Explaining transit ridership: What has the evidence shown?

BD Taylor, CNY Fink - Transportation Letters, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
What explains transit ridership? The answer to this simple question is both obvious and
complex. Public transit systems carry large shares of person travel in older, larger …

Market orientation in public transport research—A review

S Molander, M Fellesson, M Friman, P Skålén - Transport Reviews, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
It is commonly argued that, in order to meet increasing competition, public transport
organizations and systems need to be market oriented. Even though the notion of market …

How network structure can boost and shape the demand for bus transit

H Badia, J Argote-Cabanero, CF Daganzo - Transportation Research Part …, 2017 - Elsevier
Conventional wisdom states that transit riders are averse to transfers and that consequently
bus networks should be designed to limit their number. Probably as a result of this belief …

What really matters for increasing transit ridership: Understanding the determinants of transit ridership demand in Broward County, Florida

G Thompson, J Brown, T Bhattacharya - Urban Studies, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
In 2004, Broward County Transit, located in Broward County, Florida, had among the highest
ridership per capita and lowest cost per passenger kilometre of all-bus systems in US …

Bus network structure and mobility pattern: A monocentric analytical approach on a grid street layout

H Badia, M Estrada, F Robusté - Transportation Research Part B …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study discusses which transit network structure is the best option to serve urban
mobility. As a consequence of the evolution of urban form, cities have undergone a process …

Exploring built environment correlates of walking distance of transit egress in the Twin Cities

J Wang, X Cao - Journal of transport geography, 2017 - Elsevier
Most studies on walking distance to transit stops either emphasize transit access or do not
distinguish transit access and egress. Furthermore, environmental correlates of walking …

Measuring transit accessibility: A dispersion factor to recognise the spatial distribution of accessible opportunities

SH Salih, JB Lee - Journal of Transport Geography, 2022 - Elsevier
This study advances the methodology of transit accessibility, particularly the cumulative
opportunities by including the spatial distribution of accessible opportunities to assess the …

Sustainable mobility: Longitudinal analysis of built environment on transit ridership

D Kim, Y Ahn, S Choi, K Kim - Sustainability, 2016 - mdpi.com
Given the concerns about urban mobility, traffic congestion, and greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions, extensive research has explored the relationship between the built environment …

The relationship between transit ridership and urban decentralisation: insights from Atlanta

JR Brown, GL Thompson - Urban Studies, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Conventional wisdom suggests that the increasing decentralisation of population and
employment in US metropolitan areas is to blame for declining public transit mode shares …

Service orientation, bus–rail service integration, and transit performance: examination of 45 US metropolitan areas

JR Brown, GL Thompson - Transportation Research Record, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
Service orientation is one of the most important decisions that a transit manager makes. A
manager can concentrate service on the central business district (CBD) or disperse service …