Exclusive bus lane (EBL) is one of the most common transit prioritization strategies implemented to improve transit speed. However, one major drawback of implementing EBLs is the associated reduction ...in road capacity left for other road users. In corridors with EBLs and infrequent bus service, the lanes are underutilized for extended periods of time. Dynamic bus lane (DBL), a new priority strategy enabled by vehicle connectivity, can provide buses with priority while allowing the general traffic to access the bus lane when buses are not present. Although the DBL concept is promising, a limited number of studies have explored its effectiveness under various conditions. Thus, this paper investigates the impacts of DBLs through a comparison with EBLs and mixed traffic operation under different levels of traffic demand and transit frequency. As a case study, the Eglinton East corridor in Toronto, Canada, was simulated using Aimsun Next, and different scenarios of behavioral impacts were considered in the analysis. The results reveal that DBL is a promising strategy with potential to improve the overall corridor performance over a wide range of traffic and transit service conditions, especially under intermediate traffic demand levels. On the other hand, EBL can be an efficient prioritization strategy that improves the overall corridor performance under high traffic demand and high transit frequency levels, but only if accompanied by a major mode shift from auto to transit.
Background:
Although many studies have identified the key factors influencing travel mode, they have typically centred around survey data, which has several limitations. In this research, actual ...transport data (GPS) has been provided by Google Environment Insights Explorer (EIE) for 169 municipalities in Australia across 2018 and 2019.
Objective:
A key outcome of this paper is to project the independent impact of new public transport networks (rail, bus and tram) on mode shift away from vehicles for each municipality and estimate the total distance travelled.
Methods:
This study uses a combination of linear regression and logit transformations to predict the proportion of automobile transport relative to all other transport modes.
Results:
The results suggest that South Australia would benefit from a metropolitan northeast rail line, New South Wales would benefit from a metropolitan southwest tram line, and Victoria would benefit from a metropolitan southeast bus service.
Conclusion:
Although the analysis is somewhat crude, it utilises open-access data and thus could be easily replicated for any country globally, which could be greatly beneficial, especially for countries with low socio-demographic backgrounds.
A városi közlekedés napjainkban jelentős kihívás elé állítja az ott lakókat. Az elmúlt években jelentős mértékben megnövekedett, a vírushelyzet miatt tovább erősödő személygépjármű forgalom is azt ...mutatja, hogy a lakosság a közösségi közlekedési eszközök használatáról az egyéni közlekedés irányába köteleződött el. Az élhető városi lét megteremtése érdekében sürgős lépéseket kell megtenni, amellyel a városi mobilitás a lakosság által elvárt módon fenntartható marad. Ehhez többféle eszköz áll a városok vezetőinek rendelkezésre. Ilyenek lehetnek a mikromobilitási eszközök használatának, a megosztáson alapuló rendszerek bevezetése, valamint a személygépjármű forgalom korlátozó intézkedések bevezetése. Ezek mellett kézenfekvő a közösségi közlekedés fejlesztése, a lakosság ezen irányba történő terelése. A legtöbb nagyváros napjainkban ebbe az irányba törekszik, azzal, hogy ezen hálózatait és szolgáltatásait fejleszti, annak érdekében, hogy ezen közlekedési rendszerek elérhetőségét és vonzerejét javítsa. Több európai nagyváros annak érdekében, hogy a lakosság minél nagyobb arányban használja a közösségi közlekedést, azt részlegesen vagy teljes mértékben ingyenessé tette. Ez a törekvés hazánkban sem ismeretlen, hiszen a lakosság jelentős része több évtizede ingyenesen veheti igénybe ezen közlekedési formát. Ugyanakkor a teljes ingyenesség bevezetése esetén szükséges megvizsgálni annak hatásait gazdasági és társadalmi oldalról.
Public transportation is important for older adults to meet their mobility needs and obtain external support. However, little is known about the elderly population with disabilities using public ...transportation. Using a nationally representative sample from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) for 2016, 2018, and 2020, we examined the elderly and public transportation disability (E&PTD) rate and its determinants in Chinese adults aged 45 years and above; the E&PTD rate in this population was 9.65%. The results showed that factors such as being female, age, and family size increased the likelihood of E&PTD in older adults. Married older adults with more education, better intelligence, higher incomes, receiving a pension, and living in urban areas and pilot provinces of healthcare reform were less likely to have E&PTD. This study provides an important policy reference for providing better public transportation services for E&PTDs.
•The elderly and public transportation disability (E&PTD) rate is 9.65%.•Being female, age, and family size increases the likelihood of E&PTD.•Married older adults with more education is less likely to have E&PTD.•Receiving a pension, and living in urban areas is less likely to have E&PTD.
This article represents the analysis results of normative legal regulation in the transport services field for people with limited mobility (LMP) and assessment methods of transport services quality ...provided by public transport for the same social group. The main conclusions of the significance examination of quality parameters are given below. The essential problems of transport accessibility provision were defined by materials of sociological polls.
Developing public transportation is an effective way to alleviate traffic congestion and reduce fossil fuel consumption. However, the result of ineffective public transport planning can be that some ...bus lines have long overlapping intervals, and share many common stops between them, which causes a significant waste of resources. The current bus scheduling method does not consider the imbalance of passenger flow between different stops or combine the overlapping interval with transit mixed scheduling, including all-stop and stop-skipping services. Therefore, based on the analysis of the characteristics of overlapping interval, this paper proposes a combined bus scheduling method, which includes both all-stop and stop-skipping bus services. The method is a deterministic method applied in the scheduling stage of transit planning. The method optimizes scheduling strategies by minimizing total passenger travel time, including the waiting time and the in-vehicle travel time, and the line frequency of each bus service is taken as the decision variable. Then a genetic algorithm is designed to find the optimal solution. The model is verified by two bus lines in Changchun city. The experimental results showed that the proposed model could reduce total passenger travel time by 7.71% compared with the existing scheduling method. The combined bus scheduling method can supplement the research on bus scheduling of overlapping routes and provide suggestions for operators.
The article analyses the possibility of stopping electric vehicles in a transport company. Courier companies use electric vehicles to make short-distance deliveries in urban areas. Public transport ...is also contributing to the popularity of electric vehicles, which reduce harmful emissions in cities.
Indonesia is known as an archipelagic country because it has thousands of islands spread from Sabang to Merauke. To connect an area or island to another, Indonesia has various modes of public ...transportation. Facilities on public transportation modes must be adequate to accommodate prospective passengers who will travel to an area. Evaluation of public facilities is very necessary to increase passenger comfort. This research was carried out using direct observation methods and using literature reviews from sources on the internet. In this research, there are several modes of public transportation discussed, namely Ketapang Harbor, Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport, Bandung Station, and Guntur Melati Terminal. Ketapang Port has several shortcomings, namely improving the weather information system, improving the traffic operational system, improving services, and expanding the dock. Then, Gusti Ngurah Rai Airport has a shortage of VVIP parking spaces, so improvements are needed. According to the Regulation of the Minister of Communications No. 63 of 2019 on the Minimum Service Standards for Passenger Traffic by Rail, Bandung Station has not met the standards in terms of safety, security, comfort and convenience. Meanwhile, according to the regulation of PM No. 40 of 2015 on the Standards of Service for the Maintenance of Passenger Terminals of Road Transportation, the Guntur Melati Terminal also still has deficiencies in the safety and conveniency aspects.
PURPOSE: Individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) have unmet transportation needs, which limits their community mobility (Durbin, Sirotich, Lunsky, and Durbin, 2015). ...Community mobility is considered an instrumental activity of daily living according the AOTA Practice Framework (AOTA, 2014), which provides practitioners a guide for holistic intervention by summarizing multiple constructs related to meaningful activity (AOTA, 2014). Limited access to transportation is linked to poor adult outcomes and reduces an individual's ability to participate in the community and achieve independence. Travel training for public transportation enables independent mobility and is linked to the outcomes of quality of life and social inclusion (Buhrmann & Fiedler, 2010). The purpose of this study is to examine the implementation feasibility of an individualized intervention, Community Mobility Plans (CMP), for transitional age youth and young adults with IDD. DESIGN: A pre-test post-test one group design was used to determine the feasibility of the intervention, to target appropriate outcome measures for subsequent phases, and to manualize the intervention based on feedback from key stakeholders. METHODS: Participants were 6 transition age youth and young adults with IDD who received the CMP intervention over a period of 3 to 8 sessions. CMP use a cyclical process where the individual first develops self-determined community mobility goals followed by a comprehensive assessment process and individualized environmental and person-centered travel interventions. Pre-test and posttest measures (e.g., Progressive Evaluation of Travel Skills PETS, Goal Attainment Scaling GAS, TU Participation Scale TUPS) were administered by researchers prior to and at the end of the intervention sessions. Additionally, data were collected during the study to assess feasibility of the intervention (e.g., number/reason for drop outs, sessions to goal attainment) and to determine appropriate outcome measures for subsequent phases (e.g., time to administer, understandability of items). Descriptive statistics were calculated to evaluate feasibility data and paired sample t-tests to determine any significant differences in pre-test post-test measures. RESULTS: Data suggested that CMP are a feasible intervention for implementation with individuals with IDD. There were no drop outs and all participants met their goals in 3 to 8 sessions. Administration of measures ranged from 30-60 minutes. Participants demonstrated significant improvement between pre- and post-test scores on the measures of the Progressive Evaluation of Travel Skills (t(5) = -4.481, p = .007) and Goal Attainment Scaling (t(5) = -7.457, p =.001), but there were no significant changes on the TUCP. CONCLUSION: CMP may provide a feasible option to improve community mobility for individuals with IDD, although further research is needed to determine effectiveness. CMP have the potential to help individuals with IDD meet their self-determined community goals and improve travel skills.
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