Abstract Nowadays, urban population is witnessing a rapid growth and henceforth its mobility. City infrastructures and economic resources may not follow at the same rate as the increasing mobility. So often, projected increase in transport needs goes beyond projected expansion of transit network capacity. This asymmetry between transportation supply and demand is unmistakable: congestion, unpleasant travelling conditions and other phenomena that comes with are already witnessed in the public transit system. Public transport performance is constrained not only by its availability but also by its capacity. Actually, the capacity of a transit line is defined by the operating frequency as well as the physical capacity of each vehicle. The relationship …show more content…
Comfort in public transport, literature review and challenges This section summarizes the findings of qualitative researches conducted on comfort in transit and the disutility linked to congestion. A benchmark of the state of the art in this subject, so far few studied, has been proved very useful to understand the overall context in which the concept of comfort and the impact of congestion on public transport users are positioned. 3.1. Quality of service Throughout this study, the term "quality of service" returned systematically. In fact, the quality of service (QoS) in public transport is a concept which definition is very subjective and varies widely, depending on the mode of transport and the involved players. The definition of the QoS according to the user is different to that to the operator because priorities and interests of each one of these actors are ranked differently. 3.1.1. Defining the Quality of Service In the field of transportation, stakeholders are many and various, and sometimes with divergent interests (CERTU, 2002). This diversity is related to the fact that transit is perceived as a public service and involves besides users, institutional, public and private representatives. Despite their divergences, all these actors have a common interest: a satisfactory performance of the transport service. Idem for the QoS, to which are assigned different definitions, according to each actor (TCQSM, 2013) all suggesting that transport performance should be sought. …show more content…
The TCRP B-11 program (Transit Cooperative Research Program) is developed to assist public transit agencies in order to identify the most important parameters that could affect their system and create potential problems. Three surveys are conducted for urban rail systems, commuter bus and small bus in the city. Interviewed attributes can be grouped into nine categories: comfort, nuisance, schedules, rates, cleanliness, personalized information, passive information, security, and correspondence. The attributes related to scheduling have been the major concern of the users of public transport, followed by the comfort and nuisances (TCRP,
A good chunk of people in the Big Apple (New York City) feels that the MTA makes their ride efficient, cheap, easy, and convenient way of getting around town. On a scale of 1-10, N...
These include encouraging commuters to use public transport, decongesting public transport, decentralizing businesses from the Greater Toronto Area, investing in transport infrastructure, passing relevant transport legislation and dialog with stakeholders in transport industry. These solutions aim at discouraging the use of private vehicles and increasing the effectiveness of public transport to increase the capacity and speeds needed to reduce congestion in Toronto. However, it is important to involve all relevant stakeholders when developing solutions to the transport congestion since as earlier discussed, these people may offer very effective solutions to this problem since they are the major road users. The general public will also be keen to follow changes made to improve the transport sector if it is involved in the change process. This will ensure that Toronto has one of the best transport systems not only in North America but across the
Transportation systems are what support the high levels of accumulation and concentration within cities. The bigger the city, the more complex its urban problems are if not properly managed. The largest transportation problems occur when public transportation systems fail to fulfill the many requirements of urban mobility. Urban efficiency is highly dependent on its transportation systems to move consumers, labor, and goods from one point to another. The most outstanding urban transportation issues in the United States are: traffic congestion, longer commuting, inadequacy of public transport, green transportation difficulty, and good distribution (Rodrigue).
The core cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have stronger systems emerging in the Blue and Green Light Rail lines, however the southern suburb located Red BRT line is struggling with ridership. The proposed Orange BRT line to Burnsville will continue to have similar ridership problems if the transit engineers do not balance efficiency and speed to encourage riders to step out of their cars and onto the bus. Finally, without the extension of the Orange BRT line to Lakeville, the community will be restricted to the 467 Express Bus during rush hour, be forced to drive to at least Burnsville to other options, or continue to drive themselves and add to the
Lately, there is a decrease in the trust of governments and their decisions and it is time to change this back. As Jane Jacobs writes in her book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities (1961), “Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.” Her argument being, that citizens who are engaged in activities contribute to cities vitality and without vitality, a city loses its sense of place and priorities. In terms of transportation it is time for citizens to set and get the priorities of local transit and transportation issues back into the public’s interest. Regardless of the mode of mobility, local transportation is built to be used and utilized by the general public and not detested and neglected.
Does UK Public transport live up to expectations? Introduction Public transportation has always been a key issue to the government by trying to promote public transport more than using a car. Today public transport is pushed more to help reduce factors of pollution and congestion which seem to be growing all over the UK. Transportation needs vary greatly depending on peoples commuting needs and therefore trying to focus on transport as a whole over the UK is very difficult to research. I have used over 20 documents to help me research this statement.
Transit users’ perceptions are a very important aspect in the study of transit ridership. Perceptions about travel time, distance to bus stops, wait times at stops, etc. are all factors that contribute to people’s willingness to take transit. Transit operators use this information to make improvements to their systems. It is also important to determine perceptions in order to determine future transit ridership, es...
Public transportation has grown as attractive investment opportunity in economic sub sector nowadays (Allison, Lupton and Wallis 2013). Mostly public transportation acquisition has been conducted by the government, responsible for whole transport infrastructure activity as the owner and regulator. Since sustainable transport design were gained for better future, government give a space for private company in collaboration, generate the value based on co-creation (Enquist et al. 2007). These step has a particular effect on developing the cities, surmount mobility issues (Too and Earl 2009) and leads to open service innovation age which increasing customer loyalty and satisfaction (Chesbrough 2011). Therefore such private company assigned progressively took part in public transport service as more demand and expectation of customer that seek peculiar innovation and experience (Enquist et al. 2007).
The streetcar and its predecessors laid the foundation for the modern mass transit systems throughout the world. As described by author Robert C. Post in his historical narrative Urban Mass Transit: The Life Story of a Technology, the streetcar played an essential role in not only the technological developments of mass transit, but in the social aspects of ridership as well. And although the streetcar has all but disappeared in the United States, much like the omnibus and horses before it, the lessons learned from the streetcar remain and influence the modern implementations of mass rail and light rail transit systems. Post begins the narrative with a chronological list of people moving technologies.
Privatizing the public transport is not a good idea but it will help to improve the city transport much better and convenience to the public. The downside of this solution is rider fare will increase frequently, but the city can regulate competition between privatized in order to keep prices down for consumers while the city can save more and also people can get much better transportation
Transportation system is a dynamic system. Information about traffic must be regularly updated to keep pace with ever-changing transportation system. Data must be collected and analyzed systematically to get representative information.
Should students take advantage of the public transportation more seriously than owning a car? The public transportation can solves to numerous problems; the bus transportation can be a universal antidote for bigger issues such as global warming. By taking the bus can save students’ time and money, rather than students who have a car have deal with traffic and expensive parking fee. Students who own a car might experience sitting in such a long traffic, where during the traffic cars may produce noxious gases relieving particle of air that can contribute the affect to human health. The public transportation is the best solution for an enormous population of students, so students’ needs to get on the transit a try. The transition system in the
Most people take the urban public transportation system for granted. It is used in every aspect of our daily lives: work, education, medical necessities, recreation, etc. It is also important for the transportation of goods and services, which aids the growth and maintenance of our economy. Urban public transportation is the critical component of our quality of life and economic stability. The MBTA, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, is Boston and Eastern Massachusetts’s major transportation service. The MBTA has played a central role in the development of Boston and surrounding cities and towns for more than a century; providing service from 175 cities and towns into Boston. On an average weekday over 1.2 million trips are made on the subway, buses, commuter lines and other services in the mass transit system. With an international airport, a ship port, the highways, and the rail lines to connect regional cities and towns to national and international destinations and markets, Boston’s urban public transportation system has made the region’s growing role in the global economy possible.
Most of cities that people live are sequentially growing, daily routine of many people are also adapted for surrounding in the present. A lot of people have to spend most of their time with travelling though long distances to get from one place to another for connecting their businesses or other purposes by transportation. Most people use public transportation such as BTS and MRT to go each places while many people are using their own cars to travel. Thereby, both transportations have the same destination that is taking and moving people. People can choose vehicles from alter reasons depend on how people are responded to their needs by public transportation and private car that are different in convenience of travelling, expenditure of money and security of travel.
Traffic congestion, is one of the major problems faced in the capitals and major cities in most countries. As with the increase in the growth rate, comes the growing demand for the use of transportation. This works with the response to the needs of the community.