Fear and safety in transit environments from the women's perspective

A Loukaitou-Sideris - Security journal, 2014 - Springer
While the relationship between women's fear of crime and public space has been the focus
of considerable research, transit environments have received less attention. This study …

Crime and safety in transit environments: a systematic review of the English and the French literature, 1970–2020

V Ceccato, N Gaudelet, G Graf - Public Transport, 2022 - Springer
This article reviews five decades of English and French literature on transit safety in several
major databases, with the focus on Scopus and ScienceDirect. The review explores the …

Addressing fear of crime in public space: Gender differences in reaction to safety measures in train transit

N Yavuz, EW Welch - Urban studies, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
Research has identified several factors that affect fear of crime in public space. However, the
extent to which gender moderates the effectiveness of fear-reducing measures has received …

A gendered view of mobility and transport: Next steps and future directions

A Loukaitou-Sideris - Town Planning Review, 2016 - liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk
This paper applies a gendered lens on transport and mobility. It provides an overview of the
literature from both the Global North and the Global South to discuss the issues and …

Modelling the causes and impacts of personal safety perceptions on public transport ridership

A Delbosc, G Currie - Transport Policy, 2012 - Elsevier
Fears about crime-related personal safety on public transport can have an important impact
on ridership. A range of studies have examined different factors that influence perceptions of …

Addressing women's fear of victimization in transportation settings: A survey of US transit agencies

A Loukaitou-Sideris, C Fink - Urban affairs review, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Past research has shown that transit passengers' fears and concerns about safety influence
their travel decisions. While the relationship between women's fear of crime and public …

Individual, travel, and bus stop characteristics influencing travelers' safety perceptions

RF Abenoza, V Ceccato, YO Susilo… - Transportation …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Ensuring safety during door-to-door public transport trips is a fundamental challenge to
service providers, as safety influences individuals' mobility. Using reported safety …

Always on the defensive: The effects of transit sexual assault on travel behavior and experience in Colombia and Bolivia

G Kash - Journal of Transport & Health, 2019 - Elsevier
This mixed-methods study uses surveys and interviews with transit users to document the
prevalence and effects of transit sexual assault in two Latin American transit systems …

Addressing the security needs of women passengers on public transport

MJ Smith - Security Journal, 2008 - Springer
Managers of public transport systems seeking to maintain or increase ridership need to be
aware of the security needs of passengers on their systems. A recent review, edited by Smith …

Perceived accessibility and key influencing factors in transportation

E Jamei, M Chan, HW Chau, E Gaisie, K Lättman - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Accessibility is commonly assessed using indicators calculated from spatial data.
Comparatively perceived accessibility cannot be adequately reflected by these calculated …