Before-and-after evaluation of a bus network improvement using performance indicators from historical smart card data
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2021
Subject Area
mode - bus, place - south america, place - urban, technology - geographic information systems, technology - passenger information, ridership - demand, planning - methods, planning - service improvement
Keywords
Public transport, Before and after, Bus network, Smart card, Origin destination matrix
Abstract
This paper describes a methodology for assessing before-and-after benefits for residents in an urban area resulting from the implementation of a major bus network improvement. The new late-night bus network of the city of São Paulo, Brazil is used as a case study. A group of supply and demand performance indicators is proposed in order to evaluate changes on all network levels. Accessibility analyses are conducted to evaluate how changes in the supply side potentially impact easiness of reaching destinations, while an analysis of the demand side response is performed by comparing changes in origin and destination transit trip volumes in a three-year period using historical smart card and GPS data, as well as differences in average travel times and number of transfers per trip within the network.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by SpringerLink, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Arbex, R., da Cunha, C.B. & Speicys, R. (2021). Before-and-after evaluation of a bus network improvement using performance indicators from historical smart card data. Public Transport, Vol. 13, pp. 483–501.
