scholarly journals Environmental innovation through transport policy. The implementation of the free fare policy on public transport in Tallinn, Estonia

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Gabaldón-Estevan
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
World Population ◽  
Opinion Poll ◽  
Environmental Innovation ◽  
Free System ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Sustainability Challenges

Urban areas are of increasing relevance when it comes to sustainability. •      First, about half of the world’s population now lives in cities (increasing to 60% by 2030). •      Second, cities are nowadays responsible for levels of resource consumption and waste generation that are higher beyond their share on world population. •      Third, cities are more vulnerable to disruptive events that can lead to restrictions on the provision of resources and to changes on the environment caused by climate change. •      And fourth, because they concentrate key resources (political, social, cultural…), cities are seen as strategic scenarios where to experiment and develop solutions to cope with the prevailing sustainability challenges driven by the major social and environmental transformations. Urban agglomerations can be seen as complex innovation systems where human activities are shaped in order to transform societies towards sustainable development. For this paper, we focus on the case of an environmental innovation regarding transport policy, the implementation of the fare-free policy on public transport for all inhabitants of Tallinn, Estonia. Tallinn, with 414,000 inhabitants in 2015, is the capital of Estonia and the largest city in the country. Over the last two decades the share of public transport trips decreased dramatically. After a public opinion poll in 2012, in which over 75% of the participants voted for a fare-free public transportation system (FFPTS) in Tallinn, the new policy was implemented on 1st January 2013. From that date on inhabitants of Tallinn could use all public transport services (busses, trams, trolly-busses) operated by city-run operators for free. Later the fare-free system was implemented also on trains within Tallinn. In this paper we analyze the context, in which this policy was implemented, the main characteristics of its implementation and its actual situation.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4995/CIT2016.2016.3532

scholarly journals Institutional Development in Public Transport Policy: A Literature Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-47
Author(s):  
Kwan Hue Thuang
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Institutional Development ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
City Government ◽  
City Community ◽  
The City

This article discusses institutional development in public transport policy in terms of concepts and theories. The institutionalized organization must establish and maintain a network in its environment to keep it alive and functioning, by adjusting to the relationships in an organization's life. The development of the transportation system is carried out in a sustainable, consistent, and integrated manner, both inter and between modes, with other development sectors and taking into account the existence of the local government. The policies formulated by the city government should take into account all available modes of public transportation and may be utilized by the city community. The design of vehicles that will be used as public transportation must also be adapted to the needs of the community and conditions in urban areas.

scholarly journals Service Quality and Satisfaction with City Bus Public Transport, Kota Kinabalu Sabah

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.36) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Abdullahi Ali Mohamed ◽  
Chong Yau Giou ◽  
Lawal Billa ◽  
Mohd. Ahmadullah Farooqi
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Income Group ◽  
City Bus ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Bus Service ◽  
Mode Of Transport

The urban public transportation is an important network system that many urban residences have come to rely on for accessibility and linkage to key urban areas. Although in many urban centers, private transport services is also a preferred mode of transport for many people, however, the significance of public transport remains a perceived need of the city from the standpoint of efficient and timely link between urban areas, control of traffic congestion, and impact on the urban air quality. For the public to maintain their patronage in public transport, reasonable public satisfaction with the services offered is indispensable. Kota Kinabalu city bus is a government-operated bus company started in 2009, but is gradually loosing public interest with low patronage, resulting in increase in personal vehicle traffic. This study aims to understand the reasons for low user patronage of city bus service by investigating the efficiency and quality of service provided. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected using questionnaire survey and open ended interview. Data is analyzed using inferential statistics analysis and factor analysis. Findings reveals that majority of the users are female of Malaysia nationality in age group 18-24 years and predominantly from low-income group. Overall users rated satisfaction is low because poor services in key area such as Disabled-friend Facility, Bus Network Coverage, Overcrowding and Vehicle Cleanliness. Comfort and Safety were also a major area of concern. It was evident from the study that the users are willing to pay more for improved quality City but. It can thus be inferred that the users of public bus service are not necessarily looking for cheap services but will appreciate improved services at the reasonable price  

scholarly journals KARAKTERISTIK PERGERAKAN PENUMPANG ANGKUTAN UMUM PERDESAAN DI KABUPATEN KUNINGAN

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-132
Author(s):  
Adinda Sekar Tanjung ◽  
Puspita Dirgahayani
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Transportation Service ◽  
Movement Characteristics ◽  
Transportation Routes ◽  
Public Transport Services

Abstract   The demand for rural public transportation is dominated by people who cannot access private vehicles. In terms of the number of operating routes and the performance of their services, currently rural public transport services tend to decline. The mobility of rural communities to reach social facilities can be hampered if there is no public transportation service, which in turn will reduce the quality of human resources in rural areas. This study focuses on the movement characteristics of rural public transport passengers in Kuningan Regency. Several rural transportation routes were taken as samples, namely route 030 Cilimus-Linggarjati, route 061 Cilimus-Mandirancan, and route 037 Lengkong-Rancakeusik. This study shows that the characteristics of the movement of rural public transport passengers are an integral part in an effort to maintain rural public transport services. These characteristics of passenger movement can be used to improve the performance of public transportation, become input for public transport operators, and become material for local governments to make policies   Keywords: rural public transportation; public transport routes; public transport services; public transport performance.     Abstrak   Permintaan angkutan umum perdesaan didominasi oleh masyarakat yang tidak dapat mengakses kendaraan pribadi. Dari sisi jumlah trayek yang beroperasi dan kinerja layanannya, saat ini layanan angkutan umum perdesaan cenderung semakin menurun. Mobilitas masyarakat perdesaan untuk menjangkau fasilitas sosial dapat terhambat jika tidak ada layanan angkutan umum, yang pada akhirnya akan menurunkan kualitas sumber daya manusia di kawasan perdesaan. Studi ini berfokus pada karakteristik pergerakan penumpang angkutan umum perdesaan di Kabupaten Kuningan. Beberapa trayek angkutan perdesaan diambil sebagai sampel, yaitu trayek 030 Cilimus-Linggarjati, trayek 061 Cilimus-Mandirancan, dan trayek 037 Lengkong-Rancakeusik. Penelitian ini  menunjukkan bahwa karakteristik pergerakan penumpang angkutan umum perdesaan merupakan bagian yang tidak terpisahkan dalam upaya mempertahankan layanan angkutan umum perdesaan. Karakteristik pergerakan penumpang ini dapat digunakan untuk meningkatkan kinerja angkutan umum, menjadi masukan bagi operator angkutan umum, serta menjadi bahan pemerintah daerah untuk membuat kebijakan.   Kata-kata kunci: angkutan umum perdesaan; trayek angkutan umum; layanan angkutan umum; kinerja angkutan umum.

scholarly journals The Importance of Public Transport for Mobility and Everyday Activities among Rural Residents

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Berg ◽  
Jonas Ihlström
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Contemporary Society ◽  
Everyday Activities ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Time Space ◽  
Rural Dwellers

A lack of transport opportunities has been shown to be a barrier for accessibility and social inclusion in contemporary society. In rural and sparsely populated areas, access to public transport is often poor compared to urban areas, leading to fewer possibilities to participate in normal relationships and activities among rural dwellers. Based on qualitative interviews with rural dwellers in Sweden, the aim of this study was to explore how access to transport can meet the needs of mobility and activity participation in everyday life and how different modes of transport are being used. The study has been permeated by the time-geographical perspective, which considers people’s use of time and space and the restrictions they face in order to carry out activities, including travel. The results show that travel by private car plays a central role in realizing everyday activities for rural dwellers, as well as a perception of the car as being the norm in contemporary society. Frequent car use is the consequence of a combination of time-space restrictions, habit, and a lack of services, activities, and public transport in rural areas. Poor public transport services limit children’s and adolescents’ independent mobility in particular. Further, the physical environment influences the ability to use public transport, for example if roads and bus stops are seen as unsafe. Based on the results of the study, several measures and improvements are proposed that could increase mobility and accessibility in rural areas and reduce car dependency.

scholarly journals COMMUTERS’ PERCEPTIONS ON RAIL BASED PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICES: A CASE STUDY OF KTM KOMUTER IN KUALA LUMPUR CITY, MALAYSIA

2013 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Syahriah Bachok ◽  
Mariana Mohamed Osman ◽  
Ummi Aqilah Khalid ◽  
Mansor Ibrahim
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Attractive Alternative ◽  
Kuala Lumpur ◽  
Transportation Services ◽  
Probabilistic Sampling ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Transport Services

In facing the challenges of urban traffic congestion, when people are becoming more dependent on private vehicles, public transportation services should be functioning effectively as attractive alternative modes. This research evaluates how rail public transport users perceive day to day quality of the provided services. The study investigates commuters‟ satisfaction levels of various trip making aspects on board KTM Komuter trains, a commuter services operated by the company Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad (KTMB), a heavy rail operator in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. A systematic probabilistic sampling questionnaire survey was conducted among the users during the month of December 2011 until March 2012. A sample of 1000 questionnaire forms returned by respondents have been gathered for purposes of ascertaining the overall satisfaction level and analysis on selected aspects of the performance indicators. The results have shown that the majority of the respondents perceived KTM Komuter services to be below the levels that the users had expected, especially the non-adherence to published schedule and travel times, frequency or headways, capacity, the physical conditions of the rail coaches and the information on delays. Most of them expected better services to increase their satisfaction levels. Hence, it is concluded that for the rail public transportation to be sustainable and continuously relevant, the operator has to increase KTM Komuter‟s effectiveness and efficiency or the services have to in the least remain attractive to the existing users.

scholarly journals The Analysis and Evaluation Assessment of Safety of Selected Types of Exploitation Systems Means of Transport / Analiza i Ocena Porównawcza Bezpieczeństwa Działania Wybranych Typów Systemów Eksploatacji Środków Transportowych

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 197-208
Author(s):  
Łukasz Muślewski ◽  
Piotr Bojar ◽  
Łukasz Muciok ◽  
Michał Lewalski
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Complex Structure ◽  
Assessment Criteria ◽  
Safe Operation ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
The Public ◽  
Analysis And Evaluation ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Public Transport Services

Abstract In a situation of increasing the supply of means of individual transport and not capable of following the development of infrastructure, an important issue is the issue of ensuring adequate levels of efficiency, safety and the competitiveness of the operation of the exploitation of public transport services. Factors affecting the safe operation pending exploitation systems of vehicles, in a differentiated way affect the level of safety provided services in smaller cities - up to 100 thousand inhabitants, with respect to the cities which are agglomerations of more complex structure, which are cities the number to 500 thousand inhabitants. This paper attempts to analyze and evaluate the safety of the operation of the public transport services exploitation, on the basis of the same assessment criteria, comparing two different sized urban areas.

scholarly journals Fleet Management of Public Transportation using Internet of Things

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.12) ◽  
pp. 388
Author(s):  
Moka Eswar ◽  
A Titus Manohar ◽  
Akshay Mani
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Fleet Management ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Effective Manner ◽  
Public Transport Services

With the increase in the number of public and private buses in cities in recent years, managing the bus fleet across various routes in an efficient and effective manner has become cumbersome. This is resulting in suboptimal services, inability to effectively cater to existing demand, and poor quality of public transport services.  Modern technological advancements have created a tremendous opportunity to improve various aspects of public transport services, to not only serve existing demand but attract increasing number of passengers to public transport from a sustainable development standpoint.  One such area which is gaining momentum is intelligent fleet management using the concept of Internet of Things (IoT).  This area calls for a cross-field collaboration between engineers from various disciplines to use the up and coming idea of Internet of Things (IoT) for overcoming the challenges of intelligent fleet management. This paper explores the opportunity for incorporation of IoT to manage bus fleets based on the occupancy ratio and the resulting benefits that can be achieved in terms of fleet frequency optimization.

Assessment of the quality of passenger service by urban transport

2021 ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Public Transport ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Urban Transport ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Passenger Transportation ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
The Government

The intensification of public transport in urban areas due to increased mobility at the regional and state levels, discrepancies between urban areas with the same population and the lack of statistics related to the efficiency and quality of public transport services are the main factors of our work. It is necessary to draw boundaries between the quality of services and the performance indicators of the public transport system. The quality of services is the subjective result of many intangible variables. The quality of service can be approached from four sides: from the point of view of the passenger, the performance of the vehicle, the specialized passenger transportation company, and the Government. Accessibility, comfort and convenience-these are the main indicators that should be evaluated by the population as having high ratings for the good quality of urban transport services. The tool used to collect the data is the preference survey. Keywords: service quality, public transport, evaluation, efficiency, methods, passenger, survey

The Evolution of Public Transport Policy in Hong Kong since 1981

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 19
Author(s):  
Zhe Li
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Public Transit ◽  
Demand Management ◽  
Land Development ◽  
Transport Policy ◽  
Transit System ◽  
Public Transport System ◽  
Transport Services

Counting only the usable land, the population in Hong Kong is as dense as 34,000 people per square kilometer, and it has a highly efficient multi-modal public transport system. According to the experience of Hong Kong public transit system, highly reputable public transport services reveals that the the viability and sustainability of mass transit railways depend very much on accompanying transport policies and land development strategies. The ways to reduce traffic congestion from supply measures to demand management and change the transit mode from vehicle to railway are both based on Hong Kong’s actual situation. Finally this article emphasis on sustainable transport is a great experience which needs research with more in-depth thinking, and the evolution of public transport policy in Hong Kong is a good inspiration for the public transit development in the other great cities in the world.

scholarly journals The competitiveness of the long-distance public transportation system in Slovakia

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 64-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcel Horňák ◽  
Tomáš Pšenka ◽  
František Križan
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Public Transport ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Transportation System ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Transport Services ◽  
Public Transportation System ◽  
Potential Customers ◽  
Public Transport Services

Abstract The long-distance public transport services among the eight regional centres of Slovakia, representing the key urban locations with concentrations of most of the country’s services, including business, educational and financial institutions, as well as political power, are examined in this article. It is assumed that the mutual transport interconnections within this group of cities will be a focus for public transport operators in their attempt to gain the largest possible share of potential customers, passengers who would otherwise be users of individual transport means. Hence, one of main aims of this study is to compare public and individual transport modes, and the possibilities offered by them in the mutual interconnections of major regional centres in the country

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