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Does fare-free transit increase labor-force participation and reduce income inequality?
Journal of Public TransportationFare-free transit policy is not new to several public transit systems and communities in the U.S., as some local transit agencies have begun implementing fare-free transit policies or variations of them since the 1960s.
Kenneth Ofosu-Kwabe +2 more
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Journal of Transport and Land Use, 2018 Although urban rain transit (URT) is an attractive alternative mode of daily travel, barriers exist in URT development across the world, in particular, the high cost of construction and operation and relative low rates of URT ridership.
Jinbao Zhao +3 more
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Impact of COVID-19 behavioral inertia on reopening strategies for New York City transit
International Journal of Transportation Science and Technology, 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic has affected travel behaviors and transportation system operations, and cities are grappling with what policies can be effective for a phased reopening shaped by social distancing.
Ding Wang +5 more
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The Factors Influencing Transit Ridership: A Review and Analysis of the Ridership Literature [PDF]
, 2003 What explains transit ridership? The answer to this simple question is both obvious and complex. Public transit systems carry large shares of person travel in older, larger metropolitan areas around the globe, but in most places – old and new, large and small – transit is losing market share to private vehicles.
Taylor, Brian D., Fink, Camille N.Y.
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Improving Demand Modeling in California\u27s Rail Transit System [PDF]
, 2018 This paper analyzes urban rail-fare elasticity and compares the results across four California transit systems. A method of Internet search is adopted to collect monthly transit-fare records from 2002 to 2013.
Liu, Rui
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Transit proximity effects : Capital MetroRail and its impact on land prices in Austin, Texas [PDF]
, 2015 textSince its first operation in 2010, the 32-mile Austin Capital MetroRail has connected downtown Austin to the city of Leander with 9 stations operating in total.
Yu, Haitao, M.S.C.R.P
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Fuel Prices and Ambient Air Pollution: A Study of Sydney*
Economic Record, Volume 102, Issue 336, Page 27-46, March 2026.This paper explores the short‐run influence of road transport fuel prices on ambient air pollution over the period 2004–2023 for the case of Sydney, Australia. Using daily data from nine air quality monitoring stations, we find negative effects of fuel prices on ambient concentrations of several key pollutants including ozone, nitrogen dioxide and ...
Paul J. Burke, Jian Li
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A comparison of time series methods for post-COVID transit ridership forecasting
Journal of Public TransportationTransit agencies conduct system-level ridership forecasting for planning, budgeting, and other administrative purposes. However, the COVID-19 pandemic introduced substantial changes in transit ridership levels and seasonal patterns, which has impacted ...
Ashley Hightower +4 more
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Urban Science, 2019 Do private transport services complement or compete against public transit? As transit agencies scramble to adjust to the new transport landscape of mobility services, this has become an important question. This study focuses on New York’s commuter
Catherine Musili, Deborah Salon
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Transit Ridership, Reliability, and Retention
, 2008 This project explores two major components that affect transit ridership: travel time reliability and rider retention. It has been recognized that transit travel time reliability may have a significant impact on attractiveness of transit to many current and prospective riders.
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