Traffic Congestion and Impact on the Environment in Vietnam: Development of Public Transport System - Experience from Actual Operation of Bus in Hanoi

The efficient functioning of the transport system in each area requires that account be taken of the fact that each journey consists of a chain of elementary movements on foot or by means of transport. The construction of an effective public transport system is one of the methods to reduce traffic congestion, especially in city centres. The inter-change synchronization is the way to increase the efficiency of public transport. The purpose of the paper is to present the results of research on the intensity of pedestrian traffic at interchanges as a function of time in the city of Radom. Pedestrian movements play an important role not only in the vicinity of transport nodes. Their production and quality also determine the assessment of these movements as one of the stages of production of combined movements. The tendency to pedestrian travel (or lack of it) also affects public and individual transport journeys. Based on the survey conducted in households, the structure of movement (size and motivations) of the inhabitants of Radom is given.

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People’s Perception of Public Transport Services in Oman

Jurnal Teknologi ◽

10.11113/jt.v65.2140 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 65 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Rakesh Belwal

Keyword(s):

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Public Transportation ◽

Traffic Congestion ◽

Economic Feasibility ◽

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Public Transport System ◽

Transport Services ◽

Public Transport Services

The role of public transport services is crucial in ensuring mobility. The Sultanate of Oman has shown a remarkable growth in the last three decades in almost all areas except in the development of public transport infrastructure and services. Currently, Public transportation is a pressing concern for Oman and is attracting much attention, especially in light of increasing traffic congestion and safety concerns. This research followed a public needs assessment and opinion survey approach and covered 2000 respondents in the Al Batinah region of Oman. A quantitative analysis was initially performed using the SPSS, which was later followed by a qualitative analysis. The specific objectives were to conduct a socio-economic feasibility analysis towards the establishment of an effective public transport system in Oman and to study residents’ requirements, sharing habits, traveling behaviors, expenditure and expectations towards public transport in Oman. The study concludes that public transportation in Oman is still in its infancy, and the introduction of a public transport system has taken an unusually long time. People realize the need for a better system, but their knowledge of different transport modes and their use is very limited. People’s attitudes towards using public transport are positive; however, they much prefer to use their own cars. The nearest substitute to the personal car is the taxi, which largely fulfills the role of public transport, barring very few bus lines. On the socio-economic front, this study does not find any major obstacles to the adoption and use of public transportation in Oman.

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INTEGRATION OF THE PARATRANSIT IN URBAN PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM / PARATRANSPORTO INTEGRAVIMO Į MIESTO VIEŠOJO TRANSPORTO SISTEMĄ ASPEKTŲ TYRIMAS

Mokslas - Lietuvos ateitis ◽

10.3846/mla.2015.831 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (5) ◽

pp. 533-539

Author(s):

Alina Verseckienė

Keyword(s):

European Union ◽

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Traffic Congestion ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Essential Condition ◽

The Public ◽

Public Transport System ◽

Transport Services ◽

Urban Public Transport

The demand of transport grows along with road traffic. Congestion costs 1% of the GDP of European Union (European Union 2014) and also causes significant emissions of carbon dioxide and other pollutants. This problem could be solved by transfering a part of passengers from private modes of transport to the public transport. But the essential condition is a sustainable development which means the accessibility on equal terms. Therefore, attention to the focus group – people with movement impairements, is neccessary. Since even under ideal conditions some of those people will not be able to use the ordinary public transport services, a special transportation service, called paratransit, should be offered. In this paper the parameters of paratransit as well as their variations are analyzed. Also the wider application possibilities are considered. The aspects of integration of paratransit into the existing system, pottential barriers for the integration and conditions for the integration are highlighted. The main purpose of this paper is to formulate the scenarios for the integration of paratransit into the existing public transport system based on the analysis of the scientific literature and the best practices, which could be used to form a policy of improving the accessibility of the public transport for people with movement impairments. Transporto paklausa nuolat auga, o kartu su ja ir kelių eismo intensyvumas. Spūstys Europoje kasmet sudaro apie 1 % jos BVP (Europos Sąjunga 2014), dėl jų išmetama daug anglies dioksido ir kitų nepageidaujamų teršalų. Ši problema miestuose gali būti sprendžiama perkėlus dalį keleivių iš privataus į viešąjį transportą. Tačiau labai svarbu, kad vykdomi projektai atitiktų tvarios plėtros principus, pagal kuriuos numatomas viešojo transporto prieinamumas lygiomis teisėmis. Todėl būtinas dėmesys tikslinei žmonių grupei – žmonėms, turintiems judėjimo apribojimų. Kadangi dalis tų žmonių netgi esant idealioms sąlygoms negalės naudotis tradiciniu viešuoju transportu, jiems yra būtina specialioji transporto paslauga, vadinama paratransportu. Šiame straipsnyje yra išskiriami paratransporto paslaugos parametrai, jų variacijos. Taip pat analizuojamos platesnės šios paslaugos pritaikomumo galimybės. Išskiriami transportinės paslaugos integravimo į esamą viešojo transporto sistemą aspektai bei potencialūs barjerai ir sąlygos paratransporto paslaugai įdiegti. Šio straipsnio tikslas – remiantis mokslinės literatūros ir gerosios patirties analize suformuluoti paratransporto įdiegimo į veikiančią viešojo transporto sistemą scenarijus, kurie gali būti taikomi formuojant viešojo transporto prieinamumo žmonėms, turintiems judėjimo apribojimų, tobulinimo politiką.

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Methodology for Evaluating Service Quality of Public Transport: Case of Delhi, India

Journal of Supply Chain Management Systems ◽

10.21863/jscms/2015.4.1and2.008 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (1and2) ◽

Author(s):

Vivek Agrawal ◽

Vikas Tripathi ◽

Anand Mohan Agrawal

Keyword(s):

Service Quality ◽

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Traffic Congestion ◽

Fuzzy Topsis ◽

Quantitative Information ◽

Capital City ◽

Public Transport System ◽

Overall Performance

The harmful effects of air pollution, noise pollution, traffic congestion, and energy consumption can be minimized by more and more use of public transport system. But the service quality is an obstruction in use of public transport. Managing the service quality is crucial and more important factor for increasing the use of public transport. In this paper researchers used SERVQUAL for measuring service quality of one of the modes of public transport. Service quality is an amalgamation of a variety of criteria, among them some vague criteria are difficult to measure. This attribute introduces the problem for respondent to response to the survey. To conquer this issue, the researchers used Fuzzy TOPSIS for assess the service quality of public transport system. To measure the service quality, the researchers firstly developed a questionnaire based on SERVQUAL for collected the data. The respondents provided the linguistic assessment for rating the criteria of service quality and the various alternatives available. Then linguistic assessments are combined by Fuzzy TOPSIS for measurement of overall performance of each and every alternative. The better criterion is chosen on the basis of overall performance score and ranks them. The potency of the presented move toward is its convenient applicability and skill to endow with quantitative information. The utility of this proposed approach for assessment of service quality of public transport will be applicable in the capital city and neighboring townships i.e. Delhi & NCR.

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ANALISIS PRIORITAS SOLUSI KEMACETAN LALU LINTAS DI KOTA DENPASAR DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE ANALYTIC NETWORK PROCESS

E-Jurnal Matematika ◽

10.24843/mtk.2016.v05.i01.p114 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (1) ◽

pp. 7

Author(s):

NI WAYAN NINING ISMIRANTI ◽

I PUTU EKA N. KENCANA ◽

I KOMANG GDE SUKARSA

Keyword(s):

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Traffic Congestion ◽

Analytic Network Process ◽

The Public ◽

The Road ◽

Public Transport System ◽

Traffic Regulation ◽

Network Process ◽

On The Road

The aim of this research is to find the alternative solutions that could be used to handle the traffic congestions in the Denpasar City and the priorities of each alternative. The main problem of this research is determining the appropriateness of alternatives and its criterias that could be used to set the priorities of the alternatives. Based on the interview with the transport experts of Denpasar City, there are three main factors that affect the traffic congestion i.e (1) the ratio of the volume of vehicles on the road capacity, (2) the existing traffic management, and the traffic regulation . The interviewee also suggest that there are six alternatives that can be used to handle traffic congestion. These alternatives are (1)improve the public transport system, (2) use technology to monitor and enforce the rules,(3) create a 3 in 1 rule, (4) create road pricing rule,(5) optimize the existing management in the road, and (6) create rule of road zoning. Based on the calculations by Analytic Network Process (ANP) method, improving the public transport system is the best alternative among others that is appropriate to handle traffic congestion in the Denpasar City.

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Evaluating Access to Riyadh’s Planned Public Transport System Using Geospatial Analysis

10.30573/ks--2021-dp10 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nourah Al Hosain ◽

Alma Alhussaini

Keyword(s):

Air Pollution ◽

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Traffic Congestion ◽

Urban Population ◽

Urban Transit ◽

Transit Systems ◽

Public Transport System ◽

Riyadh City ◽

Private Car

The King Abdulaziz Project for Public Transport in Riyadh city is one of the world’s largest urban transit systems being developed. The project aims to meet the demands of the city’s growing urban population while reducing traffic congestion, heavy private car dependence and air pollution. The performance of any public transport system largely depends on its accessibility. Therefore, this study evaluates the populations’ access to Riyadh’s public transport stations using network analysis tools based on geographic information systems.

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Rationalizing Public Transport System of Dhaka City: Proposal of Creating a Multimodal Hierarchical Transport Network to Reduce Traffic Congestion

Nakhara : Journal of Environmental Design and Planning ◽

10.54028/nj201916114 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 ◽

pp. 1-14

Author(s):

Maher Niger

Keyword(s):

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Traffic Congestion ◽

Transport Network ◽

Transport Infrastructure ◽

Policy Framework ◽

General Description ◽

Demand And Supply ◽

Public Transport System ◽

The City

The concept of rationalization can be defined as a structured process to increase effectiveness through a maximize use of existing resources. Rationalization in terms of road infrastructure or systems can be achieved in various ways; establishing hierarchy of routes, optimize bus-stop points with density distribution changes, proper integration of motorized and non-motorized transport and providing policy framework. In the highly densely populated city of Dhaka, rationalizing public transport is one way to minimize the mismatch between demand and supply. This paper is concerned with the following issues: providing a general description of the city transport system, identifying problems and demands analysis in the area of study area; studying the rationalization of public transport, particularly public transport system design (routes and their categorization) and proposing the creation of a multimodal hierarchical transport network for Dhaka. The findings suggest establishing a major component, a hierarchal-network. Beside establishing network hierarchy, rationalizing is also interdependent upon system planning, institutional framework, organization and financing, terminal locations, public-private relationships, government roles, policies, service integration, and the management of public transport. This is can be accomplished by all stakeholders sharing the relative success and failure, depending different levels of each components’ performances. The findings of this paper will help planners and decision makers to optimize the investment in the transport infrastructure.

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PLANNING THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM IN MUCAT (OMAN)

Libro de Actas CIT2016. XII Congreso de Ingeniería del Transporte ◽

10.4995/cit2016.2016.3457 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Eva Hitado Hernández ◽

Juan Gonzalez Jiménez ◽

Carolina Sanz Pecharromán

Keyword(s):

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Traffic Congestion ◽

High Capacity ◽

Conservative Approach ◽

The Public ◽

Public Transport System ◽

Urban Public Transport ◽

Urban Bus ◽

The City

In Muscat, the capital of Oman with over one million inhabitants, urban public transport practically does not exist and the use of private cars is dramatically increasing. As a result, accident rates and traffic congestion, two particularly pressing concerns in the urban area of the capital, have both risen. This situation has focused the concern of public administrations and has led to the urgent need of developing a Public Transport System in the city In order to develop this system in an integrated manner, the plan proposes to unify and organize regulation and management of public transport by creating a public transport authority, headed by the Ministry of Transport and with a very strong involvement of Muscat Municipality. By 2015 only two urban bus lines operate in Muscat, covering a small area of the city–Wadi Adei, Wadi Kabir and Ruwi. Therefore, the plan adopts a conservative approach by proposing the implementation of a comprehensive urban bus network –composed by trunk and feeder lines adapted to the low density of the city- before establishing other high capacity solutions, such as BRT or LRT. A key element of the system is the number of 13,400 taxis and microbuses that represent the only alternative to the 317,000 cars of Muscat. The plan suggests the reorganization and further regulation of the sector to achieve the professionalization of the taxi services and the migration of existing users, part of them to the professionalised taxi services and the other part to the implemented public transport services.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CIT2016.2016.3457

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Industry 4.0: Exploring Collaborative Supply Networks from the Perspective of Servitization of a Mature Public Transport System

SSRN Electronic Journal ◽

10.2139/ssrn.3532254 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Caroline Ennis ◽

Nicholas Barnett

Keyword(s):

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Supply Networks ◽

Public Transport System

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Comparative TCO Analysis of Battery Electric and Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses for Public Transport System in Small to Midsize Cities

Energies ◽

10.3390/en14144384 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 (14) ◽

pp. 4384

Author(s):

Hanhee Kim ◽

Niklas Hartmann ◽

Maxime Zeller ◽

Renato Luise ◽

Tamer Soylu

Keyword(s):

Fuel Cell ◽

Transport System ◽

Public Transport ◽

Transport Sector ◽

Hydrogen Fuel Cell ◽

Hydrogen Fuel ◽

Fuel Cost ◽

The Public ◽

Public Transport System ◽

Bus Body

This paper shows the results of an in-depth techno-economic analysis of the public transport sector in a small to midsize city and its surrounding area. Public battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell buses are comparatively evaluated by means of a total cost of ownership (TCO) model building on historical data and a projection of market prices. Additionally, a structural analysis of the public transport system of a specific city is performed, assessing best fitting bus lines for the use of electric or hydrogen busses, which is supported by a brief acceptance evaluation of the local citizens. The TCO results for electric buses show a strong cost decrease until the year 2030, reaching 23.5% lower TCOs compared to the conventional diesel bus. The optimal electric bus charging system will be the opportunity (pantograph) charging infrastructure. However, the opportunity charging method is applicable under the assumption that several buses share the same station and there is a “hotspot” where as many as possible bus lines converge. In the case of electric buses for the year 2020, the parameter which influenced the most on the TCO was the battery cost, opposite to the year 2030 in where the bus body cost and fuel cost parameters are the ones that dominate the TCO, due to the learning rate of the batteries. For H2 buses, finding a hotspot is not crucial because they have a similar range to the diesel ones as well as a similar refueling time. H2 buses until 2030 still have 15.4% higher TCO than the diesel bus system. Considering the benefits of a hypothetical scaling-up effect of hydrogen infrastructures in the region, the hydrogen cost could drop to 5 €/kg. In this case, the overall TCO of the hydrogen solution would drop to a slightly lower TCO than the diesel solution in 2030. Therefore, hydrogen buses can be competitive in small to midsize cities, even with limited routes. For hydrogen buses, the bus body and fuel cost make up a large part of the TCO. Reducing the fuel cost will be an important aspect to reduce the total TCO of the hydrogen bus.

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