A new index to assess the situation of subgroups, with an application to public transport disadvantage in US metropolitan areas

JP Pritchard, A Zanchetta, K Martens - … research part A: policy and practice, 2022 - Elsevier
The evaluation of how particular segments of society fare is a common concern in many
policy and academic realms, including transportation. The Target group Position Index (TPI) …

Competitiveness of public transit considering travel time reliability: A case study for commuter trips in Hangzhou, China

G Zhang, D Wang, Z Cai, J Zeng - Journal of Transport Geography, 2024 - Elsevier
Enhancing the temporal competitiveness of public transit (PT) over private cars is a crucial
strategy for promoting PT mode share and alleviating traffic congestion, especially for …

[HTML][HTML] Breaking down public transit travel time for more accurate transport equity policies: A trip component approach

U Lachapelle, G Boisjoly - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the Northern hemisphere, low-income transit users typically take shorter trips and use
buses in a greater proportion, but there is limited knowledge on inequalities in the detailed …

[HTML][HTML] Towards truly sustainable mobility

J De Vos - Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives, 2024 - Elsevier
Although sustainability is an important goal in transport policies, the focus is often on
environmental sustainability, mostly ignoring economic and social aspects of sustainability …

How buses alleviate unemployment and poverty: Lessons from a natural experiment in Clayton County, GA

F Li, CK Wyczalkowski - Urban Studies, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Many studies have documented the linkage between public transportation and economic
outcomes, though there is relatively little empirical evidence on the consequences of losing …

Compact development and preferences for social mixing in location choices: Results from revealed preferences in Santiago, Chile

T Cox, R Hurtubia - Journal of Regional Science, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Even though densification and social mixing are declared objectives of many nowadays
urban planning paradigms, their simultaneous implementation is usually questioned by …

Social exclusion and the public bus system in Santiago, Chile

C Busco, F González, P Carmona, A Cancino, B Alonso - Cities, 2023 - Elsevier
This research studies the relationship between transportation and social exclusion by
observing the disadvantages faced by riders on the public bus transit system in Santiago …

Data-driven performance evaluation framework for multi-modal public transport systems

AB Rodríguez González, JJ Vinagre Díaz, MR Wilby… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transport agencies require accurate and updated information about public transport
systems for the optimal decision-making processes regarding design and operation. In …

Bus fare evasion of the Santiago de Chile transportation system from a stakeholders perspective

C Busco, F González, S San Martín - Travel Behaviour and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
This research presents a paradigmatic case study of fare evasion in the Chilean public
transport system. It identifies the perceptions of different stakeholders who interact within this …

[HTML][HTML] Incorporating equity into transit performance measures: A disaggregated bus route level approach

A Tabascio, I Tiznado-Aitken, C Higgins… - Case Studies on Transport …, 2024 - Elsevier
Marginalized communities usually experience inadequate public transport services in North
America. Within these communities, buses play a vital role in everyday activity participation …