Distortions in infrastructure development in urban transport in India: How to remedy it? [PDF]
National Urban Transport Policy, the guiding document for urban transport in India, emphasis movement of people and goods and not vehicles. The paper establishes that investment on walking and cycling facilities, and surface rail projects give maximum ...
Manchala, Ravibabu, Vagvala, Phani Sree
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The Relations of the Image and Fact of the Service Quality of Busway with User Loyalty [PDF]
The provision of bus rapid transit (busway) in Jakarta aims to provide a high service quality of publictransportation, to reduce congestion, and to improve the transportation system.
Joewono, T. B. (Tri)+1 more
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Perceptions of Bicycle-Friendly Policy Impacts on Accessibility to Transit Services: The First and Last Mile Bridge, MTI Report 12-10 [PDF]
The coordination of bicycle and transit modes has received close attention from public transit planners and researchers in recent years, as transit agencies around the world have installed bicycle racks on transit vehicles, implemented bicycles-on-trains
Flamm, Bradley, Rivasplata, Charles
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Comparing Data Quality and Cost from Three Modes of On-Board Transit Passenger Surveys [PDF]
This report presents the findings from a research project investigating the relative data quality and administration costs for three different modes of surveying bus passengers that produce results generalizable to the full passenger population.
Agrawal, Asha W.+3 more
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Assessing the Efficiency of Mass Transit Systems in the United States [PDF]
Frustrated with increased parking problems, unstable gasoline prices, and stifling traffic congestion, a growing number of metropolitan city dwellers consider utilizing the mass transit system.
Min, Hokey
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Choices on public transit options are choices about a city's future. Will there be congestion? Will there be high levels of air and noise pollution? Will transport be affordable? Will services be available to all?
Fjellstrom, Karl, Wright, Lloyd
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Neighborhood Crime and Transit Station Access Mode choice - Phase III of Neighborhood Crime and Travel Behavior [PDF]
This report provides the findings from the third phase of a three-part study about the influences of neighborhood crimes on travel mode choice. While previous phases found evidence that high levels of neighborhood crime discourage people from choosing to
Appleyard, Bruce S.+2 more
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Increasing Transit Ridership: Lessons from the Most Successful Transit Systems in the 1990s, MTI Report-01-22 [PDF]
This study systematically examines recent trends in public transit ridership in the U.S. during the 1990s. Specifically, this analysis focuses on agencies that increased ridership during the latter half of the decade.
Boyd, Brent+5 more
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Increasing Use of Public Transit [PDF]
The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) provides bus and rail service to Erie and Niagara Counties. In Erie County, this metro service is delivered via 38 interwoven bus routes and one light rail line.
King, Lynn
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Reassessing the financial and social costs of public transport
This paper uses a previously developed spreadsheet cost model which simulates public transport modes operated on a 12km route to analyse the total costs of different passenger demand levels.
Li, X., Preston, J.M.
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