Evaluating the value of new metro lines using route diversity measures: The case of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway system

HY Chan, A Chen, G Li, X Xu, W Lam - Journal of Transport Geography, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Mass Transit Railway (MTR) serves as the backbone of the Hong Kong public
transportation network and continues to be expanded in phases. Nevertheless, occasional …

Inferring temporal motifs for travel pattern analysis using large scale smart card data

D Lei, X Chen, L Cheng, L Zhang, SV Ukkusuri… - … Research Part C …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, we proposed a new method to extract travel patterns for transit riders from
different public transportation systems based on temporal motif, which is an emerging notion …

Identifying service bottlenecks in public bikesharing flow networks

D Lei, L Cheng, P Wang, X Chen, L Zhang - Journal of Transport …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Service bottlenecks are a key barrier to building a resilient public transport system.
In this paper, we propose a new approach to automatically extract the role of a station in …

Spatial inequalities in access to micromobility services: an analysis of moped-style scooter sharing systems in Barcelona

X Bach, C Miralles-Guasch, O Marquet - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Micromobility services hold substantial potential in terms of promoting shared and electric-
powered mobility modes, however, little is known about their accessibility and what shapes …

Sustainability of public transportation: An examination of user behavior to real-time GPS tracking application

WC Chan, WH Wan Ibrahim, MC Lo, MK Suaidi, ST Ha - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Public transportation is an effective method of mobility that promotes cost-saving and is
environmentally friendly. Poor public transport ridership in Malaysia is due to the …

Global container port network linkages and topology in 2021

L Kang, W Wu, H Yu, F Su - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
The maritime transport of containers between ports accounts for the bulk of global trade by
weight and value. Transport impedance among ports through transit times and port …

Node centrality comparison between bus line and passenger flow networks in Beijing

T Dai, T Ding, Q Liu, B Liu - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, complex network theory has become one of the most important
approaches for exploring the structure and dynamics of traffic networks. Most studies mainly …

Comparing the time-varying topology-based dynamics between large-scale bus transit and urban rail transit networks from a mesoscopic perspective

L Zhang, H Wen, J Lu, D Lei, S Li - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2021 - Springer
The time-varying topology-based dynamics under a mesoscopic perspective is essential to
understand the time-varying operating characteristics of a large-scale bus transit network …

Topological assessment of recoverability in public transport networks

R Massobrio, O Cats - Communications Physics, 2024 - nature.com
Reducing the impact of disruptions is essential to provide reliable and attractive public
transport. In this work, we introduce a topological approach for evaluating recoverability, ie …

[HTML][HTML] Quantification and comparison of hierarchy in Public Transport Networks

Z Wang, K Huang, R Massobrio, A Bombelli… - Physica A: Statistical …, 2024 - Elsevier
Network hierarchy describes the relative arrangement of network elements and reflects its
fundamental structure. We propose a multi-dimensional topology-based method for …