scholarly journals Improving Bus Route Design Using Stop Balancing and Community-level Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Justin McKetney ◽  
Edna A. Trujillo ◽  
Megan Tabbutt ◽  
Brittany Baur
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Transit Times ◽  
Level Data ◽  
Route Design ◽  
Schedule Design ◽  
Transit Services ◽  
Transit Speed ◽  
Gain Access ◽  
Limit Access

Public transportation brings numerous benefits to communities when it provides people with mobility and access to opportunities. A well-designed and widely utilized system is required for regions to gain access to these benefits. Transit policies must be efficient, relevant to their specific region, and take into consideration how residents utilize public transit. In this paper, we focus on the implications of bus stop balancing and route schedule design for the Madison Metropolitan Transit in Madison, Wisconsin. We discuss where populations live and work to illustrate potential servicing barriers that limit access to employment centers. We recommend adopting standardized spacing between stops of 1000-2500 feet to increase transit speed and reliability with a particular focus on areas with low car ownership. Finally, we spotlight how transit services can be expanded to include non-traditional commuters. The adoption of these suggested improvements will lead to faster transit times with improved reliability and more equitable service within the Greater Madison Area.

scholarly journals City Best Practices to Improve Transit Operations and Safety

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle DeRobertis ◽  
Christopher E. Ferrell ◽  
Richard W. Lee ◽  
David Moore
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Metropolitan Planning ◽  
Passenger Safety ◽  
Municipal Policies ◽  
Transit Services ◽  
Transit Agencies ◽  
The City ◽  
Policies And Practices

Public, fixed-route transit services most commonly operate on public streets. In addition, transit passengers must use sidewalks to access transit stops and stations. However, streets and sidewalks are under the jurisdiction of municipalities, not transit agencies. Various municipal policies, practices, and decisions affect transit operations, rider convenience, and passenger safety. Thus, these government entities have an important influence over the quality, safety, and convenience of transit services in their jurisdictions. This research identified municipal policies and practices that affect public transport providers’ ability to deliver transit services. They were found from a comprehensive literature review, interviews and discussions with five local transit agencies in the U.S., five public transportation experts and staff from five California cities. The city policies and practices identified fall into the following five categories: Infrastructure for buses, including bus lanes, signal treatments, curbside access; Infrastructure for pedestrians walking and bicycling to, and waiting at, transit stops and stations; Internal transportation planning policies and practices; Land development review policies; Regional and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) issues. The understanding, acknowledgment, and implementation of policies and practices identified in this report can help municipalities proactively work with local transit providers to more efficiently and effectively operate transit service and improve passenger comfort and safety on city streets.

scholarly journals Route and Bus Stop Plan of Agglomeration Transportation on Educational Facility in Yogyakarta Urban Agglomeration Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 1000 (1000) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syifa Hapsari Khaerunnisa
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Urban Area ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Urban Agglomeration ◽  
Student Needs ◽  
Educational Facility ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Assignment Method ◽  
Residential Land Use ◽  
Better Than

Urban Public Transportation has important existence to make good urban transportation. To realize it, the objective of this research is to improve Trans Jogja service as Yogyakarta Urban Agglomeration Transportation that appropriate for student needs. The plan that will be formulated in this research is focused on route and bus stop distribution in educational facility that covering high schools and universities located in Yogyakarta Agglomeration Area. Route plan formulation is done with manual assignment method through total road network trip assignment based on origin destination matrix of school trip. Then, to formulate bus stop plan is done with spatial analytical method that covering bus stop accessibility to schools and universities through 2 scenarios, the first scenario is about 200-meters radius of accessibility and second scenario is 500-meters radius of accessibility. The result is there will be 31 new routes of Yogyakarta Urban Agglomeration Transportation that will reach the whole sub-district in Yogyakarta Agglomeration Area include Godean and Ngemplak Sub-District that previously are not served by Trans Jogja. That new routes are consist of 3 outer city routes (OCR), 23 inner city routes (ICR) and 5 connecting routes that connecting sub-urban and urban area. Then, the bus stop is planned along new route plan and focused on residential land use in sub-urban area, high schools, and universities. On the first scenario with radius of 200-meter, there is 99 units of additional bus stop plan, while on the second scenario with radius of 500 meters is 66 units. Thus, second scenario is assumed better than the first scenario because of more schools and universities are served by Trans Jogja.

A Regional Approach to Mobility Management

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Morgan D. Vogel ◽  
Robert Blair ◽  
Jerome Deichert
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Regional Growth ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Transit Services ◽  
Urban And Rural Areas

Across the United States there is increased pressure for communities, especially in states like Nebraska, to engage in sustainable transportation infrastructure development. Through a case study of an ongoing statewide transportation initiative in nonmetropolitan Nebraska, this chapter examines transportation sustainability and planning from a regional and collaborative perspective. The Nebraska effort can be adapted to other states with significant rural and dispersed population centers. Funded by the state and the federal governments, Nebraska's transportation initiative, using an innovative public-private partnership, is creating and enhancing regional transit services in small urban and rural areas, using public transportation as a means to promote long-term economic growth and sustainability. Smaller urban and micropolitan communities, often serving as regional growth centers, frequently are overlooked when it comes to research on transportation planning and policy.

Public Transportation OD Calculation Based on Trip Chain

2013 ◽  
Vol 401-403 ◽  
pp. 2151-2154
Author(s):  
Lai Ping Luo ◽  
Jing Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Smart Card ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Trip Chain ◽  
Smart Card Data ◽  
Card System

Public transportation smart card system in China has been widely used in many cities recently. Large amounts of information implicit in the smart card, but it is not completely applied, because the information is incomplete, such as the information of getting-off bus stop. For this problem, a method is proposed to calculate OD (Origin-Destination) of smart card data. And it is well applied in digging the information of getting-off bus stop.

Integration of Paratransit and Transit Services: Importance of Vehicle Transfer Requirements to Consumers

1997 ◽  
Vol 1571 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
John N. Balog ◽  
John B. Morrison ◽  
Mark M. Hood
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Americans With Disabilities Act ◽  
Wait Time ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
The United States ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Total Cost ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
Transit Services ◽  
Minimize Costs

The integration of paratransit and transit services is necessary in order to fully achieve the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Many individuals with disabilities can use accessible fixed-route vehicles but do not because they are unable to get from their origin to an accessible bus stop. Using paratransit as a feeder service to the fixed-route system can minimize the total cost to the transit system of providing services to this segment of the population. It must be understood, however, that transferring patrons from one vehicle to another is undesirable to consumers. This is documented by the results of three studies covering a variety of locations across the United States. The surveys showed that a number of market categories of consumers ranked no transfers between vehicles as the No. 1 service feature that was necessary to attract them to the fixed-route system. Of 16 market categories, all determined no transfers to possess a positive utility for attracting them to fixed-route services. To satisfy consumer needs and to minimize costs to transit authorities, the negative characteristics of vehicle transfers must be mitigated through design. This can be done by providing timed transfers at designated points so that wait time is eliminated or minimized. Such transfer points must also be protected from the difficulties of poor weather conditions and must be well-lighted and secure. The provision of aids to assist in the transfer may also be necessary.

scholarly journals Media Informasi Animasi 4 Dimensi Halte Transportasi Publik untuk Kenyamanan Masyarakat menggunakan Teknik Motion Planner

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 401
Author(s):  
Firnas Azamta ◽  
Iskandar Fitri ◽  
Albaar Rubhasy
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Initial Function ◽  
The Public ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
The World ◽  
Information Media ◽  
Bus Stops ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Good Environment

As we know, there are a lot of public transportation users, especially buses, which are often used in almost all cities around the world. What is our focus this time is bus stops, many of which are abused from their initial function as a place to pick up and drop off passengers, and are very unfit for use. Therefore, a 4D animation information media for public transportation stops was created. This is done to show the public about the convenience of public transportation stops. This utilization also aims to make the bus stop facilities even better and more comfortable according to the needs of prospective passengers. The concept used in this design is "Livability", a word that refers to a good environment for a community to live in. The design results presented in the interior of this waiting facility are to make public transportation users feel safe and comfortable so that people can interact well with each other while waiting for public transportation.Keywords:Animation 4D, Animation 3D, Public Transport.

scholarly journals Fasilitas Transit Transportasi Umum sebagai Media untuk Menciptakan Mobilitas dan Bagian Kota Jakarta yang Sehat

2014 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 879
Author(s):  
Albertus Prawata
Keyword(s):  
Urban Sprawl ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Comparison Analysis ◽  
Residential Areas ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Traffic Jam ◽  
Bus Stop ◽  
The People ◽  
To Come

Approximately 50% of Indonesia's population lives in cities. One of these towns is a metropolitan city of Jakarta, an area that has a population of over 14.1 million people. New residential areas are springing up in the suburbs of Jakarta due to the urban sprawl that is increasingly out of control. Thus the activities of traveling from home to work will be a major requirement, and this activity has given rise to problems such as traffic jam. In this study, the research conducted on the data of public transportation in Jakarta, which is followed by a literature review, from books, the internet and the results of a survey involving 130 respondents about the use of public and private transport in Jakarta. In addition to the survey, also conducted a comparative study to look directly into the field one factor supporting public transport, the MRT station in Singapore and TransJakarta bus stop on Jalan Sudirman, and do a comparison analysis. The purpose of this paper is to come up with new solutions in public transport facilities presenting a friendly and optimized for all the people of Jakarta. The method used was to collect data through surveys and literature studies.

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.

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