Public Passenger Research Articles

The Problem of Ignorance of Public Transport Regulations Among Passengers in Poland on Example MZK Toruń

The authors of the publications focuse on the problem of ignorance of public transport regulation among passengers, in particular emphassis on bus. The main part of publication contain details about public transport passengers rights and obligation and liability of carrier for damage caused during transport will be discussed. The publication will also discuss the studies conducted by the authors regarding the knowledge of passenger rights and procedures with their compliance with the binding of passengers traveling by public transport in Toruń.

A Robust Optimization Approach to Public Transit Mobile Real-time Information

In the past few years, numerous mobile applications have made it possible for public transit passengers to find routes and learn about the expected arrival times of their transit vehicles. Previous studies show that provision of accurate real-time bus information is vital to passengers for reducing their anxieties and wait times at bus stops. Inadequate and/or inaccurate real-time information not only confuses passengers but also reinforces the bad image of public transit. However, almost all methods of real-time information optimization are aimed at predicting bus arrival or travel times. In order to make up for the lack of information accuracy, this paper proposes a new approach to optimize mobile real-time information for each transit route based on robust linear optimization. An error estimation is added to current bus arrival time information as a new element of mobile bus applications. The proof process of the robust optimization model is also presented in this paper. In the end, the model is tested on two comparable bus routes in Shanghai. The real-time information for these two routes was obtained from Shanghai Bus, a mobile application used in Shanghai City. The test results reflect the validity, disadvantages, and risk costs of the model.

ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ІНГІБІТОРНИХ МЕРЕЖ ПЕТРІ ДЛЯ ПОБУДОВИ АВТОМАТИЗОВАНОЇ СИСТЕМИ ОБЛІКУ ПАСАЖИРОПОТОКУ ГРОМАДСЬКОГО ТРАНСПОРТУ "РОЗУМНОГО" МІСТА

Визначено загальний тренд політичних ініціатив Європейського Союзу щодо модернізації та підвищення ефективності всіх сфер діяльності сучасних мегаполісів. Проведено аналіз базових принципів концепції "розумного" міста, спрямованих на оптимізацію транспортної системи сучасних міст. Доведено важливість дослідження пасажиропотоків громадського транспорту, результати якого можна використати для розроблення комплексу дій із вдосконалення організації наявних перевезень пасажирів на діючих маршрутах, а також для реорганізації транспортної мережі міста загалом. Здійснено аналіз засобів моделювання складних дискретних систем для побудови та дослідження моделей автоматизованої системи обліку пасажирів у громадському транспорті "розумного" міста. Доведено, що використання інгібіторних мереж Петрі забезпечує ефективніший процес моделювання, адже для побудови моделі на їх основі потрібно використати менше елементів мережі, що призводить до генерації чіткішого, зрозумілішого та легшого для аналізу графу досяжності станів мережі Петрі. Розроблено модель контролера збирання даних про пасажиропотік автоматизованої системи на основі інгібіторних мереж Петрі. Використання інгібіторних мереж Петрі дає змогу спростити структуру моделі, що призводить до зменшення обчислювальних ресурсів, які необхідні для реалізації моделі засобами персонального комп'ютера.

What's the cause of the decrease in the number of angkot's passengers for LDG route in the city of Malang

Increasing the number of population every year in the city of Malang makes the increase also the number of private vehicle users who trigger the occurrence of congestion and lack of public interest to ride public transport, especially in terms of operation and service of public transportation. The main purpose of the research is to explore factors causing the decrease of public transport passengers for LDG route. The research used Importance Performance Analysis. The results showed that the main factors causing the decrease of the number of passengers on the LDG route in Malang City based on the public perception such as driver behavior, the condition of the transport (inside and outside), transportation hygiene, the availability of place to put luggage, the availability of seating, the availability of route / route information LDG transport, duration of stop transportation time at the terminal, and length of travel time.

Analysis of passenger flows on the route along the railway line No. 406 on the section Szczecin Glowny–Police

The article presents an analysis of public transport passenger flows on Szczecin–Police route. The purpose of the analysis was to justify the resumption of rail passenger services on the Szczecin–Police route. Due to the number of results taken, the research are of an overview character.

Analisis Tarif Angkutan Umum Jurusan Palangka Raya � Pontianak

West Kalimantan, especially Pontianak, currently emphasizes the field of land transportation. Road construction gets the highest priority. This is done considering there are still many regions remote that have not been reached by the existing road network. With the existence of the land route then the current goods and people will be more and more, this opens up opportunities for public transport services that serve the route from Palangka Raya to Pontianak. This research was conducted by field survey, data collection divided into two, primary and secondary data. This study aims to determine the cost public transport vehicle operations in the direction of Palangka Raya to Pontianak and to find out the rates ideal public transport passengers majoring in Palangka Raya Pontianak in accordance with the operational costs issued. The general freight rates for the Palangka Raya - Pontianak major that apply at the time of the study now is Rp. 900,000.00 org/rit. With a general tariff of Rp. 900,000.00 org/rit, and basic tariff of Rp. 464,298,56org/rit then provide benefits for transport entrepreneurs amounting to Rp. 435,701.44 rit/org or around 49%. So as to provide decent benefits for the public transport manager in the Palangka department Raya - Pontianak.

Analysis of The Time Value for Public Transport Passenger by Using Random Regret Minimization

This study aims to analyze the value of time a public transport passengers in Medan which is the amount of money issued by a person who was willing to save one unit of time traveling. An investment in transport projects should consider the high or low travel speeds for road users, whenever he or she is the driver, passengers or goods that were transported. Savings or reduction in the value of time is one of the advantages in transportation projects. Random Regret Minimization is a new method that can be used to calculate the value of time. The value of the travel time of passenger public transportation Medan with Random Regret Minimization method is Rp.6687.52/hour/person. Regret Minimization showed significantly different results with the Mode Choice Approach method and the Income Approach. This shows the tendency of public transport passengers in Medan to avoid the regret that will arise when the monorail will operate later.

Hidden content of passenger data in public transport

Abstract: Nowadays, data sets are spreading continually, generated by different devices and systems. In most cases, these data are stored, and the service providers don't use the information they contain, what even more they delete these data to save space. However, these data are processable with the modern devices and methods, and we can use them for obtaining information. This paper presents a possible application of the digital raw materials, taking the public transport passengers boarding and alighting information as a base. Based on these, we are able to deduce the characteristics of the stop point's environment since the different land usage yields dissimilar stop usage with well-defined peak hours. With the help of distance measurement and classification techniques it is possible to define how similar are the stop points to predefined patterns and we can create stop point groups which define separated zones. The paper shows a usage method of distance measurement methods and classification in public transportation and presents the background of this kind of land-use zone distribution technic.

ПОДХОДЫ К АНАЛИЗУ ПАССАЖИРОПОТОКА ОБЩЕСТВЕННОГО ТРАНСПОРТА

ПОДХОДЫ К АНАЛИЗУ ПАССАЖИРОПОТОКА ОБЩЕСТВЕННОГО ТРАНСПОРТА

Corruption in the Kenya: Traffic Police and Leadership

Corruption is rampant in the transport industry and a devil haunting some traffic police officers in Kenya police. By definition corrupting is changing from good to bad in morals, manners, or actions; to alter from original or correct form or version. Corruption means “impairment of integrity or moral principle; inducement to wrong by bribery or other unlawful means (Okullu, 2001). Corruption takes different forms by giving money, inducement to departure from the right course by means of words, threat, blackmail, and by friendship. The problem is corruption has taken root in Kenya traffic police, leading to many public vehicles in transport system not observing traffic laws or rules adequately and as a consequence leading to frequent accidents and leading to allowing foreigners enter Kenya without proper documents. The objective is to study the best strategy to be used to alleviate corruption in transport industry. The laws or policies are clear but they are not implemented. “Gone are the days when Michuki traffic rules were followed.” Interview and observation will be used in collecting data from public passengers and analysed. Findings will be vital to all citizens to minimize accidents. It is concluded political leaders in Kenya have denounced corruption yet little action is being taken to stop the moral rot, which has become a way of life in Kenya. This can be observed in traffic police forces who take bribes openly; daily without any government action (Okullu, 2001). And people wonder what is amiss? Because it is done and passengers who have traveled in Kenya highways have witnessed and aware, but they can do nothing! It is recommended to alleviate corruption strong leadership should be in place to enforced traffic laws so as safe the situation.

Оценка механизма формирования экономически обоснованных затрат по пригородным пассажирским перевозкам

Objective: To evaluate the economic consequences for state activity regulation of suburban passenger railway companies. Methods: The research employed the methods for calculating economically sound expenses considered in price (rate) formation for services provided by natural monopoly entities in public railway passenger transportation in suburban areas of the Russian Federation subjects. Results: Economic consequences were determined for the use of this state regulation tool for the suburban passenger complex, including its influence on the financial results of overall company activity as well as costs distribution for suburban passenger transportation between the Russian Federation subjects included in the company service range. Main factors influencing the net cost of transport operation and unit cost of transportation service were determined. Their influence over the economic factors of company operation in regions differing in passenger flow intensity and transport operation volumes was analyzed. The differences in reaction of the full-rate and discount passenger turnover to modification of service price and quality were determined. It was concluded that the current mechanism of income shortfall compensation does not provide the company with economic stimuli to reduce its operational costs. Practical importance: The research results can be used in forming an efficient mechanism for managing a suburban passenger transportation company, aimed at increasing its profitability and ensuring competitiveness on the suburban passenger transportation market.

Value of Travel Time for Public Transport Passenger in Urban and Intercity Trip

Travel time value of public transport passengers is one of important variables in decision making about transport policy. Giving subsidy for public transport and allocate it to the right passenger will result in more benefits for the passenger of public transport. And as an effect it will increase the number of passengers then increase the public transport usage. As a result, it will reduce the number of private car usage which will reduce the air pollution and oil consumption and finally support sustainability transport. In this study, Travel time value based on questionnaire data, which is designed with stated preference with route choice approach. The multiple linear regression model is used to analyzed factors that influence public transport values of travel time, and traveler's income and trip purpose are introduced as categories. The study results indicate, in general, travel time value of regional trips is higher than urban travel. In Urban trip, travel time values for school is higher than values for work and other travels, while, for intercity travel, time value for work are higher than school and other travels. It can be comprehended since in this study the passenger of the urban trip who the travel purpose is work has low income. In common, when the personal income increase the travel time value also increase. But within this study, the public transport passengers who have no income consist of students, and their school regulations give hard punishment when their students come late. Based on that, the passenger with no income their travel time value is higher than the passengers have the lowest income.

La régionalisation ferroviaire en Suisse : la performance sans la compétition. Un exemple pour la France ?

Dans un contexte de regulation renouvelee par l’Union europeenne, la France a entrepris une reforme graduelle de son systeme de transport regional de voyageurs. Apres une phase d’experimentation, le transfert aux regions de la competence d’organisation et de financement du service public regional de transport de voyageurs a ete generalise. Aujourd’hui, face a des finances publiques locales deteriorees et a l’ouverture a la concurrence prochaine, la regionalisation ferroviaire francaise doit etre approfondie. Comment obtenir davantage de services avec moins d’argent public ? Quelle gouvernance publique etablir ?Cet article se propose de formuler quelques suggestions a partir d’une analyse de la reforme du trafic ferroviaire regional conduite en Suisse, pays reconnu pour l’excellence de son systeme ferroviaire. Suite a cette reforme, la Suisse a enregistre d’importants gains, a la fois en termes de qualite de services offerts aux passagers et de cout paye par les contribuables. Cette performance n’est pas imputable a davantage de concurrence, mais a la nature de la gouvernance publique et a son impact sur le jeu des acteurs du systeme ferroviaire. Si ces gains de performance ont aussi un cout et dependent de nombreux facteurs, parfois tres specifiques, quelques enseignements peuvent etre enonces pour la France.

A Discussion of Taiyuan’s Urban Master Planning (2010-2020)

This paper presents theoretical comments on the “Taiyuan’s Urban Master Planning (2010-2020)” mainly in the aspects of the city's orientation, functions, urban transportation and eco-environmental planning. It can be seen that the master planning have a new scientific orientation of the city of Taiyuan by perceiving it as “a historic ancient capital of culture"; sufficient attention is paid to the relocation, renovation and update of TISCO, TCIGO and other heavy chemical companies; the newly designed urban public transit passenger transport organization mode is utilized to settle the increasingly prominent urban transport problems; tourism development is promoted under the premise of the protection of ecological environment as well as historical and cultural heritages; a number of shortcomings and recommendations for improvement are also proposed, trying to provide decision-making references for further adjustments and improvements of Taiyuan’s urban planning.

Transportation Capital in the US: A Multimodal General Equilibrium Analysis

This paper introduces a new general equilibrium approach to evaluate economic impact of public transportation capital stock in the US. By treating public transportation capital as separated factor accounts, the model enables us to assess the economic impact of public transportation stock for four modes: road, air, transit, and water transportation. The study provides a direct and easy way for policymaker and transportation planning practitioner to compare social and economic benefits of different modes of public transportation. Findings reveal that road stock has the highest contribution to the growth of GDP and levels of social welfare; public transit and other ground passenger transportation have the least impact on the US economy among the four modes.

A Conceptual Model to Achieve Operational Excellence in a Public Sector Bus Transport Company: A Research Paper

This model aims at using the QFD methodology for converting the customer requirements and needs into quality characteristics for improving the quality of service in a public sector passenger transport company, which is a crucial sector for transportation of people in developing countries like India. In this model, traditional quality function deployment has been modified by seamlessly integrating the Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to find the weights for the customer needs and Conjoint Analysis (CA) to aid the prioritization of the technical descriptors. This QFD would help to prioritize the different technical measures to focus and improve to achieve operational excellence.

Application of Data Analysis of Public Transit Passenger Flow in Line Classification

Applications of data analysis technology in analysis of public transit passenger flow and studying the classification of public transit lines using clustering analysis method are introduced in this paper. Public transit lines in Changsha, as a case, is studied, which if of references for optimizing the operation management of public transit.

Pervasive multimedia guidance system for special needs passengers on public transport

This article presents a practical case of a pervasive multimedia guidance system for public transport passengers. In order to provide useful information to passengers, the system is capable of operating and adapting spontaneously to the different parts of a public transport network, using local data communication technologies. The multimedia data provided by the system are highly accessible, and adapt to the passengers' preferences, and are consequently suitable for special needs passengers. To this end, a paradigm of pervasive computing has been applied.

Expenditure Model of Line Ranking in the Public Mass Passengers Transportation System

In all the cities of Serbia that have organized systems of public mass passenger transport (PMPT), over the past several years more and more private transport companies are being included in the network of city and suburban transportation lines. The inclusion of private transport companies in the PMPT system via public tenders should be preceded by the procedure of calculation of the realistic income and system functioning expenses in order to establish possible balances of needs for City Budget subsidies, as well as the elements on Contract of entrusting this vital communal activity of every city. The new principle for determining the total cost of PMPT system functioning, based on line difficulty ranking, has been presented in this paper. KEY WORDS: expenditure model, price, PMPT system, line, exploitation parameters, evaluation, line rank

Collecting public transport passenger preference data online

Passenger preference analysis is an important area of transport modeling. Passengers value public transport journeys in several ways: their opinion depends on many factors. The relative importance of these features is often characteristic to certain passenger groups. Knowing the distribution of the passengers and their preferences makes it possible to improve transport models and simulation techniques. The paper provides an overview of existing revealed and stated preference analysis methods and the results of some former surveys carried out in Győr, Hungary. Then it proposes a new method for detecting passenger preferences by integrating data collection into an online journey planning service.