Thredbo Series: Recent submissions
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Application of an incentive for bus drivers to achieve an improvement in the quality of service
Published 2020Concession contracts of operating companies of the public transport system of Santiago, consider important fines if companies fail to comply with the operating plan, regularity and other operational variables included in ...Open AccessConference paper -
Activity-end access/egress modal choices between stations and campuses located on a hillside
Published 2020This study investigates activity-end access/egress modal choices between railway stations and university campuses where topographical factors play an important role. Four campuses of Kobe University, Kobe, Japan are located ...Open AccessConference paper -
Can multi-modal integration provide enhanced public transport service provision to address the needs of vulnerable populations?
Published 2020This paper examines the challenges associated with provision of effective transport services to the ‘mobility poor’ and identifies potential methods to overcome these challenges. “Prioritised area” types representing a mix ...Open AccessConference paper -
Impacts of replacing a fixed public transport line by a Demand Responsive Transport system: case study of a rural area in Amsterdam
Published 2020The diffusion of the smartphone and the urban sprawl is pushing both private and public actors to revisit the concept of demand-responsive transport (DRT). This paper provides a historical overview of DRT experiences, ...Open AccessConference paper -
Hybrid markets in public transport – contract design, performance and conflicts
Published 2020Nearly all regional public bus services in Sweden have been competitively tendered for 30 years. The way to perform tenders has undergone significant changes since the first tenders were carried out in the late 1980s. The ...Open AccessConference paper