Submissions from 2018
The role of bus partnerships in Great Britain, John Godfrey and John Taylor
Using Twitter data for transit performance assessment: a framework for evaluating transit riders’ opinions about quality of service, N. Nima Haghighi, Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, Ran Wei, Wenwen Li, and Hu Shao
Moving Minds: The Next Generation of Real-Time Transit Information in San Francisco, Jason Lee, William Tyner, and Nealay Vasavda
Stochastic Model of Train Running Time and Arrival Delay: A Case Study of Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Rail, Javad Lessan, Liping Fu, Chao Wen, Ping Huang, and Chaozhe Jiang
An incentive-based optimizing strategy of service frequency for an urban rail transit system, Changle Li, Jiao Ma, Tom H. Luan, Xun Zhou, and Lei Xiong
Public transportation competitiveness analysis based on current passenger loyalty, Linbo Li, Yufang Bai, Ziqi Song, Anthony Chen, and Bing Wu
Finding service quality improvement opportunities across different typologies of public transit customers, Jose Luis Machado, Rocio de Oña, Francisco Diez-Mesa, and Juan de Oña
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
Making Transit Count: Performance Measures that Move Transit Projects Forward, NACTO
The Relationship Between Transit Asset Condition and Service Quality, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Real time transit demand prediction capturing station interactions and impact of special events, Peyman Noursalehi, Haris N. Koutsopoulos, and Jinhua Zhao
Level of service and the transit neighbourhood - Observations from Dublin city and suburbs, David O'Connor and Brian Caulfield
Understanding Transit System Performance Using AVL-APC Data: An Analytics Platform with Case Studies for the Pittsburgh Region, Xidong Pi, Mark Egge, Jackson Whitmore, Amy Silbermann, and Zhen Sean Qian
Understanding Human Perception of Bus Fullness: An Empirical Study of Crowdsourced Fullness Ratings and Automatic Passenger Count Data, Xidong Pi, Zhen (Sean) Qian, Aaron Steinfeld, and Yun Huang
Commuter travel cost estimation at different levels of crowding in a suburban rail system: a case study of Mumbai, Prasanta K. Sahu, Gajanand Sharma, and Anirban Guharoy
Evaluation of Clustering Algorithms for the Prediction of Trends in Bus Travel Time, Hima Elsa Shaji, Arun K. Tangirala, and Lelitha Vanajakshi
Service-oriented train timetabling with collaborative passenger flow control on an oversaturated metro line: An integer linear optimization approach, Jungang Shi, Lixing Yang, Jing Yang, and Ziyou Gao
Mixed logical dynamical modeling and hybrid model predictive control of public transport operations, Isik Ilber Sirmatel and Nikolas Geroliminis
Remembrance of Cars and Buses Past: How Prior Life Experiences Influence Travel, Michael J. Smart and Nicholas J. Klein
The Role of Accessibility to Public Transport and Quality of Walking Environment on Urban Equity: The Case of Santiago de Chile, Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Juan Carlos Muñoz, and Ricardo Hurtubia
After Study of the Bus Rapid Transit A Line Impacts, Benjamin Tomhave, Yufeng Zhang, Alireza Khani, John Hourdos, Peter Dirks, Jack Olsson, Tao Tao, Xinyi Wu, and Jason (Xinyu) Cao
Bus quality improvements and local commuter mode share, Justin Tyndall
Applying Spatial Aggregation Methods to Identify Opportunities for New Bus Services in London, Cecilia Viggiano, Haris N. Koutsopoulos, Nigel H.M. Wilson, and John Attanucci
Is the mere threat enough? An empirical analysis about competitive tendering as a threat and cost efficiency in public bus transportation, Philipp Wegelin
A Real-Time Service Management Decision Support System for Train Dispatching at New York City Transit, Daniel Wood, Timon Stasko, Lauren Tarte, Darian Jefferson, and Alla Reddy
Using three-factor theory to identify improvement priorities for express and local bus services: An application of regression with dummy variables in the Twin Cities, Xinyi Wu, Jason (Xinyu) Cao, and Joel Huting
Multimodal Level of Service Methodologies: Evaluation of the Multimodal Performance of Arterial Corridors, Natalia Zuniga-Garcia, Heidi W. Ross, and Randy B. Machemehl
Submissions from 2017
Travel satisfaction with public transport: Determinants, user classes, regional disparities and their evolution, Roberto F. Abenoza, Oded Cats, and Yusak O. Susilo
Rescheduling through stop-skipping in dense railway systems, Estelle Altazin, Stéphane Dauzère-Pérès, François Ramond, and Sabine Tréfond
A fuzzy-based multi-dimensional and multi-period service quality evaluation outline for rail transit systems, Nezir Aydin
An ontology-based framework to support performance monitoring in public transport systems, Filippo Benvenuti, Claudia Diamantini, Domenico Potena, and Emanuele Storti
A real-time conflict solution algorithm for the train rescheduling problem, Andrea Bettinelli, Alberto Santini, and Daniele Vigo
Passenger routing for periodic timetable optimization, Ralf Borndörfer, Heide Hoppmann, and Marika Karbstein
Integration of duty scheduling and rostering to increase driver satisfaction, Ralf Borndörfer, Christof Schulz, Stephan Seidl, and Steffen Weider
The new public transport pricing in Madrid Metropolitan Area: A welfare analysis, Mercedes Burguillo, Desiderio Romero-Jordán, and José Félix Sanz-Sanz
The San Francisco Travel Quality Study: tracking trials and tribulations of a transit taker, Andre Carrel, Raja Sengupta, and Joan L. Walker
How can public transit get people out of their cars? An analysis of transit mode choice for commute trips in Los Angeles, Sandip Chakrabarti
Route effect on the perception of public transport services quality, Jorge Chica-Olmo, Héctor Gachs-Sánchez, and Carmen Lizarraga
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
Modelling perceived quality for urban public transport systems using weighted variables and random parameters, Eneko Echaniz, Luigi dell’Olio, and Ángel Ibeas
Understanding the effects of economic crisis on public transport users’ satisfaction and demand, Dimitrios Efthymiou and Constantinos Antoniou
Factors affecting bus users’ satisfaction in times of economic crisis, Dimitrios Efthymiou, Constantinos Antoniou, Yannis Tyrinopoulos, and Eleana Skaltsogianni
Get on board: Assessing an all-door boarding pilot project in Montreal, Canada, Ahmed El-Geneidy, Dea van Lierop, Emily Grisé, Geneviève Boisjoly, Derrick Swallow, Lesley Fordham, and Thomas Herrmann
Understanding public transit use behavior: integration of the theory of planned behavior and the customer satisfaction theory, Xuemei Fu and Zhicai Juan
Line pool generation, Philine Gattermann, Jonas Harbering, and Anita Schöbel
Determining passenger satisfaction out of platform-based amenities: A study of Kanpur Central Railway Station, Piyali Ghosh, Mohit Kr. Ojha, and Geetika
Evaluating the relationship between socially (dis)advantaged neighbourhoods and customer satisfaction of bus service in London, U.K., Emily Grisé and Ahmed El-Geneidy
Comparing Chinese and Non-Chinese Bus Rapid Transit Systems: Evidence from Evaluating Global Systems on the Basis of Bus Rapid Transit Design Indicators, Pablo Guarda, Juan Miguel Velásquez, Thet Hein Tun, Xumei Chen, and Guo Zhong
Structural equation modeling of user satisfaction of bus transit service quality based on stated preferences and latent variables, Md Hadiuzzman, Tanmay Das, Md Mehedi Hasnat, Sanjana Hossain, and Sarder Rafee Musabbir
Home-end and activity-end preferences for access to and egress from train stations in the Copenhagen region, Katrín Halldórsdóttir, Otto Anker Nielsen, and Carlo Giacomo Prato
Identifying Key Factors of Rail Transit Service Quality: An Empirical Analysis for Istanbul, Erkan Isikli, Nezir Aydin, Erkan Celik, and Alev Taskin Gumus
Econometric analysis of the link between public transport accessibility and employment, Daniel Johnson, Marco Ercolani, and Peter Mackie
A Nash equilibrium formulation of a tradable credits scheme for incentivizing transport choices: From next-generation public transport mode choice to HOT lanes, Salem Lahlou and Laura Wynter
Role of governance in the achievement of 20-fold increase in bus ridership – A case study of Taichung City, Liang-Tay Lin, Chao-Fu Yeh, Simon C.Y. Chen, and Chi-Chang Huang
Analysis of satisfaction factors at urban transport interchanges: Measuring travellers’ attitudes to information, security and waiting, David Lois, Andrés Monzón, and Sara Hernández
Improving recovery-to-optimality robustness through efficiency-balanced design of timetable structure, Chao Lu, Jinjin Tang, Leishan Zhou, Yixiang Yue, and Zhitong Huang
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
Modeling the Impact of Transit Fare Change on Passengers’ Accessibility, Zhenyuan (Eric) Ma, Abdul Rahman Masoud, and Ahmed O. Idris
Improving Livability Using Green and Active Modes: A Traffic Stress Level Analysis of Transit, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Access and Mobility, Maaza C. Mekuria, Bruce Appleyard, and Hilary Nixon
Planning Approaches in Contracted Fixed-Route Bus Transit Service in the United States: Private Sector’s Role in the Planning Process and Its Influence on Performance Outcomes, Joel Mendez and Jeffrey R. Brown
Impact of Train and Station Types on Perceived Quality of Rail Service, Fredrik Monsuur, Marcus Enoch, Mohammed Quddus, and Stuart Meek
A Framework for Measuring the Spatial Equity in the Distribution of Public Transportation Benefits, Seyyed Amir Hosein Mortazavi and Meisam Akbarzadeh
An integrated MCDM approach to evaluate public transportation systems in Tehran, M. Nassereddine and H. Eskandari
Public transport service-quality elements based on real-time operational tactics, Mahmood Mahmoodi Nesheli, Avishai (Avi) Ceder, and Robin Brissaud
The Scandinavian Way to Better Public Transport, Tom Rye
Rationality of fare increment for improvement of transfer facilities at metro stations: An experience in Kolkata, Shubhajit Sadhukhan, Uttam K. Banerjee, and Bhargab Maitra
Schedule-free high-frequency transit operations, Gabriel E. Sánchez-Martínez, Nigel H.M. Wilson, and Haris N. Koutsopoulos
Improved understanding of the relative quality of bus public transit using a balanced approach to performance data normalization, Mark Trompet, Richard J. Anderson, and Daniel J. Graham
Bang for the buck: Toward a rapid assessment of urban public transit from multiple perspectives in North America, David Verbich, Madhav G. Badami, and Ahmed M. El-Geneidy
Evaluating public transit services for operational efficiency and access equity, Ran Wei, Xiaoyue Liu, Yongjian Mu, Liming Wang, Aaron Golub, and Steven Farber
Effects of timetable related service quality on rail demand, Phill Wheat and Mark Wardman
Estimating Distributions of Walking Speed, Walking Distance, and Waiting Time with Automated Fare Collection Data for Rail Transit, Xiaoyan Xie and Fabien Leurent
Research and development of automatic train operation for railway transportation systems: A survey, Jiateng Yin, Tao Tang, Lixing Yang, Jing Xun, Yeran Huang, and Ziyou Gao
Submissions from 2016
Gender-Based Analysis of Zones of Tolerance for Transit Service Quality Considering Intelligent Transportation Systems, Farzad Arabikhan, Maria Nadia Postorino, Ariane Dupont-Kieffer, and Alexander Gegov
To contract or to operate publicly? Observations from the bus service reform transition process in Malta, Thérèse Bajada and Helena Titheridge
The limits of analyzing service quality data in public transport, Jan U. Becker and Sönke Albers
The best of times and the worst of times: A new best–worst measure of attitudes toward public transport experiences, Matthew J. Beck and John M. Rose
New routes on old railways: increasing rail’s mode share within the constraints of the existing railway network, Simon P. Blainey, John Armstrong, Andrew S. J. Smith, and John M. Preston
The role of passenger-centric innovation in the future of public transport, Tiago Camacho, Marcus Foth, Andry Rakotonirainy, Markus Rittenbruch, and Jonathan Bunker
Tool to Assess Regional Public Transport Plans for Integrated Systems, Subeh Chowdhury, Yuval Hadas, and Muhammad Patel
Integrating train scheduling and delay management in real-time railway traffic control, Francesco Corman, Andrea D’Ariano, Alessio D. Marra, Dario Pacciarelli, and Marcella Samà
Public transport demand: dynamic panel model analysis, Manel Daldoul, Sami Jarboui, and Ahlem Dakhlaoui
Demand-Sensitive Candidate Route Generation Algorithm, Elis Reny A. Davanzo and Ahmed Osman Idris
BRT in Brazil: Designing services in function of given infrastructure projects or designing infrastructure in function of established service quality patterns?, Joaquim José Guilherme de Aragão, Yaeko Yamashita, and Romulo Dante Orrico Filho
Transit passengers’ behavioural intentions: the influence of service quality and customer satisfaction, Juan de Oña, Rocio de Oña, Laura Eboli, Carmen Forciniti, and Gabriella Mazzulla
Transit service quality analysis using cluster analysis and decision trees: a step forward to personalized marketing in public transportation, Juan de Oña, Rocío de Oña, and Griselda López
Pricing strategies for public transport, Neil Douglas
Analyzing the gap between the QOS demanded by PT users and QOS supplied by service operators, Bryan Epstein and Moshe Givoni
Estimation of Short-Term Bus Travel Time by Using Low-Resolution Automated Vehicle Location Data, Yashar Zeinali Farid, Eleni Christofa, and Laurel Paget-Seekins
Estimating Uncertainty of Bus Arrival Times and Passenger Occupancies, Vikash V. Gayah, Zhengyao Yu, and Jonathan S. Wood
Journey towards World Class Stations: An Assessment of Platform Amenities at Allahabad Junction, Geetika Goel, Piyali Ghosh, Mohit Kumar Ojha, and Sumit Kumar
Using smart card and GPS data for policy and planning: The case of Transantiago, Antonio Gschwender, Marcela Munizaga, and Carolina Simonetti
The importance of service quality attributes in public transportation: Narrowing the gap between scientific research and practitioners' needs, Begoña Guirao, Antonio García-Pastor, and María Eugenia López-Lambas
The role of real- time crowdsourced information and technology in supporting traveller information and network efficiency June 2016, Dale Harris, Dave Smith, Carl O’Neil, and Jeremy Severinsen
Methodology for Evaluating Potential for Limited-Stop Bus Service Along Existing Local Bus Corridors, Nicholas Hart
‘Super simple stuff?’: crafting quiet in trains between Newcastle and Sydney, Ainsley Hughes, Kathleen Mee, and Adam Tyndall
Bus service quality prediction and attribute ranking: a neural network approach, Md Rokibul Islam, Md Hadiuzzaman, Rajib Banik, Md Mehedi Hasnat, Sarder Rafee Musabbir, and Sanjana Hossain
Public transport promotion policy on campus: evidence from Suranaree University in Thailand, Sajjakaj Jomnonkwao, Onanong Sangphong, Buratin Khampirat, Siradol Siridhara, and Vatanavongs Ratanavaraha
A case for negotiated performance-based contracting rather than competitive tendering in government public transport (bus) service procurement, Peter Kavanagh
