Integration of an Urban Ropeway into Munich’s Transit System Demand Modeling

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (10) ◽  
pp. 47-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michaela Tiessler ◽  
Roman Engelhardt ◽  
Klaus Bogenberger ◽  
Christoph Hessel ◽  
Magdalena Serwa-Klamouri
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Demand Modeling ◽  
The North ◽  
The Alps ◽  
Interesting Alternative

Whereas in some cities ropeways already belong to the transit system, in Germany they are better known from skiing in the alps or as tourist attractions that were implemented in relation to expositions as in Koblenz or Berlin. Nonetheless, a ropeway system has several advantages, which make it an interesting alternative in urban public transportation. In this paper, we investigate the varying attitude of residents and commuters towards a ropeway system and its potential on a route in the north of Munich. To get an impression of their opinion, we conducted an online survey focusing on route choice depending on transit mode and travel times. In general, the respondents had a positive attitude towards this novel option and rate it with similar attractiveness to subway. To investigate the demand for the ropeway, the results of the survey were used to add a new transportation mode in the VISUM model for transit in Munich.

An Analysis of Success Plans and Performance Measures for Rural Transit Systems in North Carolina

2019 ◽  
Vol 2673 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kai Monast ◽  
Charlie Stanfield
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Mission Statement ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Transit Systems ◽  
North Carolina Department ◽  
The North

Performance measurement and funding allocation based on these measurements are becoming increasingly popular in public transportation. Understanding what is important to transit systems is critical to properly assess them on their operational and administrative performance. The research goals were to determine how rural transit systems in North Carolina define success, what performance metrics the systems select for themselves, and why they selected those metrics. Each transit system was required by the North Carolina Department of Transportation to create a Success Plan for themselves that consisted of a mission statement, vision statement, values, and a scorecard that contained performance metrics. The analysis of these Success Plans shows that rural transit systems broadly define their values based on customer service, safety, and reliability. However, aside from safety, the specific metrics that the systems use for evaluating their performance are not well connected to these values. This lack of internal consistency within the Success Plans means that rural transit systems are not selecting performance metrics that complement their stated goals. This lack of internal consistency could have many causes and interviews were conducted with public transit administrators in North Carolina to try and understand the causes. From these interviews, it was determined that the lack of internal consistency in the plans could be partially attributed to the following: (1) system administrators were not aware of the importance of internally consistent plans; (2) system administrators had difficulty creating metrics; and (3) system administrators included metrics that they felt the state wanted to see.

scholarly journals Offsetting the Impact of CO2 Emissions Resulting from the Transport of Maiêutica’s Academic Campus Community

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 10227
Author(s):  
Guilherme Veludo ◽  
Manuel Cunha ◽  
Maria Manuel Sá ◽  
Carla Oliveira-Silva
Keyword(s):  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Green Roofs ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Co2 Removal ◽  
Campus Community ◽  
Photovoltaic Panels ◽  
The North ◽  
The Impact

The authors aim to investigate the number of trees necessary to capture the CO2 emissions from house–campus travelling, to and from the Maiêutica Academic Campus in the north of Portugal. A sample of the academic community was given an online survey in order to assess mobility practices. Based on the data collected, CO2 emissions, as well as the number of trees necessary to mitigate these emissions, were calculated. The authors estimate that the total emissions resulting from house–campus commutes amount to 2937 tCO2 year−1. To mitigate this amount of carbon dioxide, 138 ha would be necessary to plant 96,539 trees, according to the species’ respective CO2 removal rates. The estimated tree area necessary to neutralize the community’s mobility related CO2 emissions is so high that other alternatives must be considered: a preferred use of public transportation, carpool system, online theoretical classes, rescheduling timetables, green roofs installation, and photovoltaic panels.

scholarly journals Influence of Individual Perceptions on the Decision to Adopt Automated Bus Services

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jia Guo ◽  
Yusak Susilo ◽  
Constantinos Antoniou ◽  
Anna Pernestål Brenden
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Driving Speed

The rapid development of automated buses holds great potential for the development of transportation systems. As research into innovative forms of automated transportation systems gains momentum, it is important to understand the public’s perceptions of such public transport systems. Previous studies have contributed based on hypothetical scenarios, but not based on real observations. Based on an online survey in Stockholm in March 2019, the current research addresses this gap by investigating the public’s perceptions from a real, fully operational, automated public transportation service operated in a mixed traffic environment on public roads. The respondents were selected along the automated bus line in Barkabystaden, Stockholm. Our findings indicate that (1) The presence of onboard operators has a positive impact on respondents’ perceived safety, (2) People who have not taken automated buses before have a more negative perception of driving speed of the bus service than people who have taken the buses before, (3) Attitudinal factors, such as public perceptions of safety, driving speed, reliability, and convenience, have a significant influence on the acceptance of the new bus system, (4) As an emerging and innovative transportation mode, automated buses are expected to attract a high share of regular public transportation mode users and the younger generations in the future, (5) Social-demographic characteristics such as gender and income had no significant impacts on the adoption of the new technology. The results provide the characteristics of early bus adopters and their travel behavior and help to prioritize possible investments and allow the policymakers and private industries to identify the special needs of users.

scholarly journals Using neural nets to predict transportation mode choice: Amsterdam network change analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-135
Author(s):  
Ruurd Buijs ◽  
Thomas Koch ◽  
Elenna Dugundji
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transportation Network ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Neural Nets ◽  
Neural Net ◽  
Classification Problems ◽  
Change Analysis ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
The North ◽  
Transportation Mode Choice

AbstractIn the Amsterdam metropolitan area, the opening of a new metro line along the north–south axis of the city has introduced a significant change in the region’s public transportation network. Mode choice analysis can help in assessment of changes in traveler behavior that occurred after the opening of the new metro line. As it is known that artificial neural nets excel at complex classification problems, this paper aims to investigate an approach where the traveler’s transportation mode is predicted through a neural net, trained on choice sets and user specific attributes inferred from the data. The method shows promising results. It is shown that such models perform better when it is asked to predict the choice of mode for trips which take place on the same underlying transportation network as the data with which the model is trained. This difference in performance is observed to be especially high for trips from and to certain areas that were impacted by the introduction of the north–south line, indicating possible changes in behavioural patterns, entailing interesting possible directions for further research.

scholarly journals Implementation Analysis of Trans Mebidang Program in Transportation Mode Services, North Sumatera (Comperative Study of Medan City)

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1167-1174
Author(s):  
Agussani Agussani
Keyword(s):  
Program Implementation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Standard Operating Procedure ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
The North ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
And Control ◽  
North Sumatra

Trans Mebidang is a bus rapid transit system in the province of North Sumatra that operates in Medan, Binjai, and Deli Serdang districts. Operated by Perum Damri, this BRT has been operating at the end of 2015, after being delayed from the 2013 target, with a fleet of 30 air-conditioned buses spread across two corridors, in its journey from 2015-2020 this rapid bus has become the capital of the capital mode. for the people of Medan City, Binjai and Deli Serdang. This study aims at how the implementation of the Trans Mebidang Program in Transportation Mode Services in North Sumatra (Comparative Study of Medan City). This study uses a qualitative analysis using the P4 analytical system approach which is planning, regulation, supervision and control. From the research results obtained the status of Medan, Binjai and Deli Serdang (Mebidang) As a National strategic area and strengthened by the existence of the Governor of North Sumatra Governor Regulation Number 31 of 2014 concerning Road-based Mass Public Transport Services in Urban Areas of Medan, Binjai and Deli Serdang, in program implementation has been running but not yet effective, efficient and productive. Because there are still many main and supporting infrastructure facilities that are still lacking in supervision and control. Recommendations and suggestions in this study Local Government which is integrated with mass transportation program is expected to work hand in hand to strengthen the North Sumatra government program, it is time for the Regional Government to develop spatial planning by strengthening vehicle ratios and strengthening SOP (Standard Operating Procedure) that must be strengthened and actually.

scholarly journals Changes in urban walking before and during COVID-19 in a metropolitan city of South Korea

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 204-213
Author(s):  
Dong Ha Kim ◽  
Seunghyun Yoo
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Urban Residents ◽  
Environmental Preferences ◽  
Transportation Mode ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Metropolitan City ◽  
Negative Effect

This study aimed to assess how the social distancing measures impacted the choice of walking as a transportation mode, environmental preferences for walking, and walking practice among urban residents in Seoul, the capital city of South Korea. Data were collected through an online survey from September 21 to September 28, 2020, when the second level of social distancing measures was implemented; 2,112 participants aged 19 or older were included in the analysis. During COVID-19, the choice of walking as a means of transportation increased by 10.1%p, while the choice of public transportation decreased by 16.9%p. Environmental preferences for walking were more than moderate in neighborhood public open spaces, neighborhood streets, and riverside trails. Walking practice by purposes decreased significantly during COVID-19, especially in utilitarian walking. The study suggests that social distancing measures have a visible negative effect on walking practice among urban residents, as well as an invisible effect on perceived environment and choice of transportation mode in the metropolitan city. To break the physical inactivity habits established during COVID-19, guidelines for promoting walking should be developed, focusing on the frequency of walking practice. In the post-COVID-19 era, urban and transportation planning in metropolitan cities need to be reviewed focusing on the development of neighborhood assets related to walking and activation of active transportation.

scholarly journals Polarized nature of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: associations with population age structure and behaviours

2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Junko Okumura
Keyword(s):  
Age Structure ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Perceived Risk ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cumulative Number ◽  
Population Age Structure ◽  
Major Factors ◽  
Drinking Places

Abstract Background Although the scale of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic was relatively small in Japan compared with the rest of the world, the polarisation of areas into high- and low-COVID-19-incidence areas was observed among the 47 prefectures. The aims of this study were not only identifying the factors associated with the polarised COVID-19 pandemic in Japan but also discussing effective preventive measures. Methods This was an ecological study using online survey data which was cross-sectionally conducted by the author. A total of 6000 respondents who resided in 10 low- and 10 high-COVID-19 incidence prefectures, with a wide gap in terms of COVID-19 incidence, in Japan were recruited. Data on COVID-19 cases and geodemographic information were obtained from official government sites. Statistical analyses were conducted to compare variables between the two areas and age groups. Results This study revealed that that age influenced people’s behaviours and perceptions, except one behaviour of ‘wearing facemasks’. The major factors significantly associated with the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people were ‘commuting by private automobile’ (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 0.444; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.394–0.501), ‘commuting by public transportation’ (AOR, 6.813; 95% CI, 5.567–8.336), ‘washing hands’ (AOR, 1.233; 95% CI, 1.005–1.511), ‘opening windows regularly’ (AOR, 1.248; 95% CI, 1.104–1.412), ‘avoiding crowded places (AOR, 0.757; 95% CI, 0.641–0.893), ‘non-scheduled visits to drinking places’ (AOR, 1.212; 95% CI, 1.054–1.392) and ‘perceived risk of contracting COVID-19’ (AOR, 1.380; 95% CI, 1.180–1.612). These factors were strongly associated with age groups. Conclusions Effective preventive measures for COVID-19 transmission can be developed by understanding the characteristics of populated areas, such as public transportation infrastructure and younger people’s movements and behaviours in relation to the population age structure to contain the current epidemic and protect the most vulnerable elderly people.

scholarly journals Volcanism and Volcanogenic Submarine Sedimentation in the Paleogene Foreland Basins of the Alps: Reassessing the Source-to-Sink Systems with an Actualist View

Geosciences ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 23
Author(s):  
Andrea Di Capua ◽  
Federica Barilaro ◽  
Gianluca Groppelli
Keyword(s):  
Foreland Basin ◽  
Fault System ◽  
Foreland Basins ◽  
The North ◽  
Source To Sink ◽  
The Alps ◽  
Alpine Foreland ◽  
Alpine Foreland Basin ◽  
Tectonic Lineament ◽  
First Time

This work critically reviews the Eocene–Oligocene source-to-sink systems accumulating volcanogenic sequences in the basins around the Alps. Through the years, these volcanogenic sequences have been correlated to the plutonic bodies along the Periadriatic Fault System, the main tectonic lineament running from West to East within the axis of the belt. Starting from the large amounts of data present in literature, for the first time we present an integrated 4D model on the evolution of the sediment pathways that once connected the magmatic sources to the basins. The magmatic systems started to develop during the Eocene in the Alps, supplying detritus to the Adriatic Foredeep. The progradation of volcanogenic sequences in the Northern Alpine Foreland Basin is subsequent and probably was favoured by the migration of the magmatic systems to the North and to the West. At around 30 Ma, the Northern Apennine Foredeep also was fed by large volcanogenic inputs, but the palinspastic reconstruction of the Adriatic Foredeep, together with stratigraphic and petrographic data, allows us to safely exclude the Alps as volcanogenic sources. Beyond the regional case, this review underlines the importance of a solid stratigraphic approach in the reconstruction of the source-to-sink system evolution of any basin.

scholarly journals A tale of two parts of Switzerland: regional differences in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Seiler ◽  
Georg Staubli ◽  
Julia Hoeffe ◽  
Gianluca Gualco ◽  
Sergio Manzano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Regional Differences ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Pediatric Emergency ◽  
The South ◽  
Public Health Agencies ◽  
The North ◽  
Regional Strategies ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background We aimed to document the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on regions within a European country. Methods Parents arriving at two pediatric emergency departments (EDs) in North of Switzerland and two in South of Switzerland completed an online survey during the first peak of the pandemic (April–June 2020). They were asked to rate their concern about their children or themselves having COVID-19. Results A total of 662 respondents completed the survey. Parents in the South were significantly more exposed to someone tested positive for COVID-19 than in the North (13.9 and 4.7%, respectively; P <  0.001). Parents in the South were much more concerned than in the North that they (mean 4.61 and 3.32, respectively; P <  0.001) or their child (mean 4.79 and 3.17, respectively; P <  0.001) had COVID-19. Parents reported their children wore facemasks significantly more often in the South than in the North (71.5 and 23.5%, respectively; P <  0.001). Conclusion The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant regional differences among families arriving at EDs in Switzerland. Public health agencies should consider regional strategies, rather than country-wide guidelines, in future pandemics and for vaccination against COVID-19 for children.

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