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Journal of Advanced Transportation, Volume 2026, Issue 1, 2026.Passenger road transport is a cornerstone of social connectivity and economic growth, providing essential mobility for millions while supporting trade, employment, and development. However, its environmental impact, particularly high emissions and energy consumption, presents a significant challenge for advancing sustainability, reducing carbon ...
Saransh Tiwari +3 more
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Remaining Useful Life Modelling With an Escalator Health Condition Analytic System
Quality and Reliability Engineering International, Volume 41, Issue 8, Page 3746-3758, December 2025.ABSTRACT An escalator's refurbishment is usually linked with its design life as recommended by the manufacturer. However, the actual useful life of an escalator should be determined by its operating condition, which is affected by the runtime, workload, maintenance quality and vibration, rather than age only. The objective of this project is to develop
Inez M. Zwetsloot +7 more
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Increasing Transit Ridership: Lessons from the Most Successful Transit Systems in the 1990s, MTI Report-01-22 [PDF]
, 2002 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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South African Journal of Economics, Volume 93, Issue 4, Page 374-386, December 2025.ABSTRACT Several significant urban transportation projects implemented in South Africa over the last decade have had disappointing results at odds with ex‐ante and ex‐post economic appraisals of their feasibility. The economic and financial implications are significant and enduring and, in the case of the bus rapid transit (BRT) systems, have resulted ...
Gary P. Hayes, Christoffel J. Venter
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Public Transit Access and Income Segregation
International Economic Review, Volume 66, Issue 4, Page 1525-1560, October 2025.ABSTRACT What are the implications of mass transit improvements for residential income segregation within cities? I observe large income differences in households' usage of and residential proximity to “fast” versus “slow” transit (e.g., subways vs. buses on shared lanes).
Prottoy A. Akbar
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Modeled Travel Behavior Changes in Metropolitan Seattle, WA, USA in Response to Introduction of Bridge Tolls and Other Alternatives [PDF]
, 2010 Modeled Travel Behavior Changes in Metropolitan Seattle, WA, USA In Response to Introduction of Bridge Tolls and Other Alternatives Major water bodies predominate in the Seattle metropolitan region, including Lake Washington, which separates the City of ...
Clark, Judith +2 more
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Geography Compass, Volume 19, Issue 9, September 2025.ABSTRACT How much did the Great Recession change U.S. municipal budgetary and fiscal governance? According to an academic literature that subsequently emerged, the period saw a combination of both change and continuity. The work offered two distinct ways to explain and understand the emerging context: austerity urbanism and pragmatic municipalism. This
Mark Davidson, Kevin Ward
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Practice review in peak period rail network management: Sydney and San Francisco Bay area [PDF]
, 2009 The paper reviews current rail peak demand management approaches in Sydney and San Francisco through a practice review approach. Sydney and the San Francisco Bay Area offer two cases in the management of rail passenger demand in peak periods and beyond ...
Charles, P., Hale, C.
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“Moments of Change” and Low‐Carbon Behaviors: A Multidisciplinary, Systematic Review
WIREs Climate Change, Volume 16, Issue 4, July/August 2025.Moving house is one of the most well‐studied “moments of change” that can have significant impacts on low‐carbon behaviors, such as reducing car use. Photo by cottonbro studio: https://www.pexels.com/photo/family‐unpacking‐after‐moving‐4569340/. ABSTRACT Individual behavior change is essential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate climate ...
Lorraine Whitmarsh +13 more
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Future prospects for personal security in travel by public transport [PDF]
, 2014 This work was supported by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council [grant number EP/I037032/1].
Beecroft, Mark, Pangbourne, Kate
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