburn Public Transport Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6949
Author(s):  
Gang Lin ◽  
Shaoli Wang ◽  
Conghua Lin ◽  
Linshan Bu ◽  
Honglei Xu
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Performance Standards ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Process Models ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Ahp Model

To mitigate car traffic problems, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) issued a document that provides guidelines for sustainable development and the promotion of public transport. The efficiency of the policies and strategies needs to be evaluated to improve the performance of public transportation networks. To assess the performance of a public transport network, it is first necessary to select evaluation criteria. Based on existing indicators, this research proposes a public transport criteria matrix that includes the basic public transport infrastructure level, public transport service level, economic benefit level, and sustainable development level. A public transport criteria matrix AHP model is established to assess the performance of public transport networks. The established model selects appropriate evaluation criteria based on existing performance standards. It is applied to study the Stonnington, Bayswater, and Cockburn public transport network, representing a series of land use and transport policy backgrounds. The local public transport authorities can apply the established transport criteria matrix AHP model to monitor the performance of a public transport network and provide guidance for its improvement.

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