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Open Access 30.05.2024

Everything has changed: the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the transit market in Montréal, Canada

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the transit market leading to ridership loss and service cuts. Most of the post-pandemic transit market literature has focused on how to attract those who stopped using transit services, however …

verfasst von:
Thiago Carvalho, Ahmed El-Geneidy

29.05.2024

In-stream mobility and speed estimation of mobile devices from mobile network data

The cellular network is now nearly an almost ubiquitous and real-time sensor with coverage anywhere and anytime for any device. Mobile network data is a rich source for official statistics, such as human mobility. However, unlike GPS tracks, each …

verfasst von:
Rémy Scholler, Oumaïma Alaoui-Ismaïli, Denis Renaud, Jean-François Couchot, Eric Ballot

Open Access 28.05.2024

Who is inclined to buy an autonomous vehicle? Empirical evidence from California

This study aims to investigate people’s perceptions and opinions on Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) and the key factors that influence their Behavioral Intention (BI) to purchase and use AVs. Data were sourced from the 2019 California Vehicle Survey to …

verfasst von:
Md. Mokhlesur Rahman, Jean-Claude Thill

Open Access 27.05.2024

Multi-purpose pickup and delivery problem for combined passenger and freight transport

Recent advances in the development of modular transport vehicles allow deploying multi-purpose vehicles, which enable alternate transport of different demand types. In this study, we propose a novel variant of the pickup and delivery problem, the …

verfasst von:
Jonas Hatzenbühler, Erik Jenelius, Győző Gidófalvi, Oded Cats

18.05.2024

An approach to assess the role of features in detection of transportation modes

One of the fundamental prerequisites for interpreting collected passive travel data to develop intelligent transportation systems is the detection of transportation modes. The literature has divided transportation mode detection into two parts: …

verfasst von:
Sajjad Sowlati, Rahim Ali Abbaspour, Alireza Chehreghan

13.05.2024

Modelling intermodal traveller behaviour in mega-city regions: simultaneous versus sequential estimation frameworks

The sustained expansion of mega-city regions and the development of multimodal transport networks have catalysed intercity mobility, thereby restructuring regional travel demand patterns. This study aims to interpret the behaviour of intermodal …

verfasst von:
Ning Huan, Stephane Hess, Toshiyuki Yamamoto, Enjian Yao

13.05.2024

Hybrid gradient-swarm intelligence to improve quality of solutions for origin–destination matrix adjustment problem

The high cost of conventional surveys has motivated researchers to develop methods for adjusting a prior Origin–destination (OD) matrix from easily available traffic counts. The gradient method is a mathematical programming approach widely used …

verfasst von:
Mehrdad Gholami Shahbandi, Abbas Babazadeh

10.05.2024

Understanding social attitudes towards autonomous driving: a perspective from Chinese citizens

Given the rapid advancement of autonomous driving technology, discerning public willingness to pay and anticipated driving behavior for autonomous vehicles is crucial for their successful promotion, hastened adoption, and enhanced safety in …

verfasst von:
Zhenning Li, Ruru Tang, Guofa Li, Chengzhong Xu

10.05.2024

Design of the “Future Mobility in Canada Survey” (FMCS) to assess the evolving mobility landscape in urban Canada with an emphasis on automated vehicles

The mobility tool landscape continues to evolve because of shared mobility services, the prospect of automated vehicles (AVs), teleworking, and unpredicted challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic. It is critical that public and private sector actors …

verfasst von:
Samira Hamiditehrani, Darren M. Scott, Matthias N. Sweet

Open Access 30.04.2024

The influence of app function evolution on transport SuperApp use behaviour over time

In the past few decades, there has been a significant increase in smartphone apps that are designed to help users optimise their daily activities. As a result, there has been a noticeable impact on travel demand. Some of these apps have evolved …

verfasst von:
Muhamad Rizki, Tri Basuki Joewono, Yusak O. Susilo

23.04.2024

Estimating the effects of income inequality, information communication technology, and transport infrastructure on transport-oriented household expenditures

This study investigates the influence of transport infrastructure, income inequality, information and communication technology on transport-oriented household expenditures. For this purpose, we chose the data set period from 1997 to 2021 for the …

verfasst von:
Zahid Hussain, Chunhui Huo, Jabbar Ul-Haq, Hubert Visas, Muhammad Umair

Open Access 13.04.2024

Exploring the effect of perceived safety in first/last mile mode choices

Micro-mobility transport modes like e-bikes and e-scooters promise higher flexibility when covering the first/last mile trip from/to the public transport stop/station to the destination point and vice-versa. However, safety concerns about riding a …

verfasst von:
Panagiotis G. Tzouras, Valentina Pastia, Ioannis Kaparias, Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou

Open Access 13.04.2024

Determinants of irregular demand for regional rail passenger services – case study of High Tatras in Slovakia

The demand for public transport by tourists increases significantly in tourist-attractive destinations. This is in addition to regular passengers commuting to school and work. The level of irregular demand is influenced by several factors related …

verfasst von:
Martin Kendra, Oľga Blažeková, Mária Vojteková

08.04.2024

A multi-modal network equilibrium model considering captive travelers and mode correlation

In making daily commuting trips, a part of travelers, which are called captive travelers, rely on one transport mode due to a lack of access or affordability to other transport modes. To account for the effect of such captive travelers on network …

verfasst von:
Guangchao Wang, Defeng Song, Hang Qi, Juanhua Zhou, Zhengbing He

06.04.2024

COVID Future panel survey: A unique public dataset documenting how U.S. residents’ travel-related choices changed during the COVID-19 pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic was an unprecedented global crisis that has impacted virtually everyone. We conducted a nationwide online longitudinal survey in the United States to collect information about the shifts in travel-related behavior and …

verfasst von:
R. S. Chauhan, M. Bhagat-Conway, T. B. Magassy, N. Corcoran, E. Rahimi, A. Dirks, R. M. Pendyala, A. Mohammadian, S. Derrible, D. Salon

Open Access 05.04.2024

Cycling speed variation: a multilevel model of characteristics of cyclists, trips and route tracking points

Smooth cycling can improve the competitiveness of bicycles. Understanding cycling speed variation during a trip reveals the infrastructure or situations which promote or prevent smooth cycling. However, research on this topic is still limited.

verfasst von:
Hong Yan, Kees Maat, Bert van Wee

05.04.2024

Bike lanes and ability to summon an autonomous scooter can increase willingness to use micromobility

This paper investigates factors affecting people’s preferences for shared micromobility when autonomous technology is available. Using combined stated and revealed preference data from an online choice experiment, focusing on vehicle availability …

verfasst von:
Tianqi Zou, Don MacKenzie

03.04.2024

Operation extension strategy on last train timetables in urban rail transit network: A Pareto optimality-based approach

Under the increasingly prosperous nighttime economy, it is necessary to develop an operation extension strategy to optimize last train connections to improve urban rail transit service levels. A novel MILP model is proposed that aims to optimize …

verfasst von:
Feng Zhou, Wenyu Wang, Fangsheng Wang, Ruihua Xu

27.03.2024

Exploring the nonlinear relationships between human travel and road traffic congestions using taxi trajectory data

Urban road traffic congestion remains challenging due to global urbanisation and has caused travel delays, energy consumption, and detrimental emissions. Therefore, exploring the potential dominant factors associated with traffic congestion …

verfasst von:
Yan Shi, Da Wang, Baoju Liu, Min Deng, Bingrong Chen

Open Access 16.03.2024

Effectiveness of vaccination, travel load, and facemask use control strategies for controlling COVID Delta variant: the case of Sydney Metropolitan Area

The Delta variant of SARS-CoV-2, specifically identified as B.1.617.2, is responsible for the severe outbreaks witnessed globally, including in various countries and cities, with Sydney Greater Metropolitan Area (Sydney GMA) being no exception.

verfasst von:
Maliheh Tabasi, Ali Najmi, Eric J. Miller, C. Raina MacIntyre, Taha H. Rashidi