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Shared micromobility and public transport integration - A mode choice study using stated preference data
Published 2023This paper uses stated preference data collected in the city of Rotterdam and discrete choice modelling techniques to study the relationship between public transport and shared micromobility. It assumes a hypothetical ...Open AccessConference paper -
Re-evaluating roles and relationships between city authorities and informal public transport operators in sub-saharan africa: A comparative analysis of five cities
Published 2023Informal Public Transport (IPT) is the primary form of transport throughout Sub-Saharan Africa, responding dynamically to passenger needs, including those of the poorest travellers. Despite this form of collective transport's ...Open AccessConference paper -
Rationales for transitioning to electric buses in Swedish public transport
Published 2023Public transport systems in different parts of the world are currently undergoing a change characterised by the introduction of battery-powered electric buses in everyday operations. The introduction of electric buses ...Open AccessConference paper -
Effects on operating costs of adjusting bus departure times during peak-hour traffic in Sweden
Published 2023The cost of public transport has increased more than the supply in recent years in Sweden. One of the main cost drivers identified is peak-hour traffic. The major operating cost factors are the need for a large bus fleet ...Open AccessConference paper -
Efficiency benchmarking and its determinants in high-speed railways: Reference for China
Published 2023The high-speed railway (HSR) performance has drawn considerable attention from international scholars and policymakers. One heatedly-discussed topic is measuring HSR efficiency and its important determinants, particularly ...Conference paper -
Expectations and satisfaction towards railway companies by residents in Japan
Published 2023Railway companies in Japan, which have successfully managed their business using TOD approach, now face a decrease in the general population under a motorised society. They are trying to cooperate with residents along their ...Conference paper -
E-scooters and public transport – Complement or competition?
Published 2023The rapid deployment of shared electric scooters (e-scooters) has resulted in much attention from the public and regulators. In this paper we look at what role e-scooters have in the mobility system in Oslo, Norway. Previous ...Open AccessConference paper -
A study on the possibility of a BUS route network with connections based on an analysis of the efficiency of the BUS route network and resistance OF BUS users to transfer
Published 2023In this study, data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to evaluate the efficiency of the bus route network in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The DEA efficiency indices utilized route length (km) and overlap index ...Conference paper -
Development of workshop framework empowering local stakeholders for “place strategy” in a district: An implementation at Omotesando, Tokyo
Published 2023This research aims to structure the workshop framework ‘empowering local stakeholders to create a “place strategy”’, a spatial planning and management strategy for enhancing place function in a district. This strategy ...Open AccessConference paper -
Assessing spatial characteristics to predict DRT demand in rural Switzerland
Published 2023The niche market segment of demand responsive transport (DRT) services is meant to overcome structural economic problems of currently cost ineffective public transport (PT) services in rural areas. Simulation studies for ...Open AccessConference paper -
The impact of ‘competition for the market’ regulatory designs on intercity bus prices
Published 2023Spain regulates its intercity bus market by means of a ‘competition for the market’ mechanism, whose design has been modified several times in the last years. This implies that current services are operated under contracts ...Open AccessConference paper -
Public-private MaaS: Unchallenged assumptions and issues of conflict in Sweden
Published 2023Despite an increase in Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) initiatives that aim to pave the way for both public and private MaaS Operators, such MaaS models have received limited scholarly attention. Uncertainties therefore remain ...Open AccessConference paper -
All things must pass? Recent changes to competition and ownership in public transport in Great Britain.
Published 2023The publication of the National Bus Strategy in March and the Williams-Shapps Plan for Rail in May 2021 suggests an end to the period of deregulation and privatisation that has dominated local buses in Great Britain since ...Open AccessConference paper -
An application of land use, transport, and economy interaction model
Published 2023Governments need to assess the benefits of transport projects to prioritize investments. It is imperative for governments to have tools that can closely estimate the actual benefits and impacts of investments in ...Open AccessConference paper -
Crowdsourcing, digital co-production and collaborative governance for modernizing local public transport services: The exemplar of General Santos City, Philippines
Published 2023Informal transport continues to play a significant role in the urban transport systems of developing countries. Modernizing informal transport requires a co-ordinated approach to ensure inclusive and sustainable ...Conference paper -
Has collaboration contributed to goal achievement in Swedish public transport?
Published 2023Collaborative contracting between public transport authorities (PTAs) and bus operators has been presented as a successful method for reaching public transport policy goals. This paper examines management processes and ...Open AccessConference paper -
Assessing free-fare public transport in Chilean cities through optimization models
Published 2023Many public transport services receive operating subsidies from national, regional, or local Governments, part of which are directed to reducing fares. In recent years, different cities, most of them located in Europe, ...Open AccessConference paper -
Assessing passenger preferences for Bus Rapid Transit characteristics: A discrete choice experiment among current and potential Dutch passengers
Published 2023To gain ridership, bus services need to offer more than just high frequencies. An attractive system design for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is a result of various configurational choices concerning infrastructure, rolling stock ...Open AccessConference paper -
Reforms in Metro Manila's bus transport system hastened by the Covid-19 pandemic: A policy capacity analysis of the EDSA busway
Published 2023In response to the health and mobility issues caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Philippine government took advantage of opportunities to expedite public transport reforms by converting a portion of Epifanio delos Santos ...Open AccessConference paper -
Will the latest British reforms to rail passenger service procurement work?
Published 2023In the 1990s Great Britain embarked on one of the most radical railway reforms undertaken anywhere in the world, with full vertical separation and privatisation of all aspects of the railway and the introduction of competition ...Open AccessConference paper