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A Hierarchical Approach to Optimizing Bus Stop Distribution in Large and Fast Developing Cities

open access: yesISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2014
Public transit plays a key role in shaping the transportation structure of large and fast growing cities. To cope with high population and employment density, such cities usually resort to multi-modal transit services, such as rail, BRT and bus.
Zhengdong Huang, Xuejun Liu
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring alternative bus operations strategies for adaptive and efficient transit systems in the face of disruptions

open access: yesJournal of Public Transportation, 2023
Disruptions in public transit systems can have significant impacts on agency and passenger needs. Therefore, it is crucial to implement new transit policies to address these disruptions and to ensure efficient and reliable transit services.
Negar Heidarigharehsoo, Saeid Saidi
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying transit deserts in major Texas cities where the supplies missed the demands

open access: yesJournal of Transport and Land Use, 2017
Coined by the author, the concept “transit desert” is developed from the now common concept of a “food desert,” which is an area where there is limited or no access to fresh food (Clark et al. 2002; Jiao et al. 2012; Whelan et al.
Junfeng Jiao
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Rider Perceptions of an On-Demand Microtransit Service in Salt Lake County, Utah

open access: yesSmart Cities, 2021
On-demand microtransit services are frequently seen as an important tool in supporting first and last mile operations surrounding fixed route high frequency transit facilities, but questions remain surrounding who will use these novel services and for ...
Gregory S. Macfarlane   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Demand Responsive Transit Simulation of Wayne County, Michigan [PDF]

open access: yesTransportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, 2021
Demand responsive transit (DRT) can provide an alternative to private cars and complement existing public transport services. However, the successful implementation of DRT services remains a challenge as both researchers and policy makers can struggle to determine what sorts of places or cities are suitable for it.
Grace O. Kagho   +7 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Passenger transmission and productiveness of transit lines with high loads [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Deterministic transit capacity analysis applies to planning, design and operational management of urban transit systems. The Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual (1) and Vuchic (2, 3) enable transit performance to be quantified and assessed ...
Brown J.R.   +11 more
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Chapter 3 - Mobility on demand (MOD) and mobility as a service (MaaS): early understanding of shared mobility impacts and public transit partnerships [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Technology is changing the way we move and reshaping cities and society. Shared and on-demand mobility represent notable transportation shifts in the 21st century.
6t   +53 more
core   +1 more source

Planning skip-stop transit service under heterogeneous demands [PDF]

open access: yesTransportation Research Part B: Methodological, 2021
24 pages, 7 figures, 2 ...
Mei, Yu   +3 more
openaire   +3 more sources

A Methodology for Choosing between Route Deviation and Point Deviation Policies for Flexible Transit Services

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Transportation, 2018
Flexible transit services, which bring together the characteristics of fixed-route transit and demand-responsive transit, have been proven to be cost-efficient in low-density residential areas.
Yue Zheng, Wenquan Li, Feng Qiu
doaj   +1 more source

Research on Public Transit Network Hierarchy Based on Residential Transit Trip Distance

open access: yesDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society, 2012
To the problem of being lack of transit network hierarchy theory, a research on public transit network hierarchy optimization based on residential transit trip distance is conducted.
Gao Jian   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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