Submissions from 2024
Barriers Associated with the First/Last Mile Trip and Solutions to Bridge the Gap: A Scoping Literature Review, Ruqaya Emad Alfaris, Deep Patel, Mohammad Jalayer, and Mahbubur Meenar
Aerial cable cars as a transit mode: a review of technological advances, service area characteristics, and societal impacts in Latin America and the Caribbean, Santiago Cardona-Urrea, Jaime Soza-Parra, and Dick Ettema
Impacts of public transit delays and disruptions on equity seeking groups in Toronto – A time-expanded graph approach, Rick Zhaoju Liu and Amer Shalaby
Spatial Inequity of Transit and Automobile Access Gap across America for Underserved Population, Sanju Maharjan, Fatemeh Janatabadi, and Alireza Ermagun
How individual perceptions of transportation systems influence mode choice for mobility-challenged people: A case study in Dhaka using an integrated choice and latent variable model, Hossain Mohiuddin, Md Musfiqur Rahman Bhuiya, Md Musleh Uddin Hasan, and Huê-Tâm Jamme
Pandemic transit: examining transit use changes and equity implications in Boston, Houston, and Los Angeles, Julene Paul and Brian D. Taylor
Impact of Restricted Public Transport Since COVID-19 on Women in Rural India: A Qualitative Study, Rakhi Tripathi
Fair transport policies for older people: accessibility and affordability of public transport in Santiago, Chile, Giovanni Vecchio, Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Bryan Castillo, and Stefan Steiniger
A latent class analysis to understand riders’ adoption of on-demand mobility services as a complement to transit, Yiyuan Wang and Qing Shen
Conceptualising justice in transit-oriented development (TOD): towards an analytical framework, Marquis K.F. Yip, Samira Ramezani, Louise Meijering, Taede Tillema, and Jos Arts
Submissions from 2023
Prioritised seating arrangement on public transport: A focus on the disadvantaged group, Abubakar Sadiq Abass
Assessment of the First-and-Last-Mile Problem in Underserved Communities: Case Study in Camden City, NJ, Ruqaya Emad Alfaris and Mohammad Jalayer
Social exclusion and the public bus system in Santiago, Chile, Carolina Busco, Felipe González, Paulina Carmona, Alex Cancino, and Borja Alonso
‘Being treated like an actual person’: attitudinal accessibility on the bus, Bonnie Das Neves, Carolyn Unsworth, and Colette Browning
Exploring the spatial differences in travel mode choice of rail transit in Chongqing, Lixun Liu, Adam Dennett, and Robin Hickman
Disparities in public transit accessibility and usage by people with mobility disabilities: An evaluation using high-resolution transit data, Luyu Liu, Armita Kar, Ahmad Ilderim Tokey, Huyen T.K. Le, and Harvey J. Miller
Accessibility in a multi-ethnic city: Residential trade-offs among first-time parents, Erik Bjørnson Lunke
Impact of half-price public transport fares – a research note, Tom Magill, Carol Christie, and Sandy Fong
Mobility-on-demand public transport toward spatial justice: Shared mobility or Mobility as a Service, Si Qiao and Anthony Gar-On Yeh
Requiem for transit ridership? An examination of who abandoned, who will return, and who will ride more with mobility as a service, Jason Soria, Deirdre Edward, and Amanda Stathopoulos
“I have mentally cancelled a lot of trips”: Trips not made by disabled people due to public transport inequity in lutruwita/Tasmania, Lisa Stafford and Isaac Tye
“I just don't go nowhere:” How transportation disadvantage reinforces social exclusion, Chandra Ward and Darrell Walsh
Submissions from 2022
Shaping inclusiveness of a transportation system: Factors affecting seat-yielding behavior of university students in public transportation, Farrukh Baig, Dong Zhang, Jaeyoung Lee, and Hongda Xu
Understanding transit ridership in an equity context through a comparison of statistical and machine learning algorithms, Elnaz Yousefzadeh Barri, Steven Farber, Hadi Jahanshahi, and Eda Beyazit
Individual, household, and urban form determinants of trip chaining of non-work travel in México City, Dorian Antonio Bautista-Hernández
Towards transit equity in Detroit: An assessment of microtransit and its impact on employment accessibility, Tierra S. Bills, Richard Twumasi-Boakye, Andrea Broaddus, and James Fishelson
How can smart mobility bridge the first/last mile gap? Empirical evidence on public attitudes from Australia, Luke Butler, Tan Yigitcanlar, Alexander Paz, and Wala Areed
Equity of subway accessibility: A perspective from work commute trips, Sihui Guo, Tao Pei, Xi Wang, Ci Song, Xiao Chen, Jie Chen, Hua Shu, Yaxi Liu, and Mingbo Wu
The effects of public transport subsidies for lower-income users on public transport use: A quasi-experimental study, Luis A. Guzman and Philipp Hessel
Covid-19 pandemic impacts on essential transit riders: Findings from a U.S. Survey, Qian He, Dana Rowangould, Alex Karner, Matthew Palm, and Seth LaRue
Public transit cuts during COVID-19 compound social vulnerability in 22 US cities, Armita Kar, Andre L. Carrel, Harvey J. Miller, and Huyen T.K. Le
First Mile/Last Mile Problems in Smart and Sustainable Cities: A Case Study in Stockholm County, Elisie Kåresdotter, Jessica Page, Ulla Mörtberg, Helena Näsström, and Zahra Kalantari
Who loses and who wins in the ride-hailing era? A case study of Austin, Texas, Shengxiao (Alex) Li, Wei Zhai, Junfeng Jiao, and Chao (Kenneth) Wang
Mobility-impaired people’s preferences for a specialized paratransit service as BRT’s feeder: The role of autonomy, relatedness, and competence, Luis Márquez, Laura X. Pineda, and Juan C. Poveda
Transit's downward spiral: Assessing the social-justice implications of ride-hailing platforms and COVID-19 for public transportation in the US, Torin Monahan and Caroline G. Lamb
A new index to assess the situation of subgroups, with an application to public transport disadvantage in US metropolitan areas, John P. Pritchard, Anna Zanchetta, and Karel Martens
Ensuring equitable transportation for the disadvantaged: Paratransit usage by persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, Yiyuan Wang, Qing Shen, Lamis Abu Ashour, and Andrew L. Dannenberg
Submissions from 2021
The unequal impacts of time, cost and transfer accessibility on cities, classes and races, Tainá A. Bittencourt and Mariana Giannotti
Evaluation of the Federal Transit Administration’s Transit and Health Access Initiative: Case Highlights, Findings, and Recommendations, Jennifer M. Flynn, Victoria A. Perk, and Austin Marie Sipiora
Transit Economic Equity Index: Developing a Comprehensive Measure of Transit Service Equity, Torrey Lyons and Dong-ah Choi
Spatial and socio-economic analysis of public transport systems in large cities: A case study for Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Anderson Paulo Rudke, Jorge Alberto Martins, Alex Mota dos Santos, Witan Pereira Silva, Nathan F. da Silva Caldana, Vinicius A.S. Souza, Ronaldo Adriano Alves, and Taciana T. de Almeida Albuquerque
Who’s on Board? Examining the Changing Characteristics of Transit Riders using Latent Profile Analysis, Andrew Schouten, Brian D. Taylor, and Evelyn Blumenberg
Evaluation of a Transportation Incentive Program for Affordable Housing Residents, Huijun Tan, Nathan McNeil, John MacArthur, and Kelly Rodgers
Mobility-on-demand versus fixed-route transit systems: An evaluation of traveler preferences in low-income communities, Xiang Yan, Xilei Zhao, Yuan Han, Pascal Van Hentenryck, and Tawanna Dillahunt
Understanding the travel behaviors and activity patterns of the vulnerable population using smart card data: An activity space-based approach, Shanqi Zhang, Yu Yang, Feng Zhen, Tashi Lobsang, and Zhixuan Li
Incorporating Low-Stress Bicycling Connectivity into Expanded Transit Service Coverage, Ting Zuo, Heng Wei, and Na Chen
Submissions from 2020
Commuting inequality, role of urban structure, and identification of disadvantaged groups in the Mexico City metropolitan area, Dorian Antonio Bautista-Hernández
Identifying transit deserts for low-income commuters in Wuhan Metropolitan Area, China, Mingming Cai, Junfeng Jiao, Minghai Luo, and Yanfang Liu
Willingness to ride and perceptions of autonomous public transit, Eva Kassens-Noor, Zeenat Kotval-Karamchandani, and Meng Cai
Another one rides the bus? The connections between bus stop amenities, bus ridership, and ADA paratransit demand, Ja Young Kim, Keith Bartholomew, and Reid Ewing
Effect of passenger encumbrance and mobility aid use on dwell time variability in low-floor transit vehicles, Lidia P. Kostyniuk and Clive R. D'Souza
The journey experience of visually impaired people on public transport in London, Wai-Ying Low, Mengqiu Cao, Jonas De Vos, and Robin Hickman
Innovation in Action: Accomplishments of the Transit IDEA (Innovations Deserving Exploratory Analysis) Program, Transportation Research Board
Submissions from 2019
Sizing up transport poverty: A national scale accounting of low-income households suffering from inaccessibility in Canada, and what to do about it, Jeff Allen and Steven Farber
Location Aware Networks Optimizing Use of Transit Systems by Blind Travelers, Yariv Glazer and Robert Shawn Wall Emerson
Elevating access: Comparing accessibility to jobs by public transport for individuals with and without a physical disability, Emily Grisé, Geneviève Boisjoly, Meadhbh Maguire, and Ahmed El-Geneidy
Optimal zone sizes and headways for flexible-route bus services, Myungseob (Edward) Kim, Joshua Levy, and Paul Schonfeld
The effects of metro fare increase on transport equity: New evidence from Beijing, Pengjun Zhao and Yixue Zhang
Submissions from 2018
Do accessibility, vulnerability, opportunity, and travel characteristics have uniform impacts on the traveler’s experience?, Roberto F. Abenoza, Dick F. Ettema, and Yusak O. Susilo
Revisiting Clear Floor Area Requirements for Wheeled Mobility Device Users in Public Transportation, Aravind Bharathy and Clive D’Souza
A comparative analysis of the challenges in measuring transit equity: definitions, interpretations, and limitations, Phillip R. Carleton and J. David Porter
Public transport users' and policy makers' perceptions of integrated public transport systems, Subeh Chowdhury, Yuval Hadas, Vicente A. Gonzalez, and Bart Schot
Elevating access: Comparing accessibility to jobs by public transport for individuals with and without a physical disability, Emily Grisé, Geneviève Boisjoly, Meadhbh Maguire, and Ahmed El-Geneidy
Collaboration in mitigating spatial and skills mismatch: Exploring shared understandings between transit planners and workforce professionals, Andrew Guthrie, Fernando Burga, and Yingling Fan
Fare Policy and Vertical Equity: The Trade-off between Affordability and Cost Recovery, Xavier J. Harmony
Transit in the 2000s: Where Does It Stand and Where Is It Headed?, Michael Manville, Brian D. Taylor, and Evelyn Blumenberg
Submissions from 2017
Effects of transit bus interior configuration on performance of wheeled mobility users during simulated boarding and disembarking, Clive D'Souza, Victor Paquet, James A. Lenker, and Edward Steinfeld
Evaluating the relationship between socially (dis)advantaged neighbourhoods and customer satisfaction of bus service in London, U.K., Emily Grisé and Ahmed El-Geneidy
Exclusion and vulnerability on public transit: experiences of transit dependent riders in Portland, Oregon, Amy Lubitow, Jennifer Rainer, and Sasha Bassett
Modeling the Impact of Transit Fare Change on Passengers’ Accessibility, Zhenyuan (Eric) Ma, Abdul Rahman Masoud, and Ahmed O. Idris
Does the demand response to transit fare increases vary by income?, Caroline Miller and Ian Savage
The integrated dial-a-ride problem with timetabled fixed route service, Marcus Posada, Henrik Andersson, and Carl H. Häll
Public transit fare structure and social vulnerability in Montreal, Canada, David Verbich and Ahmed El-Geneidy
Submissions from 2016
Exploring Bicycle and Public Transit Use by Low-Income Latino Immigrants: A Mixed-Methods Study in the San Francisco Bay Area, Jesus M. Barajas, Daniel G. Chatman, and Asha Weinstein Agrawal
Travelling fair: Targeting equitable transit by understanding job location, sectorial concentration, and transit use among low-wage workers, Alexander Legrain, Ron Buliung, and Ahmed M. El-Geneidy
The pursuit of satisfaction: Variation in satisfaction with bus transit service among riders with encumbrances and riders with disabilities using a large-scale survey from London, UK, David Verbich and Ahmed El-Geneidy
Submissions from 2015
The impact of Universally accessible public transport–a before and after study, Jørgen Aarhaug and Beate Elvebakk
Identifying public transport gaps using time-dependent accessibility levels, Koos Fransen, Tijs Neutens, Steven Farber, Philippe De Maeyer, Greet Deruyter, and Frank Witlox
Cost–Benefit Analysis of Rural and Small Urban Transit in the United States, Ranjit Prasad Godavarthy, Jeremy Mattson, and Elvis Ndembe
The same mode again? An exploration of mode choice variability in Great Britain using the National Travel Survey, Eva Heinen and Kiron Chatterjee
Differentiating metropolitan transport disadvantage by mode: Household expenditure on private vehicle fuel and public transport fares in Brisbane, Australia, Tiebei Li, Jago Dodson, and Neil Sipe
Locating and quantifying public transport provision with respect to social need in Canberra, Australia, Nathan Pittman and Jennifer Eve Day
Exploring public transport equity between separate disadvantaged cohorts: a case study in Perth, Australia, Anthony Michael Ricciardi, Jianhong (Cecilia) Xia, and Graham Currie
Public transportation objectives and rider demographics: are transit’s priorities poor public policy?, Brian D. Taylor and Eric A. Morris
Feasible provision of targeted traveler information in public transportation: Segmentation based on functional limitations, Nina Waara, Karin Brundell-Freij, Ralf Risser, and Agneta Ståhl
Submissions from 2014
Identifying dimensions of exclusion from a BRT system in a developing country: a content analysis approach, Irene Casas and Elizabeth C. Delmelle
Determinants of Mode Share over Time How Changing Transport System Affects Transit Use in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Nicole Foth, Kevin Manaugh, and Ahmed M. El-Geneidy
Evaluating a concept design of a crowd-sourced ‘mashup’ providing ease-of-access information for people with limited mobility, Andrew May, Christopher J. Parker, Neil Taylor, and Tracy Ross
Reduced Fare Programs for Older Adults and Persons with Disabilities: A Peer Review of Policies, Gregory L. Newmark
Submissions from 2013
Forecasting Paratransit Services Demand – Review and Recommendations, Jay A. Goodwill and Ann Joslin
Urban Core Transit Access to Low-Income Jobs, Nicholas Hart and Nicholas E. Lownes
Submissions from 2012
Public transport pre-pay tickets: Understanding passenger choice for different products, Peter Graham and Corinne Mulley
Is the use of informal public transport modes in developing countries habitual? An empirical study in Davao City, Philippines, Marie Danielle Guillen, Haruo Ishida, and Naohisa Okamoto
Improving the methods used to provide access to and from trains for wheelchair users, Rail Safety and Standards Board Ltd
Submissions from 2011
Sharing the Costs of Human Services Transportation: Volume 1: The Transportation Services Cost Sharing Toolkit, Jon E. Burkhardt, Richard Garrity, Kathy McGehee, Susanna S. Hamme, Karen Burkhardt, Cindy Johnson, and David Koffman
Incorporating equity into the transit frequency-setting problem, Erin M. Ferguson, Jennifer Duthie, Avinash Unnikrishnan, and S. Travis Waller
Exploring transport to arts and cultural activities as a facilitator of social inclusion, Victoria Johnson, Graham Currie, and Janet Stanley
Submissions from 2010
Quantifying spatial gaps in public transport supply based on social needs, Graham Currie
Modelling the social and psychological impacts of transport disadvantage, Graham Currie and Alexa Delbosc
