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Public Transport Development
Public transport solutions play a crucial role in the challenge for sustainable urban transports. Not only are these transports a prerequisite for reaching acceptable living standards for residents with relatively lower income, but they also represent a strategic resource for maintaining the competitiveness of urban regions. As cities grow, there is a need to further develop underlying organisations and transport systems. The theme Public Transport Development present research exploring the potential ways on how to make public transports more attractive for passengers and residents, and in the long run more competitive.
Key words
Benchmarking, integration of transportation systems, best practice, paratransit transports, fare policy, public transport assessment, operational innovations, transit priority, transit network structure
Benchmarking, integration of transportation systems, best practice, paratransit transports, fare policy, public transport assessment, operational innovations, transit priority, transit network structure
Research covered by the theme typically includes:
Benchmarking and performance assessment
Benchmarking and assessment of public transport systems, including customer satisfaction, economic performance, equitable access
Best practice models for operating public transports, including topics such as access, fare policies, passenger safety etc
Finance solutions
Financing public transports
Comparison of private and integrated PT solutions
Network design
Improved network design
Innovations to avoid bus bunching and eliminate bus bunching
Integrated transport systems
Networked systems of public transport services
Integration of public transports with complementary transportation modes like taxi, car sharing, bicycle
Paratransit transports
IT-solutions
Webb & mobile services, driver communication etc
Research organisations involved in this theme:
Publications within this theme:
- On the capacity of isolated, curbside bus stops
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Research organisation:
CoE Berkeley, USA
Year: 2011
Type: Research article - Assessing the cost of transfer inconvenience in public transport systems: A case study of the London Underground
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Research organisation:
CoE Santiago, Chile
Year: 2011
Type: Research article - BUSREP - Strategies for better user representation in public transport
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Research organisation:
Year: 2010
Type: Final Report - Smooth, Efficient, Safe, Green—Main Issues of Sustainable Urban Public Transport in China
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Research organisation:
CoE Beijing, P. R. China
Year: 2010
Type: Book - Reliability improvement in short headway transit services - schedule- and headway based holding strategies
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Research organisation:
CoE Santiago, Chile
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Service reliability measurement using automated fare card data - application to the London Underground
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Research organisation:
CoE Santiago, Chile
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Comparing operator and users costs of light rail, heavy rail and bus rapid transit over a radial public transport network
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Research organisation:
CoE Santiago, Chile
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Competing for level of service in the provision of mobility services: concepts, processes and measures
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Research organisation:
CoE Santiago, Chile
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Contracting regimes for bus services: what have we learnt after 20 years?
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Research organisation:
CoE Santiago, Chile
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Passenger experience with quality‐enhanced bus service: the Tyne and Wear ‘Superoute’ services
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Research organisation:
CoE Santiago, Chile
Year: 2010
Type: Research article - Servicegarantien im öffentlichen Vehrkehr - Analyse und Handlungsempfehlungen
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Research organisation:
Other
Year: 2009
Type: Book chapter - Public Transport and its Users – The Passenger’s Perspective in Planning and Customer Care
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Research organisation:
Other
Year: 2009
Type: Book - Draft of Policy Recommendation on Promoting Urban Public Transport Priority Development in China
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Research organisation:
CoE Beijing, P. R. China
Year: 2009
Type: Report - Public transport mode satisfaction in Cape Town: Findings of a passenger intercept survey
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Research organisation:
CoE Cape Town, South Africa
Year: 2009
Type: Conference proceedings - Kundendienst im öffentlichen Vehrkehr. Serviceleistungen der Vehrkehrsunternehmen im europäischen Vergleich
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Research organisation:
Other
Year: 2008
Type: Research article - Servicegarantien im ÖPNV. Analyse der bisherigen Angebote auf dem deutschen Verkehrsmarkt und Potenziale der Optimierung
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Research organisation:
Other
Year: 2007
Type: Research article - Schlichten , aber richtig - Ombudsleute im Nahverkehr
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Other
Year: 2007
Type: Research article - Future of urban transport - The effect of public transport investment on car ownership
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Year: 2007
Type: Final Report - Citizens' involvement and the representation of passenger interests in public transport
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Research organisation:
Other
Year: 2005
Type: Research article - Öffentlicher Verkehr: "Beförderungsfälle" melden sich zu Wort
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Research organisation:
Other
Year: 2005
Type: Research article - Toolbox for Better USer REPresentation in urban public transport (BUSREP2)
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Smaller Projects Abstracts
Year: 2005
Type: Final Report
No ongoing call.
The earlier call dated 131221, Financing Urban Access, Research Director, is now closed for application and the review process is ongoing.
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