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.

Analysis of the Public Transport Network of Shenyang as a Complex Network

2013 ◽  
Vol 433-435 ◽  
pp. 1370-1373
Author(s):  
Dan Wang ◽  
Xin Li
Keyword(s):  
Complex Network ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Small World ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Economic Growth And Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Transportation Routes

The public transport infrastructure of a city is one of the most important indicators of its economic growth and development. Here we study the public transport network of Shenyang, which represents Chinese domestic civil public transport infrastructure, as a complex network. We find that the public transport system of Shenyang, a network of public transportation routes connected by bus links, is a small-world network characterized by a Poisson degree distribution. We investigate the public transport network as a complex network to explore its topological properties. Simulation results show that the public transport network exhibits small world behavior.

scholarly journals Container Transport Network for Sustainable Development in South Korea

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Li ◽  
Tae-Joon Park ◽  
Paul Lee ◽  
Heather McLaughlin ◽  
Wenming Shi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Capacity Utilization ◽  
Network Connectivity ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Port Development ◽  
Container Transport ◽  
Insight Into

The ever-increasing tendency toward economic globalization highlights the importance of sustainable container transport networks to a country’s international trade, especially for an economy that is highly dependent on exports. This paper aims to develop a transport network connectivity index (TNCI) to measure the container transport connectivity from a multi-modal perspective. The proposed index is based on both graph theory and economics, considering transport infrastructure and capacity, cargo flow, and capacity utilization. Using the case of South Korea as an example, we apply the TNCI to assess the connectivity of the Busan, Gwangyang, and Incheon ports, representing approximately 96% of the container throughput in South Korea. The calculated TNCI not only provides insight into the assessment of sustainable port competitiveness, it also helps policymakers identify bottlenecks in multi-modal transport networks. To eliminate these bottlenecks, this paper offers some appropriate measures and specific strategies for port development, which in turn improves the connectivity of container transport networks for sustainable development.

scholarly journals El entorno caminable como co-modalidad para el transporte público: el caso de Quito = The walkability as a function of co-modality to public transportation

2019 ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Alejandra Trujillo Hidalgo
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Urban Environment ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Transport Systems ◽  
Pedestrian Movement

ResumenEl transporte público y el desplazamiento a pie en las ciudades son elementos clave para el desarrollo sostenible. Distintas ciudades han optado por la implementación de sistemas de transporte público masivo para mejorar la movilidad y promover un desarrollo sostenible. Diversos autores han hablado de la importancia de la marcha a pie como parte de los viajes en transporte público. Los radios de cobertura de las estaciones de metro en distintas ocasiones podrían considerar un aumento del desplazamiento a pie. La investigación se centra en aumentar la caminabilidad alrededor de las estaciones de metro en Quito, de manera que, el caminar puede cumplir una función de co-modalidad para el transporte público. A partir del análisis de la accesibilidad, la densidad y la diversidad de usos se propone una metodología que permite demostrar la validez de las variables seleccionadas para fomentar la caminabilidad en un punto de conexión con transporte público en un entorno urbano en su mayor parte consolidado.AbstractPublic transportation and pedestrian movement in cities are key elements for sustainable development. Different cities have opted for the implementation of massive public transport systems to improve mobility and promote sustainable development. Several authors have talked about the importance of pedestrian movement as part of public transport trips. The investigation focuses on increasing the walkability around the stations of metro in Quito in order to promote walking as a function of co-modality for public transport. A methodology is proposed to demonstrate the validity of the selected variables to promote walkability at a point of connection with public transport in an urban environment for the most part consolidated.

scholarly journals ANALISIS PENGARUH INDEKS WALKABILITY TERHADAP KEINGINAN BERJALAN KAKI DARI DAN MENUJU STASIUN TRANSPORTASI UMUM

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 737
Author(s):  
Reynaldo Bernard Khuana ◽  
Leksmono Suryo Putranto
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Walking Distance ◽  
Walkability Index ◽  
The Poor ◽  
Two Factors

Although the construction of public transport infrastructure is underway, the poor quality of the pedestrian paths may result in users being reluctant to use public transport. Therefore, a method to find out the walking path according to the user's desire to travel is needed. This study aims to determine the factors formed and the influence of socials-demographic characteristics on the desire to walk to and from public transportation stations in Indonesia. The statements contained in the questionnaire were made based on the walkability index that has been used previously in several countries and confirmed by factor analysis. The results of the factor analysis showed that from the 13 variables tested, there were 4 variables which were reduced until the remaining 9 variables formed 2 factors. The two factors are the convenience factor and the practicality and safety factor. socials-demographic factors such as age, gender, walking frequency, walking distance, place of residence, walking purpose, and monthly expenses did not have a significant influence on the pleasantness factor as well as the practicability and safety factor.ABSTRAKMeskipun pembangunan infrastruktur transportasi umum sedang dilakukan, kualitas jalur pejalan kaki yang buruk dapat mengakibatkan pengguna enggan untuk menggunakan transportasi umum. Oleh karena itu suatu metode untuk mengetahui jalur perjalan kaki yang sesuai dengan keinginan berjalan pengguna sangatlah diperlukan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang terbentuk dan pengaruh karakteristik sosial-demografis terhadap keinginan berjalan kaki dari dan menuju stasiun transportasi umum di Indonesia. Pernyataan-pernyataan yang terdapat dari kuesioner dibuat berdasarkan indeks walkability yang telah digunakan sebelumnya pada beberapa negara dan dikonfirmasi dengan analisis faktor. Hasil analisis faktor menunjukkan dari 13 variabel yang diuji terdapat 4 variabel yang direduksi hingga tersisa 9 variabel yang membentuk 2 faktor. Kedua faktor tersebut adalah faktor kenyamanan dan faktor kepraktisan dan keselamatan. faktor sosial-demografis seperti usia, jenis kelamin, frekuensi berjalan kaki, jarak kemampuan berjalan, tempat tinggal, tujuan berjalan, dan pengeluaran tiap bulan tidak memberikan pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap faktor kenyamanan maupun faktor kenyamanan dan keselamatan.

scholarly journals Walking Access to Public Transportation Stops for City Residents. A Comparison of Methods

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 3758
Author(s):  
Piotr Kaszczyszyn ◽  
Natalia Sypion-Dutkowska
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Housing Estate ◽  
Comparison Of Methods ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Circular Buffer ◽  
Band Method ◽  
The City

Public transportation in cities is crucial for their sustainable development. The attractiveness of public transport for city residents depends largely on whether they are able to access the nearest stop on foot. The actual time of walking to the nearest stop and the distance covered can be measured using the band method or the circular buffer method. The accuracy of the two methods was compared for the city of Szczecin and one of its residential areas, Pomorzany (ca. 20,000 inhabitants, ca. 7 km2 area). The city provides public tram and bus transportation and has 90 km of streets and pedestrian paths. As shown by the results, the band method proved more accurate in measuring public transport stop accessibility. It showed 53.8% of the stops to be highly accessible, whereas 37.8%, 7.8%, and 0.5% were classified as moderately accessible, poorly accessible, and inaccessible, respectively; the latter would be hardly expected to be used by pedestrians in the Pomorzany neighborhood. The band method allowed also to indicate potential location of a new bus stop which would significantly improve accessibility of public transportation to residents of a housing estate (3000 inhabitants) in the area.

Efficiency Based Evaluation of Public Transport and Paratransit Systems with a View to Integrating Transportation

2020 ◽  
pp. 036119812098032
Author(s):  
Nandan H. Dawda ◽  
Hardik Gajera ◽  
Gaurang J. Joshi ◽  
Shriniwas S. Arkatkar ◽  
Sanjay Kumar M. Dave
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
System Level ◽  
Rapid Urbanization ◽  
Route Design ◽  
Indian State ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The Individual

Rapid urbanization, increasing population, and a booming economy have stimulated growth in Indian cites, resulting in higher levels of dependence on private vehicles. This has raised serious issues over the sustainability of transport infrastructure in cities. Public transportation (PT) systems can help achieve sustainable transportation. But they face competition from intermediate public transport (IPT) or Paratransit. The existing PT and IPT systems, therefore, need to re-plan their operations to complement each other and deliver a wider network of services. To achieve this, an evaluation of both PT and IPT systems at microscopic levels is needed to facilitate their possible integration in a coordinated multimodal transportation system. The present paper attempts to evaluate the public and paratransit systems in the city of Surat in the Indian state of Gujarat using a data envelopment analysis (DEA) technique in DEAP software at the individual and system level. The operations, route design, and cost efficiency of both systems are evaluated to understand how well the existing set-up caters to demand. The arithmetic mean of operations, route design, and cost efficiencies of 26 routes of PT system were worked out to be 0.89, 0.94, and 0.69, while that of the 13 routes of the IPT system were 0.92, 0.97, and 0.88 respectively. The system investigation shows that analytically, only 8% of IPT routes were inefficient in all the three aspects, compared with 42% of PT routes. The performance of each route was analyzed, appropriate suggestions made, and the potential of these systems for designing an integrated transport system highlighted.

scholarly journals Evaluating Hierarchical Diversity and Sustainability of Public Transport: From Metropolis to a Weak Transport Demand Area in Western Japan

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryota Nakase ◽  
Chun-Chen Chou ◽  
Yasuchika Aoki ◽  
Kento Yoh ◽  
Kenji Doi
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Distribution ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Sustainable Transport ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Biodiversity Indicators ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Transport Services

A variety of transport options must be utilized to enhance public transportation sustainability. Previous studies have rarely developed quantitative methods for evaluating the performance of transport diversity. Thus, this study proposes measurement indicators to evaluate transport diversity on the basis of biodiversity indicators. For the hierarchy of public transport networks, we considered that the public transport system is analogous to ecosystems with a taxonomic hierarchy. The number of operation stations, route length, and operating frequency were used to evaluate the spatial and temporal coverage of the transport services. We analyzed the latent correlation between transport diversity and sustainable transport indicators and then examined the spatial distribution of transport diversity. By visualizing the spatial distribution of transport diversity, we found that high-speed railway stations are instrumental in the hierarchy of public transport networks. Furthermore, improving diversity would increase the modal share of public transport, which is considered crucial for developing sustainable transport, especially in the period of depopulation. Finally, this paper presents a demonstration experiment conducted in a regional city that introduced a variety of transport services integrated on a MaaS platform, attempting to provide a multimodal and seamless mobility service in a weak transport demand area.

scholarly journals O Direito ao Transporte Coletivo Urbano na Região Metropolitana do Cariri-CE: Sustentabilidade, Problemáticas e Alternativas

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (20) ◽  
pp. 207
Author(s):  
Diego Coelho do Nascimento ◽  
Josefa Cicera Alves Martins ◽  
Suely Salgueiro Chacon
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Waiting Time ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Research Focus ◽  
Methodological Procedures ◽  
Public Transportation System ◽  
Object Of Study

O objetivo deste trabalho é analisar a atual conjuntura do transporte público coletivo nos principais municípios da Região Metropolitana do Cariri – CE. A pesquisa em foco caracteriza-se por ser um estudo de caso, cujo objeto de estudo é o Transporte Coletivo Urbano nas principais cidades da Região Metropolitana do Cariri - RMC. A pesquisa possui cunho qualitativo de natureza exploratória-descritiva e os principais procedimentos metodológicos utilizados foram a revisão bibliográfica e visitas de campo. Contatou-se que são muitos os problemas enfrentados pelos usuários do transporte coletivo nos municípios do estudo, como: a superlotação dos veículos; sucateamento dos veículos; descumprimento de horários; baixa oferta de linhas; e o tempo de espera pelos veículos. Percebe-se que há a necessidade de implantação nos municípios da RMC, de um sistema de transporte coletivo eficiente que atenda as necessidades da população no que diz respeito a conforto, segurança, rotas e minimização de impactos ambientais. AbstractThe objective of this work is to analyze the current situation of public transportation in major cities of metropolitan Cariri - EC. The research focus is characterized by being a case study, whose object of study is the Urban Public Transportation in the main cities of metropolitan Cariri - RMC. The research has a qualitative exploratory-descriptive and key methodological procedures used were literature review and field visits. It was noted that there are many problems faced by users of public transport in the cities of the study, such as overcrowding of vehicles, scrapping of vehicles; noncompliance schedules, low supply lines, and the waiting time for vehicles. It is noticed that there is a need for implementation in the municipalities of the MRC, an efficient public transportation system that meets the needs of the population with regard to comfort, safety, routes and minimizing environmental impacts. KeywordsTransportation. Sustainable development. Urbanization. Transportation.

TESTING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE STREET NETWORK OF CITIES (ON THE EXAMPLE OF PETROZAVODSK)

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (65) ◽  
pp. 145-150
Author(s):  
Evgeny P. Dudkin ◽  
◽  
Abujwaid Husam Abbas Mohsin ◽  
Leonid A. Losin ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graph Theory ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Road Network ◽  
Network Connectivity ◽  
Transport Network ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Street Network ◽  
Real Network ◽  
The City

The transport network of cities can be represented as a complex of streets and passages, as well as elements of public transport infrastructure unconnected with the street and road network. It is reasonable to represent the real network in the form of a simplified network based on graph theory to analyze the properties of the transport network. There are various methods of network connectivity assessment, including those based on various indices. According to all indicators in the street and road network of the city of Petrozavodsk it is necessary to increase the number of units. The implementation of recommendations for changes of the street and road network of the city of Petrozavodsk will reduce traffic congestion, the number of accidents and transport expenses. It is recommended to use the proposed method to assess and improve the street and road network of cities.

The Use of Public Transport in Coastal Australia: Modes of Travel to Work and Greenhouse Emissions

2011 ◽  
Vol 347-353 ◽  
pp. 4034-4044
Author(s):  
Simone Leao ◽  
Hisham Elkadi
Keyword(s):  
Urban Growth ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Urban Form ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Transport Infrastructure ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Policy Action ◽  
Greenhouse Emissions ◽  
Public Transportation System

Commuting to work is one of the most important and regular routines of transportation in towns and cities. From a geographic perspective, the length of people’s commute is influenced, to some degree, by the spatial separation of their home and workplace and the transport infrastructure. The rise of car ownership in Australia from the 1950s to the present was accompanied by a considerable decrease of public transport use. Currently there is an average of 1.4 persons per car in Australia, and private cars are involved in approximately 90% of the trips, and public transportation in only 10%. Increased personal mobility has fuelled the trend of decentralised housing development, mostly without a clear planning for local employment, or alternative means of transportation. Transport sector accounts for 14% of Australia’s net greenhouse gas emissions. Without further policy action, Australia’s emissions are projected to continue to increase. The Australian Federal Government and the new Department of Climate Change have recently published a set of maps showing that rising seas would submerge large parts of Victoria coastal region. Such event would lead to major disruption in planned urban growth areas in the next 50 years with broad scale inundation of dwellings, facilities and road networks. The Greater Geelong Region has well established infrastructure as a major urban centre and tourist destination and hence attracted the attention of federal and state governments in their quest for further development and population growth. As a result of its natural beauty and ecological sensitivity, scenarios for growth in the region are currently under scrutiny from local government as well as development agencies, scientists, and planners. This paper is part of a broad research in the relationship between transportation system, urban form, trip demand, and emissions, as a paramount in addressing the challenges presented by urban growth. Progressing from previous work focused on private cars, this present paper investigates the use of public transport as a mode for commuting in the Greater Geelong Region. Using a GIS based interaction model, it characterises the current use of the existing public transportation system, and also builds a scenario of increased use of the existing public transportation system, estimating potencial reductions in CO2 emissions. This study provides an improved understanding of the extent to which choices of transport mode and travel activity patterns, affect emissions in the context of regional networks. The results indicate that emissions from commuting by public transportation are significantly lower than those from commuting by private car, and emphasise that there are opportunities for large abatment in the greenhouse emissions from the transportation sector related to efforts in increasing the use of existing public transportation system.

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