Should we blame COVID-19 for the decline in transit ridership, or was it merely a stimulant?
Public transit ridership significantly declined during the COVID-19 pandemic and has not yet rebounded, even though the virus substantially subsided and people have mostly returned to their normal lives. This suggests that there are reasons for this drop
Helia Mohammadi-Mavi +2 more
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Disparities in the Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Public Transit Ridership in Austin, Texas, U.S.A. [PDF]
Jiao J, Hansen K, Azimian A.
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The European Bus with a High Level of Service (BHLS): Concept and Practice [PDF]
The paper discusses the respective American Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) and European Bus with a High Level of Service (BHLS) concepts comparing their approaches and implementation conditions.
Brendan Finn +3 more
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Transit-Oriented Development in the Chicago Region: Efficient and Resilient Communities for the 21st Century [PDF]
In this report CNT researchers evaluated the dynamics of the Chicago Region's 367 fixed Metra and CTA rail stations and station areas between 2000 and 2010.
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Assessing subway ridership resilience under extreme weather with vine copula modeling
Extreme weather poses increasing challenges to urban transit systems, yet the resilience of subway ridership under such conditions remains insufficiently understood.
Yan Guo +4 more
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Mass Rapid Transit Ridership Forecast Based on Direct Ridership Models: A Case Study in Wuhan, China
Many large cities rely on Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) to increase passenger mobility. For efficiency, MRT stations should be arranged to attract maximal number of travelers.
Ruili Guo, Zhengdong Huang
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Micromobility evolution and expansion: Understanding how docked and dockless bikesharing models complement and compete – A case study of San Francisco [PDF]
Shared micromobility – the shared use of bicycles, scooters, or other low-speed modes – is an innovative transportation strategy growing across the United States that includes various service models such as docked, dockless, and e-bike service models ...
Feng, Frank +4 more
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Vehicle access and falling transit ridership: evidence from Southern California. [PDF]
Manville M +3 more
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From Buses to BRT: Case Studies of Incremental BRT Projects in North America, MTI Report 09-13 [PDF]
Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) uses different combinations of techniques to improve service, such as bus-only lanes and roads, pre-boarding fare collection, transit priority at traffic signals, stylish vehicles with extra doors, bus stops that are more like ...
Jerram, Lisa Callaghan, Niles, John
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The node-place model has been widely applied for uncovering the coordination between transit network and land use but overlooks the critical role of ridership and its temporal variations. Focusing on the dynamic nature of urban activities and ridership,
Dejiang Wang, Jiangyue Wu, Zhuolin Tao
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