Submissions from 2015
Demi-flexible operating policies to promote the performance of public transit in low-demand areas, Feng Qiu, Jinxing Shen, Xuechi Zhang, and Chengchuan An
A Cautionary Tale of Two Streetcars: Little Rock’s River Rail and Tampa’s TECO Line, Luis Enrique Ramos-Santiago, Jeffrey Brown, and Hilary Nixon
Transit Performance of Modern-Era Streetcars: Consideration of Five U.S. Cities, Luis Enrique Ramos-Santiago, Jeffrey R. Brown, and Hilary Nixon
Transport resilience and vulnerability: The role of connectivity, Aura Reggiani, Peter Nijkamp, and Diego Lanzi
Exploring public transport equity between separate disadvantaged cohorts: a case study in Perth, Australia, Anthony Michael Ricciardi, Jianhong (Cecilia) Xia, and Graham Currie
Locating fixed roadside units in a bus transport network for maximum communications probability, Miguel Rios, Vladimir Marianov, and Melisa Pérez
Use of local public transport among people with cognitive impairments – A literature review, R. Risser, E. M. Lexell, D. Bell, S. Iwarsson, and A. Ståhl
Improving Safety Culture in Public Transportation, Howard Roberts, Richard Retting, Tom Webb, Ashley Colleary, Brian Turner, Xinge Wang, Roger Toussaint, Gwynn Simpson, and Claudia White
Land development impacts of BRT in a sample of stops in Quito and Bogotá, Daniel A. Rodriguez, Erik Vergel-Tovar, and William F. Camargo
Inclusion of quality criteria in public bus service contracts in metropolitan areas, Marta Rojo, Luigi dell’Olio, Hernán Gonzalo-Orden, and Ángel Ibeas
Method for Assessing Bus Delay in Mixed Traffic to Identify Transit Priority Improvement Locations in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Jeffrey L. Rosenblum, Duncan W. Allen, Tegin L. Bennett, Ritesh K. Warade, and Cleo M. Stoughton
Commuting to college: The effectiveness and social efficiency of transportation demand management policies, Lucia Rotaris and Romeo Danielis
Exploring public transport as an element of older persons' mobility: A Capability Approach perspective, Jean Ryan, Anders Wretstrand, and Steven M. Schmidt
Improving Transportation Network Efficiency Through Implementation of Transit-Supportive Roadway Strategies, Paul Ryus, Kelly Laustsen, Kelly Blume, Kevin Lee, Scott Beaird, Eric Lindstrom, Jon Crisafi, Zachary Bugg, Alex Skabardonis, and Susan Langdon
Rail Transit Exploration with Emphasis on Networks with Ring Lines, Saeid Saidi, S. C. Wirasinghe, and Lina Kattan
Impact of Bus Rapid Transit and Metro Rail on Property Values in Guangzhou, China, Deborah Salon, Jingyan (Dora) Wu, and Sharon Shewmake
Role of Social Climate in Habitual Transit Use by Young Adults to Work and Leisure Activities: Evidence from Colombia and Mexico, Julián R. Salvá, Miguel Sierra, Ana K. J. Alanis, Sigal Kaplan, and Carlo G. Prato
Event-Driven Holding Control for High-Frequency Transit, Gabriel E. Sánchez-Martínez, Haris N. Koutsopoulos, and Nigel H. M. Wilson
Public transit and labor market outcomes: Analysis of the connections in the French agglomeration of Bordeaux, Florent Sari
Greenhouse Gas Impact of Ridership on Sheppard Subway Line, Toronto, Canada, Shoshanna Saxe, Heather Cruickshank, and Eric Miller
Analyzing and Assessing the Experience of Traveling by Public Transport, Martin Schiefelbusch
Dynamic Estimates of Fare Elasticity for U.S. Public Transit, Paul Schimek
Transit Value Capture Coordination: Case Studies, Best Practices, and Recommendations, Stephen E. Schlickman
Lost in transit? Unfamiliar public transport travel explored using a journey planner web survey, Lorelei Schmitt, Graham Currie, and Alexa Delbosc
Pedestrian traffic management of boarding and alighting in metro stations, Sebastian Seriani and Rodrigo Fernandez
Planning guidelines for metro–bus interchanges by means of a pedestrian microsimulation model, Sebastián Seriani and Rodrigo Fernández
Measuring Passenger Loyalty to Public Transport Modes, Yoram Shiftan, Yotam Barlach, and Daniel Shefer
The role of attitudes, transport priorities, and car use habit for travel mode use and intentions to use public transportation in an urban Norwegian public, Özlem Şimşekoğlu, Trond Nordfjærn, and Torbjørn Rundmo
Travel Patterns of Urban Linear Ferry Passengers: Analysis of Smart Card Fare Data for Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Ali Soltani, Michael Tanko, Matthew I. Burke, and Reza Farid
Development of PN emission factors for the real world urban driving conditions of a hybrid city bus, Seref Soylu
Impact assessment of extreme weather events on transport networks: A data-driven approach, Iraklis Stamos, Evangelos Mitsakis, Josep Maria Salanova, and Georgia Aifadopoulou
Greenhouse gas emission reductions from Canberra's light rail project, Will Steffen, Tom Percival, and David Flannery
Improving service quality in public transportation systems using automated customer feedback, Anselmo Stelzer, Frank Englert, Stephan Hörold, and Cindy Mayas
Ridership Response to Incremental Bus Rapid Transit Upgrades in North America Demographic and Network Effects, Anson F. Stewart, John P. Attanucci, and Nigel H.M. Wilson
Development of a Real-Time Stringlines Tool to Visualize Subway Operations and Manage Service at New York City Transit, Boris Suchkov, Mikhail Boguslavsky, and Alla Reddy
Eco-driving training of professional bus drivers – Does it work?, Mark J.M. Sullman, Lisa Dorn, and Pirita Niemi
An integrated Bayesian approach for passenger flow assignment in metro networks, Lijun Sun, Yang Lu, Jian Gang Jin, Der-Horng Lee, and Kay W. Axhausen
The capitalization of subway access in home value: A repeat-rentals model with supply constraints in Beijing, Weizeng Sun, Siqi Zheng, and Rui Wang
Optimization Models for Public Transit Operations Under Subsidization and Regulation, Yanshuo Sun and Paul M. Schonfeld
Comparative Appraisal of Metro Stations in Delhi Using Data Envelopment Analysis in a Multimodal Context, Mansha Swami and Manoranjan Parida
A zonal inference model based on observed smart-card transactions for Santiago de Chile, Sebastián Tamblay, Patricia Galilea, Paula Iglesias, Sebastián Raveau, and Juan Carlos Muñoz
Improving Regenerative Energy Receptivity in Metro Transit Systems: Coordinated Train Control Algorithm, Haichuan Tang, C. Tyler Dick, and Xiaoyun Feng
Why busways? Styles of planning and mode-choice decision-making in Brisbane's transport networks, Michael Tanko and Matthew Burke
New Path Size Formulation in Path Size Logit for Route Choice Modeling in Public Transport Networks, Rui Tan, Muhammad Adnan, Der-Horng Lee, and Moshe E. Ben-Akiva
Street Connectivity Versus Street Widening: Impact of Enhanced Street Connectivity on Traffic Operations in Transit-Supportive Environments, Ivana Tasic, Milan Zlatkovic, Peter T. Martin, and Richard J. Porter
Public transportation objectives and rider demographics: are transit’s priorities poor public policy?, Brian D. Taylor and Eric A. Morris
Walking Access to Transit Stations: Evaluating Barriers with Stated Preference, Nebiyou Tilahun and Moyin Li
Impact of public transport and non-motorized transport infrastructure on travel mode shares, energy, emissions and safety: Case of Indian cities, Geetam Tiwari, Deepty Jain, and Kalaga Ramachandra Rao
A National Training and Certification Program for Transit Vehicle Maintenance Instructors, Transportation Learning Center and Educational Data Systems, Inc
New IDEAS for Transit: Transit IDEA Program Annual Report, Transportation Research Board
Independent Cost Estimates for Design and Construction of Rural and Small Urban Transit Facilities, Transportation Research Board
New IDEAs for Rail Safety: Annual Report of the Rail Safety IDEA Program, Transportation Research Board
Comparison of Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes, TranSys Research Ltd., RailTEC, CPCS Transcom, and Lawson Economics Research Inc.
Document and User Guide for the Multi-Modal Passenger Simulation Model for Comparing Passenger Rail Energy Consumption with Competing Modes, TranSys Research Ltd., RailTEC, CPCS Transcom, Lawson Economics Research Inc., and Research and Traffic Group
Are Park-and-Rides Saving the Environment or Just Saving Parking Costs? Case Study of Denver, Colorado, Light Rail System, Lisa C. Truong and Wesley E. Marshall
Exploring Multiplier Effects Generated by Bus Lane Combinations, Long Tien Truong, Majid Sarvi, and Graham Currie
Urban household travel behavior in a time of economic crisis: Changes in trip making and transit importance, Gudmundur F. Ulfarsson, Anne Steinbrenner, Trausti Valsson, and Sungyop Kim
Optimal bus service patterns and frequencies considering transfer demand elasticity with genetic algorithm, Yavuz Y. Ulusoy and Steven I-Jy Chien
Short-Term Prediction of Ridership on Public Transport with Smart Card Data, Niels van Oort, Ties Brands, and Erik de Romph
Data driven improvements in public transport: the Dutch example, Niels van Oort, Daniel Sparing, Ties Brands, and Rob M. P. Goverde
Austerity in public transport in Europe: The influence of governance, Wijnand Veeneman, Katrin Augustin, Marcus Enoch, Bruno Faivre d'Arcier, Silvia Malpezzi, and Niek Wijmenga
A Quick-Response Discrete Transit-Share Model for Transit-Oriented Developments, Mohan Venigalla and Arsalan Faghri
Stretching resources: sensitivity of optimal bus frequency allocation to stop-level demand elasticities, İ. Ömer Verbas, Charlotte Frei, Hani S. Mahmassani, and Raymond Chan
Exploring trade-offs in frequency allocation in a transit network using bus route patterns: Methodology and application to large-scale urban systems, İ. Ömer Verbas and Hani S. Mahmassani
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
Case Study of Transit–Bicycle Integration: Openbaar Vervoer-fiets (Public Transport–Bike) (OV-Fiets), Natalie Villwock-Witte and Lotte van Grol
Collective public-transport tickets and anticipated majority choice: A model of student tickets, Achim Voss
Planning for Pedestrian Flows in Rail Rapid Transit Stations: Lessons from the State of Current Knowledge and Practice, Carole Turley Voulgaris, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, and Brian D. Taylor
Feasible provision of targeted traveler information in public transportation: Segmentation based on functional limitations, Nina Waara, Karin Brundell-Freij, Ralf Risser, and Agneta Ståhl
Preliminary Strategic Analysis of Next Generation Fare Payment Systems for Public Transportation, Eric York Wallischeck, Tim Weisenberger, Andrew Berthaume, and Michael G. Dinning
Long-Term Upgrade Strategy for Light Rail and Regional Rail Robust Methodological Approach, Stefan Walter and Martin Fellendorf
Can propulsion and fuel diversity for the bus fleet achieve the win–win strategy of energy conservation and environmental protection?, Renjie Wang, Ye Wu, Wenwei Ke, Shaojun Zhang, Boya Zhou, and Jiming Hao
Impact evaluation of a mass transit fare change on demand and revenue utilizing smart card data, Zi-jia Wang, Xiao-hong Li, and Feng Chen
Metro passenger behaviors and their relations to metro incident involvement, Xin Wan, Qiming Li, Jingfeng Yuan, and Paul M. Schonfeld
Passengers’ valuations of train seating layout, position and occupancy, Mark Wardman and Paul Murphy
Well-to-Wheel Analysis of Electric and Hydrogen Light Rail, E. M. Washing and Srinivas S. Pulugurtha
Use of Web-Based Rider Feedback to Improve Public Transit Services, Kari Edison Watkins, Yanzhi (Ann) Xu, Susan Bregman, and Kathryn Coffel
Evaluation of the Safe Routes to Transit Program in California, David Weinzimmer, Rebecca L. Sanders, Heidi Dittrich, and Jill F. Cooper
Evolving Connection of Transit, Agglomeration, and Growth of High-Technology Business Clusters, Glen Weisbrod, Chandler Duncan, and Susan Jones Moses
Citizens or Customers? Transit Agency Approaches to Community Engagement, Gerard C. Wellman
Development of a maximum likelihood regression tree-based model for predicting subway incident delay, Jinxian Weng, Yang Zheng, Xiaobo Qu, and Xuedong Yan
Modelling the BRT station capacity and queuing for all stopping busway operation, Rakkitha Widanapathiranage, Jonathan M. Bunker, and Ashish Bhaskar
Spatiotemporal accessibility to supermarkets using public transit: an interaction potential approach in Cincinnati, Ohio, Michael J. Widener, Steven Farber, Tijs Neutens, and Mark Horner
Transport user benefits calculation with the “Rule of a Half” for travel demand models with constraints, Christian Winkler
A European Model for Public Transport Authorities in Small and Medium Urban Areas, Steve Wright
Equity-based timetable synchronization optimization in urban subway network, Jianjun Wu, Muhan Liu, Huijun Sun, Tongfei Li, Ziyou Gao, and David Z. W. Wang
A stochastic optimization model for transit network timetable design to mitigate the randomness of traveling time by adding slack time, Yinghui Wu, Jiafu Tang, Yang Yu, and Zhendong Pan
Optimal timetable development for community shuttle network with metro stations, Jie Xiong, Zhengbing He, Wei Guan, and Bin Ran
Transit accessibility measures incorporating the temporal dimension, Wangtu (Ato) Xu, Yanjie Ding, Jiangping Zhou, and Yuan Li
Metro commuters’ satisfaction in multi-type access and egress transferring groups, Min Yang, Jingyao Zhao, Wei Wang, Zhiyuan Liu, and Zhibin Li
Identification of transit farebox data errors: impacts on transit planning, Shu Yang, Yao-Jan Wu, Bernadette Marion, and Isaac E. Moses
An energy-efficient scheduling approach to improve the utilization of regenerative energy for metro systems, Xin Yang, Anthony Chen, Xiang Li, Bin Ning, and Tao Tang
Evaluation of exclusive bus lanes in a bi-modal degradable road network, Jia Yao, Feng Shi, Shi An, and Jian Wang
Service quality assessment of public transport and the implication role of demographic characteristics, Luc Honore Petnji Yaya, Mireia Frigola Fortià, Carme Saurina Canals, and Frederic Marimon
Effective Modeling for a Distance-Based Fare Structure with a Time-Expanded Network, Donghyung Yook and Kevin Heaslip
The effect of crowding on public transit user travel behavior in a large-scale public transportation system through modeling daily variations, Donghyung Yook and Kevin Heaslip
Where do novice and experienced drivers direct their attention on approach to urban rail level crossings?, Kristie L. Young, Michael G. Lenné, Vanessa Beanland, Paul M. Salmon, and Neville A. Stanton
A bi-level programming for bus lane network design, Bin Yu, Lu Kong, Yao Sun, Baozhen Yao, and Ziyou Gao
Demand-responsive transit circulator service network design, Yao Yu, Randy B. Machemehl, and Chi Xie