scholarly journals Estimating Demand for a New Travel Mode in Boise, Idaho

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 1209
Author(s):  
Mandar Khanal
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Travel Demand ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
State University ◽  
University Campus ◽  
City Center ◽  
Road Congestion ◽  
The Us ◽  
Potential Mode ◽  
The City

The 20,000-student Boise State University campus is located about 3 km from the center of the city of Boise. There is a significant amount of travel between the campus and the city center as students and staff travel to the city to visit restaurants, shops, and entertainment centers. Currently, people make this trip by car, shuttle bus, bike, or walking modes. Cars and shuttle buses, which share the same road network, constitute about 76% of the total trips. As road congestion is expected to grow in the future, it is prudent to look for other modes that can fulfill the travel demand. One potential mode is an aerial tramway. However, an aerial tramway is not a common mode of urban travel in the US. This research describes how the stated preference method was used to estimate demand for a mode that does not currently exist. An online stated preference survey was sent out to 8681 students, faculty, and staff and 1821 valid responses were received. Only about 35% of the respondents expressed their willingness to choose an aerial tramway for various combinations of cost and convenience of the new mode. Respondents were also found to favor convenience over cost for the new mode.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STREET-ROAD NETWORK OF TOMSK

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-25
Author(s):  
Anna Birulina ◽  
Liliya Chilinger
Keyword(s):  
Road Network ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Road Congestion ◽  
Main Factors ◽  
Natural Components ◽  
Geochemical Studies ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The article analyzes the street-road network of the city of Tomsk, and identifies the main factors affecting the workload of the city’s roads at different times of the day. The characteristic of the main factors affecting the capacity of roads and the environment is given. The analysis of the city’s road network was carried out using general plans and monitoring studies of road congestion according to “Yandex. Traffic jams”. Based on the numerous results of soil-chemical and landscape-geochemical studies, the relationship between vehicle emissions and pollution of natural components has been identified. According to the results of the study, measures have been proposed that allow minimizing and reducing the negative effects on natural and socio-economic systems.

scholarly journals Perpanjangan Lintas Dan Rencana Pola Operasi Kereta Api Lembah Anai Wilayah Divre II Sumatera Barat

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-78
Author(s):  
Eka Arista Anggorowati ◽  
Anggun Mega Nurfadhilla ◽  
Ari Widi Wibowo ◽  
Enrico Pria Anggana
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Central Business District ◽  
Rail Transportation ◽  
City Center ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Potential Demand ◽  
Business District ◽  
The City ◽  
Center Increase

ABSTRACTThe growing population and the shifting of population movement from the suburbs to the city center will make the demand for rail transportation services to the city center increase. To deal with this problem, it is necessary to study the analysis related to potential demand, the need for the number of facilities and new operating patterns for the extension of railroad relations. The results of the research showed that the potential demand was obtained from the calculation of actual and potential demand, where the actual demand was obtained by carrying out a survey on train from 644 respondents, 85.5% agreed with the extension of the Lembah Anai Railway relation and as many as 88% were willing to choose the train mode. In the potential demand analysis, a stated preference survey was carried out in Pauh District, from 2636 respondents, 86.7% were willing to switch from private vehicles and public transportation to the railroad mode. Based on the analysis of the calculation of facility requirements according to the demand, 1 trainset is ready for operation to accommodate the community to carry out daily mobilization to the center of the Central Business District (CBD) in Padang City.Keywords: Demand, pattern of rail operations, Railway Travel Graph (RTG) ABSTRAK Berkembangnya jumlah penduduk dan semakin bergesernya pergerakan penduduk dari pinggiran kota menuju pusat kota akan membuat semakin meningkatnya jumlah permintaan akan jasa angkutan kereta api sampai menuju pusat kota. Untuk menunjang permasalahan tersebut perlu dikaji analisis terkait potensi demand, kebutuhan jumlah sarana dan pola operasi baru perpanjangan relasi kereta api. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan potensi demand didapatkan dari perhitungan demand aktual dan potensial, dimana demand aktual dilakukan survey on train dari 644 responden 85,5% setuju dengan adanya perpanjangan relasi Kereta Api Lembah Anai dan sebanyak 88% bersedia untuk memilih moda kereta api. Pada analisis demand secara potensial dilakukan survey stated preference di Kecamatan Pauh dari 2636 responden 86,7% bersedia untuk pindah dari moda kendaraan pribadi dan angkutan umum ke moda kereta api. Berdasarkan analisis perhitungan kebutuhan sarana sesuai dengan demand didapatkan 1 trainset Siap Operasi untuk mengakomodir masyarakat melakukan mobilisasi sehari-hari menuju pusat Central Business District (CBD) di Kota Padang.Kata kunci : Demand, kebutuhan sarana, pola operasi kereta api, Grafik Perjalanan Kereta Api (Gapeka)

scholarly journals Comparison of Tree Condition and Value for City Parks and Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S.

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
David Kulhavy ◽  
Di Wu ◽  
Daniel Unger ◽  
I-Kuai Hung ◽  
Jianghua Sun
Keyword(s):  
Wood Decay ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Health Conditions ◽  
State University ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Tree Health ◽  
City Parks ◽  
The City ◽  
City Park ◽  
Tree Condition

Trees in landscapes are valued for physical as well as aesthetic benefits and biodiversity. Trees on a university campus and in city parks also help to provide an environment in which students and visitors can study and relax. A critical decision facing urban foresters, arborists, and planners involves deciding when an existing tree should be removed and replaced; it is a decision often based on an evaluation of the tree’s health, condition, and safety concerns. This project surveyed a total of 3,335 trees with 79 species on the campus of Stephen F. Austin State University (Nacogdoches, Texas, U.S.) and 1,572 trees with 44 species in Nacogdoches city parks. Tree health and replacement values of the two groups were statistically compared, as were the diversities of the two. Finally, the tree health conditions and distributions were spatially analyzed using a geographic information system. Although there was statistical evidence indicating that the campus trees were significantly healthier than the city park trees, neither of their biodiversity status was desirable. It is important to identify and remove trees with extensive wood decay and introduce new species when performing forest maintenance and management.

scholarly journals A public context with higher minority stress for LGBTQ* couples decreases the enjoyment of public displays of affection

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (11) ◽  
pp. e0259102
Author(s):  
Michelle Stammwitz ◽  
Janet Wessler
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Analysis ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Context Effect ◽  
University Campus ◽  
City Center ◽  
Public Displays ◽  
Context Sensitive ◽  
Public Context ◽  
The City

This research investigated whether LGBTQ* minority stress and public displays of affection (PDA; e.g., kissing, hugging) among LGBTQ* couples are context-sensitive. We expected that (a) LQBTQ* minority stress would be more prevalent in a harmful (i.e., city center) versus a less harmful (i.e., university campus) context, and (b) PDA would be reduced for LGBTQ* couples in a harmful context. In three studies, LGBTQ* and Hetero/Cis students (NTotal = 517) reported LGBTQ*-specific minority stress and PDA in the city and on campus. The city center was higher in minority stress than the campus in all studies. Also, LGBTQ* participants’ PDA enjoyment was lower in the city than on campus (Studies 1 and 3). Minority stress mediated the context effect on PDA (Study 3). A qualitative analysis illuminated the harmful versus protective natures of public contexts. We conclude that a protective context can powerfully promote healthy LGBTQ* relationship behavior.

The Louisiana Purchase: Liberty, Slavery, and the Incorporation of the Territory of Orleans

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Spear
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
African Descent ◽  
African Ancestry ◽  
The United States ◽  
City Center ◽  
The Us ◽  
Louisiana Purchase ◽  
Free People ◽  
The City

On December 20, 1803, residents of New Orleans gathered at the Place d’Armes in the city center to watch as the French flag was lowered and the flag of the United States was raised in its place. Toasts were made to the US president, the French First Consul, and the Spanish king (whose flag had been lowered in a similar ceremony just twenty days earlier), and the celebrations continued throughout the night. The following day, however, began the process of determining just what it meant now that Louisiana was a part of the United States, initiating the first great test for the United States of its ability to expand its borders, incorporating both territories and peoples. The treaty ratifying the transfer, signed in Paris the previous April 30th, promised that “the inhabitants of the ceded territory shall be incorporated in the Union of the United States” where they would experience “the enjoyment of all these rights, advantages and immunities of citizens of the United States.” These inhabitants included thousands of people of French and Spanish descent, several thousand slaves of African descent, and about fifteen hundred free people of at least partial African ancestry; most of these inhabitants spoke French or (far fewer) Spanish and practiced Catholicism. In addition, the territory was home to tens of thousands of indigenous peoples, many of whom still lived on traditional territories and under their own sovereignty. For a few inhabitants of what would become the Territory of Orleans and later the state of Louisiana, incorporation did lead to “the enjoyment of all these rights” and gave some small grain of truth to Thomas Jefferson’s hope that the trans-Mississippi region would undergird the United States as an “empire of liberty,” although even for Europeans of French and Spanish ancestry, the process was neither easy nor uncontested. For most, however, incorporation led to the expansion of the United States as an empire of slavery, one built upon the often violent dispossession of native peoples of their lands and the expropriated labor of enslaved peoples of African descent.

Effect of Auto Restraint Policies on Travel Behavior

2005 ◽  
Vol 1932 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoram Shiftan ◽  
Arnon Golani
Keyword(s):  
Travel Behavior ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Travel Demand ◽  
Stated Preference ◽  
Congestion Pricing ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
City Center ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
New Policies ◽  
Economic Vitality

Auto restraint policies are becoming increasingly popular among urban planners and policy makers as a way of managing travel demand and traffic in city centers. Because urban access is considered crucial to the economic success of a downtown area, certain constituencies, such as business and retail, have historically been opposed to such policies. To address these concerns and design appropriate policies, it is important to understand how visitors to a city center are likely to respond to new policies. This paper presents a model for estimating the likely response to two potential auto restraint policies in the center of Tel Aviv, the largest metropolitan area in Israel: an increase in parking cost and the use of congestion pricing in the form of a cordon around the city center. The models are based on the responses of center visitors to a stated preference survey. The results show that for both workers and nonworkers, most drivers who respond to the policy will do so by changing their mode of travel, and, in the case of congestion pricing, by also changing the time of their trip. The minority will respond by changing their destination or canceling their trip. This is an encouraging result from a policy point of view because changing time or mode is considered a positive shift, whereas changing destination or canceling the trip is considered negative. The results indicate that auto restraint policies can be effective in reducing traffic congestion and air pollution in city centers without hampering their economic vitality.

scholarly journals Pola Keruangan Nilai Tanah di Kota Madiun Menggunakan Perspektif Ekonomi

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 201
Author(s):  
Sudibyanung Sudibyanung ◽  
Asih Retno Dewi ◽  
Harvini Wulansari
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Spatial Theory ◽  
Land Values ◽  
Land Value ◽  
City Center ◽  
Public Facilities ◽  
Spatial Economy ◽  
Physical Pattern ◽  
The City

Abstract: Changing the orientation of land demand from the city center towards the suburbs can alter the physical pattern of spatial and economic pattern in that location. The nominal value of the land within the suburbs is not the same, depending on the quality and quantity of space available, this makes the market different and in the end make the spatial distribution of land values and patterns in every corner of the city. The study was conducted in the city of Madiun where the area is physically not too wide and allows the development of the city. This study aims to describe the structure of land values in the city of Madiun in the form of contours as well as to analyze/explain the pattern of land values from the perspective of spatial economy. The analysis is done by looking at each disparity/ difference between the value of land between objects/samples depicted in the contour line of land values. The value of the various soil contours shows the pattern of soil value which is further examined and studied according to spatial theory. The analysis of the land value pattern from the perspective of spatial economy is done with the spatial economic variables that exist around it, such as public facilities, economic center, land use, quality and road network and so forth. In this case a superimpose / overlap between the land value pattern map (in contour form) with maps of public facilities, road access maps, land use maps, and so on. Spatial pattern of land value in Madiun City tends to spread and in each pattern is not interrelated. There are strong indications that land value patterns in Madiun City are spatial economically influenced by several things, such as accessibility, facilities / services, and economic centers. Intisari: Perubahan orientasi permintaan tanah dari tengah kota menuju ke arah pinggiran kota dapat merubah pola fisik keruangan dan pola ekonomi di lokasi tersebut. Nilai nominal lahan di dalam maupun pinggiran kota tidak sama, tergantung kualitas dan kuantitas ruang yang tersedia, hal ini menjadikan pasarnya pun berbeda-beda dan pada akhirnya menjadikan sebaran maupun pola nilai tanah yang secara spasial berbeda pada setiap sudut wilayah kota. Penelitian dilakukan di Kota Madiun dimana wilayahnya secara fisik tidak terlalu luas dan memungkinkan terjadi perkembangan kota. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menggambarkan struktur nilai tanah di Kota Madiun dalam bentuk kontur serta untuk menganalisis/menjelaskan pola nilai tanah dari perspektif ekonomi keruangan. Analisis dilakukan dengan cara mencermati setiap disparitas/selisih nilai tanah antar obyek/sampel yang digambarkan dalam garis kontur nilai tanah. Nilai kontur tanah yang beragam menunjukkan pola nilai tanah yang selanjutnya dicermati dan dikaji sesuai teori keruangan. Analisis mengenai pola nilai tanah dari perspektif ekonomi keruangan dilakukan dengan variabel ekonomi keruangan yang ada di sekitarnya, seperti fasilitas publik, pusat perekonomian, penggunaan tanah, kualitas dan jaringan jalan dan lain sebagainya. Dalam hal ini dilakukan superimpose/tumpang susun antara peta pola nilai tanah (dalam bentuk kontur) dengan peta fasilitas publik, peta akses jalan, peta penggunaan lahan, dan lain-lain. Secara keruangan pola nilai tanah di Kota Madiun cenderung menyebar dan pada setiap pola tersebut tidak saling berhubungan. Terdapat indikasi yang kuat bahwa pola nilai tanah di Kota Madiun secara ekonomi keruangan dipengaruhi oleh beberapa hal, seperti aksesibilitas, fasilitas/layanan, serta pusat-pusat perekonomian. 

scholarly journals PENERAPAN KONSEP WALKABILITY DI KAWASAN ALUN-ALUN KOTA MALANG

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Imma Widyawati Agustin
Keyword(s):  
Human Service ◽  
Open Space ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
City Center ◽  
Pedestrian Movement ◽  
Public Square ◽  
Public Open Space ◽  
Commercial Area ◽  
The Us ◽  
The City

City center plaza of Malang (Alun-alun Merdeka) is a commercial area and public open space that attracts and encourages the movement of the community including the pedestrian in Malang city. A high pedestrian movement should be balanced with the availability of adequate facilities and infrastructure, particularly the pedestrian ways that can provide comfort, safety and sociability for pedestrians or called as the walkable pedestrian ways. The main purpose of the research is providing an input for pedestrian ways planning based on the concept of walkability, particularly for a public square in Malang. This research used guidelines from Permen PU number 03/PRT/M/2014 to identify the level of service of pedestrian-ways and the standard of the US Department Health and Human Service to find out the index of walkability, and Importance Performance Analysis (IPA) to know the priority improvements of pedestrian-ways. The results showed that Merdeka Selatan street and Merdeka Timur street has the worst level of service is B on the weekday while on the weekend, Merdeka Timur street has the worst level of service is E. Pedestrian-ways on Merdeka street has the index of walkability is quite walkable with the score of 40-69. The planning of restructuring pedestrian ways on the City center plaza of Malang City (Alun-alun Merdeka) has different priority for each corridor, in general the priority of restructuring is adding lighting trash bin, as well as the disability paths. 

scholarly journals Commuting in Urban Kenya: Unpacking Travel Demand in Large and Small Kenyan Cities

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3823 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Salon ◽  
Sumila Gulyani
Keyword(s):  
Travel Demand ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Travel Patterns ◽  
City Center ◽  
Urban Travel ◽  
Commute Time ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Commuting Patterns ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
The City

In Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, streets are regularly gridlocked. While it is clear that roads are congested at peak hours, it is not known which commuters are experiencing that congestion or what their commute times actually are. Even less is known about commuting patterns in other Kenyan cities. This paper contributes new evidence on commuting from a survey of 14,580 households, conducted in 15 Kenyan cities in 2013. Walking and matatus—privately-operated paratransit—account for 89% of all adult commuting in urban Kenya. As cities increase in size, the proportion relying on walking falls and matatu use increases. Within a city, commuters with higher income and education, and those living further from the city center, are more likely to use matatus rather than walk. Commute times are surprisingly short. In smaller Kenyan cities the median commute time is just 20 min. In Nairobi, the median commute time is 30 min, and only 5% of those surveyed reported commuting an hour or longer. These data paint a remarkably sustainable picture of urban travel patterns in Kenya. As incomes, education levels, and demand for motorized travel rise, the challenge will be to expand and improve the system while maintaining its sustainability.

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