Application of protection motivation theory to quantify the impact of pandemic fear on anticipated postpandemic transit usage

SM Mashrur, K Wang, P Loa… - Transportation …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The COVID-19 pandemic had an unprecedented impact on transit usage, primarily owing to
the fear of infection. Social distancing measures, moreover, could alter habitual travel …

Transit use reduction following COVID-19: The effect of threat appraisal, proactive coping and institutional trust

S Kaplan, A Tchetchik, D Greenberg, I Sapir - Transportation Research Part …, 2022 - Elsevier
Transit systems suffered from a significant demand decrease during COVID-19.
Understanding the psychological motivators underlying reduced transit use can help transit …

What can bring transit ridership back: An econometric study on the potential of usage incentives and operational policies in the Greater Toronto Area

SM Mashrur, K Wang, B Lavoie, KN Habib - Transportation Research Part F …, 2023 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 virus has unimaginably disrupted the transit system and its overall functions.
Users' vigilant safety concerns posed by the pandemic and the consequent transit …

Demand for mitigating the risk of COVID-19 infection in public transport: The role of social trust and fatalistic beliefs

MF Zavareh, M Mehdizadeh, T Nordfjærn - Transportation Research Part F …, 2022 - Elsevier
The rapid surge of COVID-19 cases worldwide drew attention to COVID-19 infection as a
new source of risk in transport. The virus introduced a need for viral transmission mitigation …

Public transit travel choice in the post COVID-19 pandemic era: An application of the extended Theory of Planned behavior

P Zhao, Y Gao - Travel Behaviour and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
It is widely reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced ridership and brought severe
challenges to urban public transit systems in many countries. The impact of the COVID-19 …

[HTML][HTML] Should I stay or should I go? Risk perception and use of local public transport during the COVID-19 pandemic

A Helfers, M Reiserer, N Schneider… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
In light of the climate crisis, the transport sector needs to be urgently transformed and the
number of users of local public transport needs to be increased. However, the first year of …

[HTML][HTML] Structural equation modeling of public transport use with COVID-19 precautions: An extension of the norm activation model

MA Javid, M Abdullah, N Ali, C Dias - Transportation Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to identify the travelers' attitudes and preferences towards the use of public
transport during COVID-19 through the Norm-Activation Model (NAM). A questionnaire …

Perceived risks of transit use during COVID-19: Correlates and strategies from a case study in El Paso, Texas

JJ Bian, S Zhong, SD Towne Jr, C Lee, MG Ory… - Journal of Transport & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction COVID-19 has led to public transportation ridership plummeting and thus
created fiscal crises and operational difficulties for transit operators. Although transit services …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of the impact of COVID-19 safety measures in public transit spaces on riders' Worry of virus contraction

P Navarrete-Hernandez, L Rennert, A Balducci - Transport Policy, 2023 - Elsevier
The coronavirus pandemic has brought about global change in travel behavior. Transit
ridership volumes have dropped to record lows. Concerning environmental, health, and …

The behavioral immune system and use of transportation services during the COVID-19 pandemic

B Sevi, NJ Shook - Journal of Transport & Health, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction A primary means of reducing the spread of COVID-19 is avoidance of close
contact with other people, particularly in closed areas. Transportation services generally …