scholarly journals Anonymous Detection of Traveler Flows Employing Bluetooth Technologies

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Ionuț-Cosmin Chiva ◽  
Marius Minea ◽  
Viviana-Laetitia Minea ◽  
Augustin Semenescu
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dynamic Allocation

Intensive usage of public transportation represents a good solution to reduce traffic congestion. Dynamic allocation of vehicles enhances the service level and offers a more comfortable trip to travelers. Bluetooth (BT) has been used in some specific cases as a means of data collection regarding vehicle flow. However, it has been less employed for the anonymous detection of traveler flow, origin–destination, the density of travelers in public transport, etc. This paper analyzes the efficiency of different versions of BT for this type of application. Experiments were carried on for subway lines and stations, as well as in open space. Information regarding mobility dynamics represents an important factor to be considered in traffic management to improve the efficiency of existing systems. Conclusions and recommendations for future research are also provided.

scholarly journals Smart Transportation for Smart Oman: An Enquiry into its Potentials and Implications

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noura Al Maqbali ◽  
Muhammad Refeque
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Heavy Traffic ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Smart Transportation ◽  
User Acceptability

The concept of smart city has recently gained popularity both among policy makers and academic researchers. Despite the importance of smart city, there is still confusion regarding its meaning as many terms associated with it is often used interchangeably. Many countries around the globe have developed various smart city initiatives to help solve the problems associated with traffic congestion. This paper explores smart city initiatives that are currently being implemented in Muscat. The paper provides the need for the development of smart city initiative in Muscat.  Muscat city has been experiencing heavy traffic congestion especially during the morning and evening hours when people are travelling to and from their workplaces.  The increase in traffic congestion in Muscat is occasioned by an increase in population in the city and poor traffic management to cope with increase in population and number of vehicles in the town. The study provides analysis of the current situation of public transport in the Sultanate, particularly in Muscat. There is a need to find suitable mechanisms for solving the city’s traffic problems. Every problem has various solutions, and enhancing public transport will be explored as part of a comprehensive solution for Muscat city traffic problem.  Thus, the study presents the solutions for growing traffic congestions in a smart city and public transportation perspectives. While addressing the traffic problems and extent of public transportation in Oman, the researchers used primary data collected form 80 respondents to know their perception of traffic issues and user acceptability of public transportation initiatives in Oman. The study, while exploring available smart city initiatives in Oman provides further recommendations that can be implemented in order to solve the problems related to traffic congestion, and further recommendations are placed for enhancing the public transportation systems in Oman.

The Analysis Of Service Quality Using Importance Performance Analysis For Mrt Jakarta

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 85
Author(s):  
Rina Nur Chasanah ◽  
Andreas Wijaya
Keyword(s):  
Air Pollution ◽  
Performance Analysis ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Fossil Fuels ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Five Dimension ◽  
Quality Theory

Public infrastructure and congestion issues become salient problems in Indonesia. According to INRIX Global Traffic Scoreboard (2018): Jakarta was ranked as twelfth worst in the world. Air quality also becoming another issues that derived from traffic congestion causing air pollution. To mitigate this issue, government has been established MRT Jakarta in 2019. This study aims to evaluate and improving service level of Moda Raya Terpadu (MRT) in order to encourage more people using public transportation, moreover altering people using public transportation would reduce the amount of fossil fuels and reducing bad air pollution for a better climate. Methodolgy of the research using service quality theory with five dimension from Parasuraman et. al, and extended in Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) method. Therefore, data was distributed using questionnaire with 18 item measurement and 102 respondents was collected. As a result, tangibility, reliability, and responsiveness dimension had been classified in quadrant one, followed assurance dimension in quadrant two, however empathy dimension had been measured in quadrant four and indicates to be improved.

scholarly journals Behavior of Traffic Congestion and Public Transport in Eight Large Cities in Latin America during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 4703
Author(s):  
Renato Andara ◽  
Jesús Ortego-Osa ◽  
Melva Inés Gómez-Caicedo ◽  
Rodrigo Ramírez-Pisco ◽  
Luis Manuel Navas-Gracia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Latin American ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Johns Hopkins Hospital ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
Public Data ◽  
The Impact

This comparative study analyzes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on motorized mobility in eight large cities of five Latin American countries. Public institutions and private organizations have made public data available for a better understanding of the contagion process of the pandemic, its impact, and the effectiveness of the implemented health control measures. In this research, data from the IDB Invest Dashboard were used for traffic congestion as well as data from the Moovit© public transport platform. For the daily cases of COVID-19 contagion, those published by Johns Hopkins Hospital University were used. The analysis period corresponds from 9 March to 30 September 2020, approximately seven months. For each city, a descriptive statistical analysis of the loss and subsequent recovery of motorized mobility was carried out, evaluated in terms of traffic congestion and urban transport through the corresponding regression models. The recovery of traffic congestion occurs earlier and faster than that of urban transport since the latter depends on the control measures imposed in each city. Public transportation does not appear to have been a determining factor in the spread of the pandemic in Latin American cities.

The Role of Mass Transport for Sustainable Public Transit in Developing Cities

2018 ◽  
pp. 416-442
Author(s):  
Belew Dagnew Bogale
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
The Public ◽  
Developing Cities ◽  
Recent Project ◽  
Transit Performance

The need for an efficient public mass transportation system in the context of developing countries can well be overemphasized since a majority of the urban population continues to be either captive walkers or users of the public transport facility. In Addis Ababa, inadequacy of public transit and improper traffic management issues are dominant problems. Evidence indicates that solutions related to traffic congestion and accidents are still left behind the city. However, it is expected that the recent project interventions and initiatives will enhance the capability of the public transit to deliver effective and sustainable transportation. This chapter evaluates the public transit performance, the initiatives towards terminals, and the future models for implementation. It concludes that an integrated public mass transit system is vital to a sustainable future public transport in developing cities in general and in Addis Ababa in particular. Recommendations are forwarded in the chapter.

scholarly journals COMMUTERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON RAIL BASED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES: A CASE STUDY OF KTM KOMUTER IN KUALA LUMPUR CITY, MALAYSIA

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syahriah Bachok ◽  
Mariana Mohamed Osman ◽  
Ummi Aqilah Khalid ◽  
Mansor Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Attractive Alternative ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Transport Services

In facing the challenges of urban traffic congestion, when people are becoming more dependent on private vehicles, public transportation services should be functioning effectively as attractive alternative modes. This research evaluates how rail public transport users perceive day to day quality of the provided services. The study investigates commuters‟ satisfaction levels of various trip making aspects on board KTM Komuter trains, a commuter services operated by the company Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), a heavy rail operator in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A systematic probabilistic sampling questionnaire survey was conducted among the users during the month of December 2011 until March 2012. A sample of 1000 questionnaire forms returned by respondents have been gathered for purposes of ascertaining the overall satisfaction level and analysis on selected aspects of the performance indicators. The results have shown that the majority of the respondents perceived KTM Komuter services to be below the levels that the users had expected, especially the non-adherence to published schedule and travel times, frequency or headways, capacity, the physical conditions of the rail coaches and the information on delays. Most of them expected better services to increase their satisfaction levels. Hence, it is concluded that for the rail public transportation to be sustainable and continuously relevant, the operator has to increase KTM Komuter‟s effectiveness and efficiency or the services have to in the least remain attractive to the existing users.

scholarly journals KINERJA MANAJEMEN LALU LINTAS BARU DI KAWASAN LOSARI KOTA MAKASSAR

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46
Author(s):  
Qadriathi Dg Bau ◽  
Ichsan Ali ◽  
Nurul Tri Ayu Reski
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Management Service ◽  
Traffic Conditions ◽  
Management Scheme ◽  
The Government ◽  
Main Thing

Abstract The problem of urban traffic congestion is the main thing that always gets attention because congestion has a negative impact on the economy, the environment, and vehicle drivers. Makassar City is one of the cities experiencing traffic congestion on several existing roads, including roads in the Losari Area. Various efforts have been made by the government to reduce traffic congestion in the area, but optimum results have not been obtained. In 2019, a change in the direction of traffic movement in the Losari area was done by implementing a traffic management called the New Traffic Management. Through this new scheme, changes are made in the direction of movement of traffic on Jalan Penghibur, Jalan Haji Bau, and Jalan Lamadukelleng. This study aims to analyze the performance of the New Traffic Management towards improving traffic conditions in the Losari Area. The results of this study indicate that the application of New Traffic Management in the Losari Area has succeeded in improving traffic conditions in the area. Through this new traffic management scheme, the three road sections observed have service level A. Keywords: traffic congestion, traffic management, service level  Abstrak Masalah kemacetan lalu lintas di perkotaan merupakan hal utama yang selalu mendapat perhatian karena kemacetan menimbulkan dampak negatif terhadap ekonomi, lingkungan, dan pengemudi kendaraan. Kota Makassar merupakan salah satu kota yang mengalami kemacetan lalu lintas di beberapa ruas jalan yang ada, termasuk jalan-jalan di kawasan Losari. Berbagai upaya telah dilakukan oleh pemerintah untuk mengurangi kemacetan lalu lintas di kawasan tersebut, tetapi belum diperoleh hasil yang optimum. Pada tahun 2019, dilakukan perubahan arah pergerakan lalu lintas di kawasan Losari dengan menerapkan suatu manajemen lalu lintas yang dinamakan Manajemen Lalu Lintas Baru atau New Traffic Management. Melalui skema yang baru ini dilakukan perubahan arah pergerakan lalu lintas di Jalan Penghibur, Jalan Haji Bau, dan Jalan Lamadu-kelleng. Penelitian ini bertujuan menganalisis kinerja Manajemen Lalu Lintas Baru ini terhadap perbaikan kondisi lalu lintas di kawasan Losari. Hasil studi ini menunjukkan bahwa penerapan Manajemen Lalu Lintas Baru di kawasan Losari berhasil memperbaiki kondisi lalu lintas di kawasan tersebut. Melalui skema manajemen lalu lintas yang baru ini, ketiga ruas jalan yang diamati mempunyai tingkat pelayanan A. Kata-kata kunci: kemacetan lalu lintas, manajemen lalu lintas, tingkat pelayanan

scholarly journals Research and Strategy of Urban Traffic Congestion Control

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Zhiran Wang
Keyword(s):  
Congestion Control ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Traffic Management ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Traffic Congestion Control ◽  
Supply Capacity ◽  
Restrictive Measures

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0000pt; text-indent: 0.0000pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; line-height: 15.0000pt; mso-line-height-rule: exactly;"><span style="mso-spacerun: 'yes'; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 宋体; mso-font-kerning: 1.0000pt;">With the acceleration of urbanization, urban public transportation has been developed and improved for a long time as well. Currently, China’s traditional and single ground transportation system has been transformed into a multi-functional and compound multi-transportation one. However, the congestion problem in cities has become increasingly serious. Cities in different countries should take different measures to implement the accumulation pole. They also should focus on energy source consumption, environmental pollution and health care brought by traffic congestion. The practice and research countermeasures of relieving urban traffic congestion can be divided into developmental, managerial and restrictive measures. Urban traffic congestion is a systematic problem, which needs to be treated by comprehensive measures, and given priority to the use of developmental measures in order to improve urban traffic supply capacity. It is necessary to strive to enhance urban traffic management level, practice administrative measures. With historical basis, development level and fairness of urban development in China need to be taken into account, and carefully consider the use of restrictive measures.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 70pt; margin-bottom: 8pt; text-indent: 0pt;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16pt;">Research and Strategy of Urban Traffic Congestion Control</span></strong><strong></strong></p>

scholarly journals Effects of the built environment on physical activity: a systematic review of longitudinal studies taking sex/gender into account

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonina Tcymbal ◽  
Yolanda Demetriou ◽  
Anne Kelso ◽  
Laura Wolbring ◽  
Kathrin Wunsch ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Built Environment ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Road Density ◽  
Design Changes ◽  
Positive Effect

Abstract Background Individual health behavior is related to environmental and social structures. To promote physical activity (PA) effectively, it is necessary to consider structural influences. Previous research has shown the relevance of the built environment. However, sex/gender differences have yet not been considered. The aim of this systematic review was to identify built environmental determinants of PA by taking sex/gender into account. Methods A systematic literature search was carried out using six electronic databases (PubMed, CINAHL, SportDiscus, PsycInfo, Scopus, Web of Knowledge) to identify studies analyzing the effect of changes in the built environment on PA, taking sex/gender into account. To be included, studies had to be based on quantitative data and a longitudinal study design. Changes in the built environment had to be objectively assessed. The methodological quality of the studies was examined using the QualSyst tool for examining risk of bias. Results In total, 36 studies published since 2000 were included in this review. The data synthesis revealed that the majority of reviewed studies found the built environment to be a determinant of PA behavior for both, males and females, in a similar way. Creating a new infrastructure for walking, cycling, and public transportation showed a positive effect on PA behavior. Findings were most consistent for the availability of public transport, which was positively associated with overall PA and walking. The improvement of walking and cycling infrastructure had no effect on the overall level of PA, but it attracted more users and had a positive effect on active transportation. In women, the availability of public transport, safe cycling lanes, housing density, and the distance to daily destinations proved to be more relevant with regard to their PA behavior. In men, street network characteristics and road environment, such as intersection connectivity, local road density, and the presence of dead-end roads, were more important determinants of PA. Conclusion This review sheds light on the relevance of the built environment on PA. By focusing on sex/gender differences, a new aspect was addressed that should be further analyzed in future research and considered by urban planners and other practitioners.

Analysis Public Transportation City of Dili to Improve Service with Users Characteristics

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 254-262
Author(s):  
Florentino Pereira ◽  
Nunung Widyaningsih ◽  
Hermanto Dwiatmoko
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Service Level ◽  
Generation Model ◽  
Trip Generation ◽  
Transportation Demand Management ◽  
Transportation Demand ◽  
The Government

Many public transport drivers in City of Dili do not apply various regulations from the government. Located on Becora-Baidi, Becora-Bidau, and Tasi Tolu-Bidau Road. This causes congestion and traffic accidents, and impact on economy. The purpose of study is to determine the trip generation model and its factors, city transportation service performance, and how to formulate TDM concept in public transport. The survey conducted was daily volume of public transport, questionnaires, and interviews 2020. Looking for value of angkot generation with instrument test and multiple regression (IBM SPSS 22). To analyze services used parameters and Severy Index. Then, concept of Transportation Demand Management (TDM) with Guttman Scale. After analyzing, the trip generation value, Y = -1,3920 + 0,0275.X1 + 0,4958.X2 + 0,1734.X3 – 0,0601. X4 - 0,0657.X5 - 0,0001.X6 - 0,0193.X7 - 0,7670.X8 + 0,8801.X9 + 0,6721.X10 + 0,1058.X11, positive value is factor that most influences the respondent's decision to trips using public transportation: gender (X1), age (X2), job (X3), duration of trip (X9), number of passengers (X10), and waiting time for public transportation (X11). However, in service level is still “low” category. Then, for TDM concept gets 87% in 51%-99% range. Means that angkot users agree, if TDM concept is propose to the government of Dili City, and public transportation will be better in the future. Keywords: Trip Generation, Public Transportation Mode, Public Transportation Services, Transportation Demand Management, TDM.

Experience and Reference of Implementing Public Transport Priority Strategy Dominated by Urban Rail Transit in Tokyo

2014 ◽  
Vol 505-506 ◽  
pp. 813-819
Author(s):  
Bin Ya Zhang ◽  
Hao Yue ◽  
Shuai Wang
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Paper Analysis ◽  
Urban Rail Transit ◽  
Rail Transit ◽  
High Population Density ◽  
Large Cities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Urban Rail

Urban public transportation is the main effective way to solve the problem of increasingly congested city ground traffic, and public transport priority is the important guarantee to realize the way. Due to the short domestic history, there are problems to be solved in the respects of on the implementation of "public transport priority" in specific operation method, implementation measures and matters needing attention etc. Some oversea cities with high population density and serious traffic congestion have made some exploration in public transport priority development whose experiences are worthy of reference. Tokyo, the typical oversea city, has been selected out by this paper. Analysis has been down on the issue of the experiences and achievement of Tokyo in implementing the public transport priority strategy which is donated by urban rail transit, and experiences are summed up. On the basis of it, some suggestions have been proposed for the implementation of China's large cities public transport priority strategy.

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