How urban density, network topology and socio-economy influence public transport ridership: Empirical evidence from 48 European metropolitan areas

JB Ingvardson, OA Nielsen - Journal of Transport Geography, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding the determinants of public transport ridership is important in order to plan
attractive public transport systems efficiently. This study analyses at a meta-level per capita …

Substitutes or complements? Examining effects of urban rail transit on bus ridership using longitudinal city-level data

C Yang, C Yu, W Dong, Q Yuan - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite massive investments, bus ridership has constantly declined in many cities
worldwide. As public transit systems are evolving from bus-based to mixed structured, the …

Understanding the effects of economic crisis on public transport users' satisfaction and demand

D Efthymiou, C Antoniou - Transport Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper extends the research that begun in 2008 by the authors, on users' perception of
public transport quality. The objective of the current paper is to investigate the impact of …

Factors affecting bus users' satisfaction in times of economic crisis

D Efthymiou, C Antoniou, Y Tyrinopoulos… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper continues the research effort that the authors begun in 2008 on the quality factors
that affect adoption of public transportation and retention of its users. The objective of this …

Route effect on the perception of public transport services quality

J Chica-Olmo, H Gachs-Sánchez, C Lizarraga - Transport Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
User satisfaction is a key indicator of public service quality, especially for those services
considered basic necessities. The conceptualization and measurement of transport service …

Impacts of the economic crisis on household transport expenditure and public transport policy: Evidence from the Spanish case

R Cascajo, LD Olvera, A Monzon, D Plat, JB Ray - Transport policy, 2018 - Elsevier
The objective of this paper is to assess the impacts of the economic crisis in Spain on the
transport expenditure of households from 2006 to 2014 and how transport authorities …

Fare evasion in public transport: A time series approach

R Troncoso, L de Grange - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2017 - Elsevier
An econometric model is presented that identifies the main variables explaining evasion of
fare payment on a public transport system. The model uses a cointegration approach. The …

The impact on bus ridership of passenger incentive contracts in public transport

A Vigren, R Pyddoke - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the years, passenger incentives have increasingly been used in Swedish public bus
transport to increase ridership by introducing passenger incentive contracts. In 2015, half of …

Factors influencing demand for public transport in Colombia

D Toro-González, V Cantillo… - Research in Transportation …, 2020 - Elsevier
The article studies the demand for public transport in Colombian cities, identifying the main
determinants explaining market shares for transit services. We used aggregated choice …

Cutting the loss: International benchmarking of a sustainable ferry business model

KH Tsoi, BPY Loo - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2021 - Elsevier
With rapid road infrastructure development in the past century, the role of water passenger
transport has diminished drastically worldwide. A lot of ferry services in coastal cities have …