Service Coverage Factors Affecting Bus Transit System Availability

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2014

Subject Area

place - europe, place - north america, planning - travel demand management, mode - bus, infrastructure - stop

Keywords

Transit service, System availability, Service coverage

Abstract

Over the last few years, transportation policies have aimed to shift transport demand from private car to transit systems. To achieve this objective, supplied transit services must be available to as many users as possible. Access to transit stops is an important factor. This research focuses on defining the service coverage area of a transit service, which is the area within walking distance of a transit stop, using a methodology suggested by the Transportation Research Board. The aim of this research is to calculate service coverage area for a transit system operating in the urban area of an Italian city. The results showed that street connectivity factor, grade factor and population factor have great influence on the determination of service coverage area, whereas pedestrian crossing factor does not impact service coverage area. However, grade factor was calibrated for American cities and does not fit the case of European and Italian cities, which have different topographical characteristics.

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Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.

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