Impacts of COVID-19 on urban rail transit ridership using the Synthetic Control Method

M Xin, A Shalaby, S Feng, H Zhao - Transport policy, 2021 - Elsevier
The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 has had drastic impacts on urban economies and
activities, with transit systems around the world witnessing an unprecedented decline in …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of public transport subsidies for lower-income users on public transport use: A quasi-experimental study

LA Guzman, P Hessel - Transport Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
To increase public transport use, especially for individuals with lower incomes, many cities
worldwide have introduced subsidies for public transport systems. However, quantitative …

Scaling up public transport usage: a systematic literature review of service quality, satisfaction and attitude towards bus transport systems in developing countries

E Sogbe, S Susilawati, TC Pin - Public Transport, 2024 - Springer
Urban sprawl driven by urbanisation has contributed to a sharp rise in privately owned
vehicles and competition for restricted resource space. The utilisation of private vehicles has …

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 …

Fare adjustment's impacts on travel patterns and farebox revenue: An empirical study based on longitudinal smartcard data

R Chen, J Zhou - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2022 - Elsevier
Fare policy plays an important role in transit operations and management. To better
coordinate and achieve the multidimensional goals of a proposed fare adjustment policy …

Rethinking bus ridership dynamics: Examining nonlinear effects of determinants on bus ridership changes using city-level panel data from 2010 to 2019

C Yu, W Dong, Y Liu, C Yang, Q Yuan - Transport Policy, 2024 - Elsevier
The decline of bus ridership is increasingly prevalent in cities in both developed and
emerging economies around the world. While researchers have made many efforts to …

Exploring the effects of public transport subsidies on satisfaction and ridership

LA Guzman, VA Cantillo-Garcia - Research in Transportation Business & …, 2024 - Elsevier
The determinants of public transport demand are multifaceted, necessitating consideration
of various factors that extend beyond the objective aspects of operation. In addition to travel …

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 …

Towards evening paratransit services to complement scheduled public transport in Cape Town: A driver attitudinal survey of alternative policy interventions

C Plano, R Behrens, M Zuidgeest - … Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Cities across the Global South are seeking to improve public transport services, but
the presence of large numbers of independent paratransit operators complicate reforms. City …

BRT fare elasticities from smartcard data: Spatial and time-of-the-day differences

LA Guzman, C Beltran, JA Bonilla… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2021 - Elsevier
The changes in public transport ridership can be quantified as fare elasticities that are useful
inputs to inform planning and policymaking, particularly for Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems …