scholarly journals Investment in public transport projects in cities: What do citizens think about it?

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Javier Calvo Poyo ◽  
Ramón Ferri García ◽  
Javier Fernández Medina
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Important Impact ◽  
The City

In recent years, important public transport infrastructures projects have been carried out in Andalusia (Spain), some of them having an important impact on life in the metropolitan areas. Nevertheless, no studies have been done to know the citizens’ opinion concerning these projects. This article presents an analysis about the citizens’ perception on this matter, based on a 2015 survey with a sample of 1,200 individuals living in the Andalusian capital cities. Citizens’ perceptions about public transport infrastructures are analyzed, based on citizens’ mobility preferences, on their opinion about transport infrastructures’ social impact and about their adequation to the city they live in. Results indicate that people living in cities which already have underground have a larger preference for underground means of transport than those who live in cities that only have transit on surface. In addition, it is proved that light rail is the most unpopular transport mode among citizens.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CIT2016.2016.3240

scholarly journals How Eudaimonic Aspect of Subjective Well-Being Affect Transport Mode Choice? The Case of Thessaloniki, Greece

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Panagiotis Vaitsis ◽  
Socrates Basbas ◽  
Andreas Nikiforiadis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
The City

In recent years, the relationship between transportation and subjective well-being has been a major subject. Well-being is a factor that can affect travelers’ psychology and transport mode choice. For this reason, policymakers have attempted to improve travelers’ subjective well-being and promote sustainable modes of transport. For a better understanding of these factors, a questionnaire-based survey was conducted to identify the travel eudaimonia aspect of subjective well-being (comfort, safety, autonomy, self-confidence, physical, and mental health), for the various means of transport in the city of Thessaloniki. During the survey, 300 valid questionnaires were completed. The collection of the above data was followed by statistical analysis. The aim of the analysis was to identify the factors of travel eudaimonia that contributed to the mode choice. For that reason, four ordinal regression models were developed to determine how travel eudaimonia affected the usage frequency of the four available means of transport in the city of Thessaloniki (i.e., private car, bicycle, public transport, walking). Walking was rated higher than other modes in all factors, whilst cycling was rated high in physical and mental health, self-confidence, and autonomy, but low in comfort and safety. Public transport scored very low in all factors, demonstrating the poor quality of service provided by the city’s public transport. Moreover, from the ordinal regression models’ results, it could be demonstrated that travel eudaimonia factors had a significant role to play in mode choice. Recognizing the impact of these factors on transport mode choice is particularly useful for policymakers, researchers, and engineers, as it helps them to make informed decisions about what improvements are needed to promote sustainable modes of transport (mainly walking, cycling, and secondarily, public transport).

Space—Time Budgets, Public Transport, and Spatial Choice

1981 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
P C Forer ◽  
Helen Kivell
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Time Budget ◽  
Policy Issue ◽  
Spatial Choice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Activity Spaces ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The City

This paper addresses the problem of access to urban facilities for housewives without cars, and the methodology of the Lund School is used to investigate the spatial constraints affecting access to and choice between a selected group of urban facilities in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. To do this, the characteristics of the public transport system are investigated, and time-budget data used to specify typical windows of free time during a housespouse's day. From there the potential action and activity spaces of individuals in four suburbs are delimited, and these are used in assessing the variations in access to and choice between facilities in these suburbs. Finally, the social impact of the current bus provision in the context of the social structure of the city is raised as a policy issue.

scholarly journals Financing public transport: a spatial model based on city size

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-122
Author(s):  
Miguel Ruiz-Montañez
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Spatial Model ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
City Size ◽  
Transport Networks ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
The City

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationships between public transport services and the financial needs. Cities require to be equipped with public transport networks as they are primarily responsible for creation of wealth for countries and to ensure sustainability of urbanization. Once decisions have been taken to design, build and operate such networks, it is equally important to set rules for urban transport financing. Depending on the city size and other factors, authorities allocate resources. Nonetheless, is there a relationship between the size of the city and its public transport financial needs? This paper develops a model to explain such relationships. Design/methodology/approach The study develops a spatial model, while providing intuition through the use of graphs, to solve the question of the amount of resources allocated for financing the transport services. Findings It is verified that those financial needs are more than proportional to the size of the city; when a city grows in its number of boroughs, economic funds needed to support public transport have to increase in a greater proportion in comparison to the growth of boroughs growth. The model states a formula valid for explaining the financial needs. Originality/value The model is interesting as it explains why large metropolitan areas need special financial aid from authorities. Real life shows that big cities like Paris, Berlin or Madrid need extraordinary funds for this purpose, and in most of the cases, specific national laws are required for financing public transport networks in these large metropolitan areas.

scholarly journals Accessibility, equity, and mode share: an introductory analysis across 11 Canadian metropolitan areas

10.32866/7400 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boer Cui ◽  
Ahmed El-Geneidy
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Mode Choice ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
Income Groups ◽  
Mode Share ◽  
Low Income Groups ◽  
Geographic Regions

Accessibility impacts mode choice and the degree of its impact varies between geographic regions and income groups. This paper presents an introductory analysis of this relationship for low and higher-income groups across 11 Canadian metropolitan areas. In all regions, low-income groups exhibit higher public transport use at the same level of accessibility. Additional differences exist between income groups in different regions when considering the change in mode share with varying accessibility. This study, while demonstrating the link between public transport mode share and accessibility, also begets further research to explain the differences in this relationship between groups in different regions.

Madrid tram-train feasibility study conclusions

2003 ◽  
Vol 217 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
M Novales ◽  
A Orro ◽  
M. R. Bugarin
Keyword(s):  
Feasibility Study ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Light Rail ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Railway Tracks ◽  
Rail System ◽  
Urban Public Transport ◽  
New Construction ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
The City

The tram-train concept consists of the operation of a light rail system that can run either on existing or new tramway tracks, or on existing railway tracks, so that the services of urban public transport can be extended towards the region over these existing railway tracks, with much lower costs than if a completely new line were built. The authors have developed a research project about the feasibility of such a system in Madrid (Spain), extending newly created light rail networks through local Renfe (National Railways) lines, or through the Metrosur line (a circular metro line of new construction in the south of the city). The aim of the paper is to explain the conclusions of this research project in relation to the main technical issues that must be solved to develop this system.

scholarly journals Casual Carpooling: A Strategy to Support Implementation of Mobility-as-a-Service in a Developing Country

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 2774
Author(s):  
Rodrigo Gandia ◽  
Fabio Antonialli ◽  
Isabelle Nicolaï ◽  
Joel Sugano ◽  
Julia Oliveira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Statistical Techniques ◽  
Motivating Factors ◽  
Current Development ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Transport Mode ◽  
On Demand ◽  
Local Strategy ◽  
The City

Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) offers tailored-made, on-demand mobility solutions to users by integrating on a single service subscription, public and private transport modes. However, the concept is still uncertain, and its current development and applicability is centered on developed countries. On the other hand, we advocate that MaaS is modular, adaptable, and applicable to several realities. In developing countries where public transport is mostly inefficient and insufficient, MaaS could help to “balance the scale” with private transport offerings, such as ridesharing. Casual carpooling could be an affordable alternative. Not only for being a low-tech transport mode but also for optimizing vehicle usage of idle seats. In that optics, we have identified drivers who would facilitate integrating casual practices into a MaaS. To identify the motivating factors behind casual carpooling and propose a strategy to implement it in a MaaS scheme, a quantitative survey was applied to 307 university students in the city Lavras, Brazil. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical techniques. We assumed that casual carpooling is sustained by solidarity, simplicity, and agility; no costs to passengers; and institutionalized pickup points. Then, we identify principal strategic components to implement such an initiative. We concluded that casual carpooling as a low-tech transport mode could enhance local strategy for implementing an eco-innovative MaaS in places with inefficient public transport offerings.

scholarly journals PUBLIC TRANSPORT ROUTE NETWORK OPTIMIZATION CRITERIA’S FOR CITIES

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rasa Ušpalytė-Vitkūnienė ◽  
Justina Kolodinskaja
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Capital Cities ◽  
Balanced Development ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Route Network ◽  
Network Maintenance ◽  
Sustainable Urban Mobility ◽  
The City

The city’s approach to transport management is defined by the City Master Plan and City Strategic Plan and Vilnius Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan (Vilnius Sustainable Mobility Plan − SUMP, 2018), which have identified scenarios for the transportation system till 2030. A SUMP fosters a balanced development of all relevant transport modes, while encouraging a shift towards more sustainable modes. Its key objective is to design a modern, efficient, fast, comfortable and safe public transport system, comparable to those of EU capital cities. Vilnius aims to maintain an environmentally friendly public transport fleet that represents the biggest share in the city’s modal split. Still there is a problem with matching the public transport network with the fast changing urban situation. Citizen’s are moving from one part of the city to the other, that shows that is necessary to have tool helping to decide how and when to change public transport route. The aim of this research was to create the clear methodology for the public transport route network maintenance based on the main public transport route criteria’s.

THE DEVELOPMENT AND SYSTEMATIC STUDY OF THE PROGRAM OF MEASURES ON IMPROVEMENT OF ORGANIZATION OF TRANSPORT SERVICE OF THE POPULATION IN THE METROPOLIS

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (26) ◽  
pp. 91-95
Author(s):  
D. A. Smirnov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Transport System ◽  
Systematic Study ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Road Network ◽  
System Development ◽  
Transport Service ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
The City

The article reveals the content of measures to improve the organization of transport services in the metropolis. The key directions of the city transport system development are considered. The analysis of the offered offers is carried out. Keywords: metropolis, transport development, public transport, street and road network.

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