Smart city technology: a potential solution to Africa's growing population and rapid urbanization?

AJ Echendu, PCC Okafor - Development Studies Research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Africa is rapidly urbanizing and its population is growing exponentially. The United Nations
has predicted Africa will have the fastest global population growth, with over half of its …

A critical review of the proposed hyperloop (ultra-high-speed rail) project between Mumbai and Pune and its broader implications for sustainable mobility in Indian …

S Premsagar, JR Kenworthy - Future Transportation, 2023 - mdpi.com
This review paper examines the appropriateness of a hyperloop line between Mumbai and
Pune in India, examining, in particular, its potential economic implications and impact on …

Why do some BRT systems in the global south fail to perform or expand?

MH Nguyen, D Pojani - Advances in Transport Policy and Planning, 2018 - Elsevier
More than 165 cities on 6 continents have implemented BRT systems. While most have
been successful, some have failed—either to perform at a high level or to expand further …

Measuring connectivity of pedestrian street networks in the built environment for walking: A space-syntax approach

D Nag, J Sen, AK Goswami - Transportation in Developing Economies, 2022 - Springer
Network connectivity is an important aspect of the built environment. However, it rarely
captures the attention of decision-makers while implementing pedestrian projects. In recent …

Comparing social costs of public transport networks structured around an Open and Closed BRT corridor in medium sized cities

F Proboste, JC Muñoz, A Gschwender - Transportation Research Part A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) has proven to be an effective and affordable transportation
option for large-sized cities. In these cities, BRT is usually considered an effective …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing the role of planning and considerations in the sustainability of BRT-PPP projects: A South African case

C Okoro, F Muleya, I Musonda - Journal of Construction in …, 2022 - ujcontent.uj.ac.za
The development of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems is essential to African cities' economic
vitality through accessibility and expansion of urban mobility. Several studies have …

Analyzing the passengers' satisfaction with the services in long-distance bus stations–The case of Mien Dong station in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

HQ Tran, SS Tu, MN Ngo, TTK Huynh… - IOP Conference …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Customer's satisfaction plays the most important role in shaping continuance usage
intention (ie loyalty). Therefore, much scientific effort has been invested in exploring the …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of travel speed of conventional buses and bus rapid transit service in Ahmedabad city, India using geo-informatics

GV Jain, SS Jain, M Parida - Journal of Public Transportation, 2022 - Elsevier
abstract Bus Rapid Transit Service (BRTS) attempts to overcome the limitations of
conventional bus service with lane separation and higher operational frequency. The policy …

Bus priority lane in Bengaluru: A study on its effectiveness and driver stress

PN Karthik, N Rathod, S Yasodharan, W Lobo… - Transport policy, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper studies the effectiveness of the bus priority lane (BPL) for public transport buses
in the city of Bengaluru in India. We use the travel times on the BPL corridor as a measure of …

Person detection for an orthogonally placed monocular camera

P Skrabanek, P Dolezel, Z Nemec… - Journal of advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Counting of passengers entering and exiting means of transport is one of the basic
functionalities of passenger flow monitoring systems. Exact numbers of passengers are …