Submissions from 2024
Developing a representative driving cycle for paratransit that reflects measured data transients: Case study in Stellenbosch, South Africa, Christopher Hull, Katherine A. Collett, and Malcolm D. McCulloch
Adopting electric bus for improving efficiency in the local public transport sector: Analysis of facilitating conditions and their nonlinear relationships, Ifeyinwa Juliet Orji
Submissions from 2023
Perception of commuter rail transit riders/users of train services on the Accra-Nsawam Corridor, Kwabena Koforobour Agyemang, Prince Kwame Odame, Regina Obilie Amoako-Sakyi, Emmanuel Abeashi Mensah, and Albert Machistey Abane
The impact of ownership and contractual practice on the technical efficiency level of the public transport operators: An international comparison, Foued Aloulou and Imen Ghannouchi
Willingness to pay for COVID-19 mitigation measures in public transport and paratransit in low-income countries, Andrew Bwambale, Chinebuli Uzondu, Mohaimanul Islam, Farzana Rahman, Zahara Batool, Paul Isolo Mukwaya, and Zia Wadud
Performance classification of Tunisian public transport operators, Ahmed Derbel and Younes Boujelbene
Re-evaluating roles and relationships between city authorities and informal public transport operators in sub-saharan africa: A comparative analysis of five cities, Timothy Durant, Mamaa Grant Monney, Michael Etonam Johnson, Kwame Kwakwa Osei, Joaquín Romero de Tejada, Herrie Schalekamp, and Ansumana Tarawally
Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Predicting Individuals’ Mode Choice Behavior in Mansoura City, Egypt, Marwa Elharoun, Sherif M. El-Badawy, and Usama Elrawy Shahdah
Travel mode preference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: empirical observations, Eleni Gebremeskel, Berhanu Woldetensae, and Mintesnot Woldeamanuel
Analysis of the operational and financial performance of the Addis Ababa municipality-owned public bus transport services, Mulugeta Girma
Estimating the demand for informal public transport: evidence from Antananarivo, Madagascar, Atsushi Iimi
Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the people’s choice of urban public transportation modes and mobility in Addis Ababa and Hawassa city, Ethiopia, Tareke K. Moges and Ashebir G. Mitiku
Pathways to integrating paratransit and formal public transport: Case studies from Tshwane, South Africa, Lesedi Mokoma and Christoffel Venter
A simulation-based optimization approach for designing transit networks, Obiora A. Nnene, Johan W. Joubert, and Mark H.P. Zuidgeest
Electrifying public transit benefits public finances in small island developing states, Zakia Soomauroo, Philipp Blechinger, and Felix Creutzig
Comparing travel behaviour characteristics and correlates between large and small Kenyan cities (Nairobi versus Kisumu), Lambed Tatah, Louise Foley, Tolu Oni, Matthew Pearce, Charles Lwanga, Vincent Were, Felix Assah, Yves Wasnyo, Ebele Mogo, Gabriel Okello, Stephen Mogere, Charles Obonyo, and James Woodcock
Review of South Africa’s public transport system, Jackie Walters and Noleen Pisa
Submissions from 2022
Urban expansion and differential accessibility by car and public transport in the Greater Kumasi city-region, Ghana—A geospatial modelling approach, Ransford A. Acheampong and Stephen Boahen Asabere
Factors causing low demand for a suburban passenger train in Sekondi-Takoradi, Philip Kofi Alimo, Stephen Agyeman, Sanusi Mumuni Zankawah, Chunhui Yu, Lin Cheng, and Wanjing Ma
COVID-19 influence on commuters' attitude towards riding public buses for essential trips, Shohel Amin and Jeremiah Uredo Adah
Up around the bend? How transport poverty can lead to social exclusion in a low-income community in Lagos, Nigeria, André Bueno Rezendede Castro, Abby Daniela Ortega Sandoval, and Genevieve Odamtten
Evaluating service performance of public bus transit service: a case study of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Mulugeta Girma
Importance performance analysis for evaluating city bus service quality in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Mulugeta Girma, Berhanu Woldetensae, Gebrechristos Nuriye, and Tebarek Lika
Safety and security of women and girls in public transport, Deribe Kaske Kacharo, Emebet Teshome, and Tesfaye Woltamo
Developing an intention to use amongst non-users of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System: An emerging market perspective, R. Matubatuba and C. F. De Meyer-Heydenrych
Dealing with impact of COVID-19 on transportation in a developing country: Insights and policy recommendations, Emmanuel Mogaji, Ibrahim Adekunle, Stella Aririguzoh, and Adeyemi Oginni
Measuring the Service Quality at Multimodal Public Transport Interchanges: A Needs-Driven Approach, Sumashni Moodley and Christoffel Venter
Accessibility and sustainable mobility transitions in Africa: Insights from Freetown, Daniel Oviedo, Clemence Cavoli, Caren Levy, Braima Koroma, Joseph Macarthy, Orlando Sabogal, Fatima Arroyo, and Peter Jones
Integrating para- and scheduled transit: Minibus paratransit operators' perspective on reform in Cape Town, Christopher Plano and Roger Behrens
Last mile commute: An integral sustainability component for passengers accessibility within city's transport fabric, Sherif Yinka Razak
Mining groups of factors influencing bus/minibus crash severities on poor pavement condition roads considering different lighting status, Reuben Tamakloe, Enoch F. Sam, Madiha Bencekri, Subasish Das, and Dongjoo Park
The travel, equity and wellbeing impacts of transit-oriented development in Global South, Fenglong Wang, Yuya Zheng, Wenjie Wu, and Donggen Wang
Submissions from 2021
Integrating formal and informal transit into one hybrid passenger transport system in Lagos, Nigeria, Louis G. Alcorn and Alex Karner
Bus rapid transit implementation with the inclusion of incumbent paratransit operators in African cities: lessons from Accra, Emmanuel Theodore Asimeng
Accelerating sustainable mobility and land-use transitions in rapidly growing cities: Identifying common patterns and enabling factors, Clemence Cavoli
Analyzing the Newest Interchange Connection at Cairo Metro Network Pertaining to Passenger Flow, Soha Eldakdoky
Flood impacts on urban transit and accessibility—A case study of Kinshasa, Yiyi He, Stephan Thies, Paolo Avner, and Jun Rentschler
Contextualizing urban growth, urbanisation and travel behaviour in Ghanaian cities, Michael Poku-Boansi
Investigating factors affecting bus/minibus accident severity in a developing country for different subgroup datasets characterised by time, pavement, and light conditions, Reuben Tamakloe, Sungho Lim, Enoch F. Sam, Shin Hyoung Park, and Dongjoo Park
Submissions from 2020
Mobility-on-demand: An empirical study of internet-based ride-hailing adoption factors, travel characteristics and mode substitution effects, Ransford A. Acheampong, Alhassan Siiba, Dennis K. Okyere, and Justice P. Tuffour
Why do paratransit operators resist participation in bus rapid transit? Case evidence from Bogota, Mexico City, Johannesburg and Lagos, Emmanuel Theodore Asimeng and Dirk Heinrichs
Comparison of efficiency between public and private transport modes using excess commuting: An experience in Dar es Salaam, Hannibal Bwire and Emil Zengo
Social and economic impacts of public transportation on adjacent communities: The case of the Addis Ababa light rail transit, Gebeyew T. Deyas and Mintesnot G. Woldeamanuel
Activity Participation and Perceptions on Informal Public Transport and Bus Rapid Transit in Dar es Salaam, Lucy Joseph, An Neven, Karel Martens, Opportuna Kweka, Geert Wets, and Davy Janssens
Minibus taxis in Kampala's paratransit system: Operations, economics and efficiency, Innocent Ndibatya and M. J. Booysen
Does urban form influence automobile trip frequency in Accra, Ghana?, Nana Yaw Oppong-Yeboah and Tae-Hyoung Tommy Gim
Towards evening paratransit services to complement scheduled public transport in Cape Town: A driver attitudinal survey of alternative policy interventions, Christopher Plano, Roger Behrens, and Mark Zuidgeest
Cities and the governance of transport interfaces: Ethiopia's new rail systems, Philipp Rode, Biruk Terrefe, and Nuno F. da Cruz
Measuring the quality of the first/last mile connection to public transport, Christoffel J. Venter
Understanding bidder behaviour: The case of the Mamelodi contract, Jackie Walters
Submissions from 2019
Accessibility across transport modes and residential developments in Nairobi, Kayleigh B. Campbell, James A. Rising, Jacqueline M. Klopp, and Jacinta Mwikali Mbilo
Corridors of Freedom: Analyzing Johannesburg’s Ambitious Inclusionary Transit-Oriented Development, Philip Harrison, Margot Rubin, Alexandra Appelbaum, and Romain Dittgen
Mapping minibuses in Maputo and Nairobi: engaging paratransit in transportation planning in African cities, Jacqueline M. Klopp and Clemence Cavoli
A discrete choice analysis of transport mode choice causality and perceived barriers of sustainable mobility in the MENA region, Houshmand E. Masoumi
The gendered impacts of technological change for public transport workers in the Global South, Tessa Wright
Submissions from 2018
Low world oil prices: A chance to reform fuel subsidies and promote public transport? A case study for South Africa, Martin Henseler and Helene Maisonnave
Does public transport accessibility enhance subjective well-being? A study of the City of Johannesburg, Nahungu Lionjanga and Christo Venter
Institutional preparedness to bus tendering in the context of a fragmented liberalized market: Case study of Harare, Zimbabwe, Tatenda Mbara and Smart Dumba
How worthwhile is it to maximise customer satisfaction in public transport service contracts with a large captive user base? The case of South Africa, Mathetha Mokonyama and Christo Venter
Bus rapid transit systems as a governance reform project, Michael Poku-Boansi and Greg Marsden
Public bus passenger safety evaluations in Ghana: A phenomenological constructivist exploration, Enoch F. Sam, Kris Brijs, Stijn Daniels, Tom Brijs, and Geert Wets
Modelling public bus/minibus transport accident severity in Ghana, Enoch F. Sam, Stijn Daniels, Kris Brijs, Tom Brijs, and Geert Wets
Multi-level governance in public transport: Governmental layering and its influence on public transport service solutions, Wijnand Veeneman and Corinne Mulley
The equity impacts of bus rapid transit: A review of the evidence and implications for sustainable transport, Christoffel Venter, Gail Jennings, Darío Hidalgo, and Andrés Felipe Valderrama Pineda
Submissions from 2017
Railway transit services in Algiers: priority improvement actions based on users perceptions, José Luis Machado-León, Rocío de Oña, Tahar Baouni, and Juan de Oña
Lessons from building paratransit operators’ capacity to be partners in Cape Town’s public transport reform process, Herrie Schalekamp
Submissions from 2016
Level of service delivery of public transport and mode choice in Accra, Ghana, Dora Birago, Seth Opoku Mensah, and Somesh Sharma
Public transport demand: dynamic panel model analysis, Manel Daldoul, Sami Jarboui, and Ahlem Dakhlaoui
Assessing the potential of bus rapid transit-led network restructuring for enhancing affordable access to employment – The case of Johannesburg's Corridors of Freedom, Christoffel Venter
Submissions from 2015
Analysis of the technological features of regional public transport companies: the Tunisian case, Ahmed Ayadi and Sami Hammami
Who could benefit from a bus rapid transit system in cities from developing countries? A case study from Kampala, Uganda, Karolien Vermeiren, Els Verachtert, Peter Kasaija, Maarten Loopmans, Jean Poesen, and Anton Van Rompaey
Submissions from 2014
Potential for mitigating greenhouse gases through expanding public transport services: A case study for Gauteng Province, South Africa, Steffen Bubeck, Jan Tomaschek, and Ulrich Fahl
Paradoxes of establishing mass rapid transit systems in african cities – A case of Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (DART) system, Tanzania, Abdi Ka'bange, David Mfinanga, and Edwin Hema
Assessment of Passenger Satisfaction with Intra-City Public Bus Transport Servicesin Abuja, Nigeria, Ali Alphonsus Nwachukwu
Submissions from 2013
An integrated case-based reasoning approach for personalized itinerary search in multimodal transportation systems, Amna Bouhana, Afef Fekih, Mourad Abed, and Habib Chabchoub
Paratransit Business Strategies: A Bird’s-Eye View of Matatus in Nairobi, Dorothy McCormick, Winnie Mitullah, Preston Chitere, Risper Orero, and Marilyn Ommeh
Submissions from 2012
Analyzing the structure of informal transit: The evening commute problem, Celeste Chavis and Carlos F. Daganzo
Towards large-scale flexible transport services: A practical perspective from the domain of paratransit, Brendan Finn
Workshop 5 report: Network and system planning, Sergio Jara-Díaz and Alejandro Tirachini
Incorporation of customer satisfaction in public transport contracts – A preliminary analysis, Mathetha Mokonyama and Christoffel Venter
Spatial variation of transit service quality preferences in Dar-es-Salaam, Alphonse Nkurunziza, Mark Zuidgeest, Mark Brussel, and Frans Van den Bosch
Modeling Commuter Preferences for the Proposed Bus Rapid Transit in Dar-es-Salaam, Alphonse Nkurunziza, Mark Zuidgeest, Mark Brussel, and Martin Van Maarseveen
Workshop 3A report – Governance, contracting, ownership and competition issues in public transport: Looking up not down, John Stanley and Andrew Smith
The lurch towards formalisation: Lessons from the implementation of BRT in Johannesburg, South Africa, Christoffel Venter
Overview of public transport policy developments in South Africa, Jackie Walters
Submissions from 2011
Urban Bus Services in Developing Countries and Countries in Transition, Brendan Finn and Corinne Mulley
Can African Bus Rapid Transit inform European projects?, Nick Richardson and Stephen Luke
Submissions from 2010
Using GIS for Measuring Transit Stop Accessibility Considering Actual Pedestrian Road Network, Mohamed A. Foda and Ahmed O. Osman
The 1995 Attempted Derailing of the French TGV (High-Speed Train) and a Quantitative Analysis of 181 Rail Sabotage Attempts, Brian Michael Jenkins, Bruce R. Butterworth, and Jean-François Clair
Africa's First Bus Rapid Transit System, Robin Kaenzig, Dayo Mobereola, and Colin Brader
Engaging paratransit on public transport reform initiatives in South Africa: A critique of policy and an investigation of appropriate engagement approaches, Herrie Schalekamp and Roger Behrens
Submissions from 2009
Travel Behavior of Largest Minority Cohorts in Texas, Gustavo A. Jimenez and Stephen P. Mattingly
Submissions from 2008
The South African experience with negotiated versus competitively tendered bus contracts, Jackie Walters and D Cloete
Submissions from 2006
Collection of passenger travel data in Sub-Saharan African cities: Towards improving survey instruments and procedures, Roger Behrens, Lourdes Diaz-Olvera, Didier Plat, and Pascal Pochet
Submissions from 2003
Establishment of transport authorities in local sphere of government in South Africa: unfolding of the process, H. Groenewald
Submissions from 2002
URBAN TRANSPORT SERVICES IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REFORM IN UGANDA, M BENMAAMAR, S Ellis, and C DUNKERLEY
Submissions from 2001
NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE VALUE OF TRANSIT: MODELING INFERENCES FROM DADE COUNTY, Gregory L. Thompson
Submissions from 2000
RAIL TRANSIT IN THE NEXT MILLENNIUM: SOME GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES, Herbert S. Levinson
