Public Transport Facilities Research Articles

Exploring the Mobility of Older Adults in Urban Environments: A Proposal

The issue of ageing is a global concern, and as urban areas develop, the proportion of citizens aged 60 and over increases. The percentage of Malaysians aged 65 and older increased from 6.5% in 2018 to 6.7% in 2019. In a decade, Malaysia is anticipated to attain the status of an ageing nation, with at least 15 percent of the population being 60 or older. By 2056, Malaysia will be a "super-aged society," as 20% of its population will be over the age of 65. In accordance with the 11th Malaysian Plan (2016–2020), Malaysia has launched the Smart City Initiative to prioritise the welfare of its 'rakyat' people. In addition, the government has unveiled the Intelligent Transport System Blueprint (2017–2022) to modernise the existing transport system. The global trend of an ageing population influences numerous aspects and facilities, including healthcare, financial services, urban planning, transportation, and religious centres. To improve the quality of life for the elderly, their residential environment must be modified. In terms of healthcare services and physical accessibility, elderly mobility presents difficulties. Consequently, the primary objective of this study is to investigate the factors that enable elderly people with smart mobility to access public spaces and transport facilities. To achieve these goals, the research design employs a qualitative approach. This study contributes to the development of smart cities and transport planning, which can support the sustainable mobility of the elderly in Malaysia, a nation confronting the challenges of an ageing population. In addition, the study will address the requirements of the elderly by incorporating the ageing population into national development plans and reevaluating existing planning alongside physical development zones. These initiatives are consistent with the National Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which seek to improve the quality of life for the elderly population.

Analysis of the Transportation System of Trans Gomati in Lucknow

The transport system is a very good policy which helps in moving any architectural or public from one place to another in any area. The transportation system works as a network, connecting towns, cities, states, and countries, in which the public has a very important contribution, and they can meet their needs and economic. Given the use of transport facilities. Transport systems or their different types of modes have a great contribution in increasing the economic development of India or other countries. Given because the increasing population in India, the government makes different plans to the arrangement of the transport system in the old city or village under the transport system, which still needs some improvement, which is explained by research Look at the private vehicles on the road, the government is providing them with a margin rate per public transport facility, but then due to some time, public transport and the economic growth of the country have a bad effect, this time is for the solution by the transport system of Trans Gomti Nagar area in Lucknow city has been analyzed.

تطبيق نموذج تخصيص المواقع في نظم المعلومات الجغرافية لقياس زمن الوصول بين مجمعات النقل العام الرئيسية والمواقع الأثرية القديمة (دراسة حالة بلدية اربد الكبرى)

The aim of this study is to measure and evaluate the easier accessibility between public transport complexes and archeological sites in the Greater Irbid Municipality, to define the nature and connection between the spatial distribution of complexes and ancient archeological sites, to determine their suitability with an intention to find options and ideas for improving their efficacy in order to serve as many residents as possible in the area to access these areas with minimum effort, cost and time and the extent to which these complexes have been covered to access these historical sites. In this research, network analysis of geographic information systems (GIS) was used to calculate the time of arrival and to assess the relationship between antiquities sites and the major public transit stations in the Greater Irbid Municipality. The analysis found that the majority of the surveyed sites in the area are beyond the public transport area and therefore they are impossible to access. The number of areas covered by public transit reached 40% of the overall area of Irbid Municipality. The results also found that the spatial distribution of public transport facilities in the city was random and inconsistent. تهدف الدراسة إلى قياس وتحليل سهولة الوصول بين مجمعات النقل العام والاماكن الأثرية في بلدية اربد الكبرى والتعرف إلى واقع التوزيع المكاني لمجمعات النقل العام وعلاقتها بالمواقع الاثرية القديمه وتقييم مدى ملائمتها من أجل وضع حلول ومقترحات لتحسين فعاليتها لخدمة أكبر عدد ممكن من السكان في المنطقة للوصول إلى هذه الأماكن بأقل جهد وتكلفه واختصارا للكثير من الوقت، وبيان مدى تغطية هذه المجمعات للوصول إلى هذه المواقع الأثرية القديمة. واستخدم في هذه الدراسة التحليل الشبكي في نظم المعلومات الجغرافية لقياس زمن الوصول وإيجاد العلاقة بين الأماكن الأثرية القديمة (Archaeological Places) ومجمعات النقل العام الرئيسية (Transit Stations) في بلدية اربد الكبرى، وتوصلت الدراسة ان معظم الاماكن الاثرية القديمة في المنطقة تقع خارج نطاق خدمة مجمعات النقل العام، وبالتالي تعاني من صعوبة في الوصول إليها وبلغت نسبة المناطق المخدومة بالنقل العام 40% من المساحة الإجمالية لبلدية اربد كما أظهرت الدراسة أن التوزيع الجغرافي لمجمعات النقل العام كان توزيعا عشوائيا غير منتظم في المنطقة.

Evaluating public transport performance to guide public transport planning: A unified prior method

Public transport performance (PTP) depicts the efficiency of a city’s public transport. Evaluating PTP is the foundation to build a sustainable public transport system. However, extant methods are not suitable for evaluating PTP at the planning stage. This paper initiates a unified prior evaluation method that guides the planning of public transport without observational data. We represent the multimodal public transport system as a multigraph, where node function and connectivities are embedded as node property, planning specification and graph metrics are incorporated as the weight of the edge. By node convolution and node clustering, eight typical subgraphs are enumerated. Graph classification evaluates the PTP by identifying combinations of subgraphs within a region and motif analysis reveals how local transfer patterns contribute to PTP. The experiment results within Wuhan’s Third Ring Road show that our evaluation accuracy is up to 82%. We found that areas with high accessibility and equality of public transport facilities also have high PTP. From small scales (stations) to large scales (regions), PTP evolves from spatial homogeneity to heterogeneity. Using these features, urban planners can design an efficient public transport system with a point-to-surface effect and integrate ground and underground transport modes.

Analysis of Non-motorised Transport and Public Transport Facilities Using Bicycle Compatibility Index and Stop Coverage Ratio, in Vijayanagar, Bengaluru

Transportation development is one of the parameters indicating the development of any country. Due to improper maintenance of infrastructure, non-eco-friendly designs and practices etc. have led to congestion, accidents and environmental depletion. These problems can be addressed by developing a structured transportation system integrated with sustainability and safety. The aim of this study is to analyze the existing facilities in the study area and to suggest integration of non-motorised transport and public transport through questionnaire survey. The bicycle compatibility index is calculated to find the bicycle level of service of the study area. The bus stop coverage analysis was done by calculating the ideal stop accessibility index, actual stop accessibility index and stop coverage ratio index. From bicycle compatibility index, it can be concluded that the compatibity of the surveyed region was moderately high for bicyclists. Based on bus-stop coverage analysis, Kalyan nagar bus stop is said to have good accessibility whereas ITI layout has poor accessibility.

Interest in Visiting Leading Tourist Destinations in Jakarta

This study aims to determine the effect of tourist attraction, social media promotion, and accessibility on visiting intentions through tourist satisfaction. This type of research is descriptive quantitative with multiple regression analysis methods. This population is all visitors who come to leading destinations in Jakarta. The sample in this study was 150 respondents. The sampling technique used accidental sampling, which met directly with the researcher. The results showed that: (1) Partially tourist attraction, social media promotion, and accessibility have a significant effect on tourist satisfaction (2) Partially tourist attraction, social media promotion, accessibility, and tourist satisfaction have a significant effect on interest in visiting; (3) Partially, tourist attraction, social media promotion, and accessibility have a significant effect on visiting intentions through tourist satisfaction. Suggestions that can be taken into consideration are as follows: (1) Managers of leading tourist destinations continue to improve the best quality of service for tourists; (2) The Regional Government of the City of Jakarta continues to improve public transportation facilities that are well integrated.
 Keywords: Tourist Attraction, Social Media Promotion, Accessibility, Tourist Satisfaction, Visiting Interests

Clustering of cognitive biases in Walt Whitman’s ‘Crossing Brooklyn Ferry’: An Ecocritical Analysis

ABSTRACT Walt Whitman’s ‘Crossing Brooklyn Ferry’ (CBF) (1856) conveys and constructs an exhilarated passenger’s experience with public transportation facilities of mid-nineteenth century New York against the background of modernization, urbanization, industrialization and globalization. With Whitman’s America exploiting the continent’s diverse resources along imperialist lines, CBF exposes the poet’s implication in the early stages of the climate crisis. This article draws on scientific insights into human cognition to furnish a productive interpretative lens for analysing poetry and its role in human relationships with the more-than-human world. Exploring culturally adapted cognitive features relevant to the perception of time and scale in the context of ongoing planetary disruption, it argues that Whitman’s attitude towards the future anticipates major issues in present-day environmental (in)action.

How Do Land Use, Built Environment and Transportation Facilities Affect Bike-Sharing Trip Destinations?

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of land use, built environment and public transportation facilities’ locations on destinations of bike-sharing trips in an urban setting. Several methods have been applied to determine the relationship between predicting variables and trip destinations, such as ordinary least squares regression, spatial regression and geographically weighted regression. Additionally, a comparison between the proposed models, count models and random forest has been conducted. The data were collected in Budapest, Hungary. It has been found that touristic points of interest, and healthcare and educational points have a positive impact on bike-sharing destinations. Public transportation stops for buses, trains and trams attract bike-sharing users, which has a potential for the bike-and-ride system. Land use has different effects on bike-sharing trip destinations; mostly as a circular shape variation within the urban structure of the city, such as residential, industrial, commercial and educational zones. Other variables, such as road length and water areas, form as constraints to bike-sharing trip destinations. Geographically weighted and spatial regression performs better than count models and random forest. This study helps decision-makers in predicting the origin-destination matrix of bike-sharing trips based on the transportation network and land use.

Edge-aided searchable data sharing scheme for IoV in the 5G environment

The development of 5G technology provides huge potential for the Internet of Vehicles (IoV). In the IoV scenario, the secure exchange of traffic warning data is necessary to guarantee the safety of pedestrians, vehicles, and public transport facilities. However, there remain a series of challenging issues to achieve data secure sharing while ensuring efficiency. Current solutions such as the data outsourcing storage of traditional centralized cloud servers may cause information leakage due to their incomplete credibility. To address these problems mentioned above, this paper proposes an edge-aided searchable data sharing scheme based on blockchain for IoV in a 5G environment. First, the proposed scheme stores the search index of the keyword and the hash value of the data ciphertext on the blockchain to ensure its integrity and authenticity, and the smart contract automatically verifies the search trapdoor. And then, an edge caching mechanism is designed to quickly feedback on users’ retrieval needs based on a cloud-edge collaboration model. In addition, attribute-based searchable encryption is used to ensure that only the users who meet the access attributes and policy can decrypt the encrypted traffic warning data, which can achieve fine-grained access control and keyword search simultaneously. Finally, security analysis and performance evaluation demonstrate that our scheme is secure and more efficient compared with other schemes.

Safety Analysis and Level of Service (LOS) Evaluation for At-Grade Intersections along the Metro Rail Corridors in Smart City Pune

Abstract: Infrastructure development is key for economic growth of a country. However, poorly planned and deficiently designed infrastructure facilities becomes hazardous to the public. This leads to frequent fatalities in densely crowded cities like Pune. To minimizing fatalities by improving existing infrastructure facilities is game changer to overcome this problem. In India and around the globe many crowded cities are transforming with Metro rail networks to make urbanites life easy. In this study we have analyzed safety measures and evaluated Level of Service (LOS) for At-Grade intersections, along metro rail corridors in Pune city. This study gives good to fare idea about current safety situation of At-Grade junction based on various parameters viz. Junction Design, Pedestrian Facilities, Public Transport Facilities, Impact of Metro Infrastructure etc. The data used in this study is mostly open sourced data from Mappls RealView 360, Google Street View and site inventory. This study can be used for wide scale implementation for crowded cities, which may helpful in multimodal infrastructure development.

Regenerative Charging Technique for Electrical Vehicles

Various sources of power generation techniques are in use in recent days. Automated vehicles have a tremendous future. Road transportation is majorly used transportation. Usage of car is drastically increased and the need for the petrol and diesel are increased. Now days due to these electric vehicles are started to implement in our country. Even government is started to encourage the electric vehicle developers. At a public parking facility, only electric vehicles (EVs) that are parked at dedicated parking spaces with charging points can enjoy charging services. Installing a charging point at each parking slot is very expensive. As an alternative, this project proposes the novel idea in a public transport facility, only electric vehicles (EVs) that can drive at dedicated with wireless charging path which can enjoy charging services. Installing a Wireless Charging Path (WCP) as Electric Vehicle Service Road (EVSR). Like service roads will be easy for charging the EVs wirelessly while traveling. Charging mechanism of vehicles is done via a wireless which reduces the requirement of cables, reduce the waiting time for charging and also has generating system based on solar energy. It is also based on ais artificial intelligence system.

Factors affecting public transport performance due to the COVID-19 outbreak: A worldwide analysis

In this paper we investigate the public transport trip frequency variations, as well as the reasons that led to the shift away from public transport means, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We studied relevant data from the Moovit platform, and we compared operational and trip frequency characteristics of public transport systems before and after the outbreak of the pandemic in 87 cities worldwide. On average, waiting times at public transport stops/stations increased while trip distances decreased, apparently due to the mobility restriction and social distancing measures implemented in 2020. Most of the Moovit users who said that they abandoned public transport in 2020 were found in Italy and Greece. We developed linear regression analysis models to investigate (among the 35 variables examined in the study) the relationship between public transport abandonment rates and socioeconomic factors, quality of service characteristics, and indicators of pandemic's spread. Empirical findings show that public transport dropout rates are positively correlated with the COVID-19 death toll figures, the cleanliness of public transport vehicles and facilities, as well as with the income inequality (GINI) index of the population, and thus reconfirm previous research findings. In addition, the waiting time at stops/stations and the number of transfers required for commute trips appeared to be the most critical public transport trip segments, which significantly determine the discontinuation of public transport use under pandemic circumstances. Our research findings indicate specific aspects of public transport services, which require tailored adjustments in order to recover ridership in the post-pandemic period.

Determinant factors in increasing the livability of the city of Padang from the perspective of transportation

Padang has been determined to be a livable city in 2024, according to the Mission of the City Major 2019-2024. Some improvements have been made, such as more BRT corridors, widening the sidewalk, and adding benches along the sidewalks. However, achieving a livable city is far more than just those thingies; we also need to know what people need and what the government is willing to do. This study explores the determinant factors in achieving the livable city criterion for Padang, especially regarding transportation-related variables in the expert views along and public and government interests. The quadrant analysis of Expectation-Performance and Effort-Effect Analysis was used to identify the determinant and priority factors in improving the livability of Padang. The results show that improving some essential elements has satisfied public expectations. Still, more things need to do, such as an integrated transportation system, comfortable public transportation, transportation for disabled persons, and a more environmentally friendly transportation mode. With less effort and high effect, the most priority factors are comfortable and secure pedestrian facilities, improving traffic to reduce travel time, and improving public transport facilities.

SAFETY ANALYSIS AND LEVEL OF SERVICE (LOS) EVALUATION FOR AT-GRADE INTERSECTIONS ALONG THE METRO RAIL CORRIDORS IN SMART CITY PUNE

Infrastructure development is key for economic growth of a country. However, poorly planned and deficiently designed infrastructure facilities becomes hazardous to the public. This leads to frequent fatalities in densely crowded cities like Pune. To minimizing fatalities by improving existing infrastructure facilities is game changer to overcome this problem. In India and around the globe many crowded cities are transforming with Metro rail networks to make urbanites life easy. In this study we have analyzed safety measures and evaluated Level of Service (LOS) for At-Grade intersections, along metro rail corridors in Pune city. This study gives good to fare idea about current safety situation of At-Grade junction based on various parameters viz. Junction Design, Pedestrian Facilities, Public Transport Facilities, Impact of Metro Infrastructure etc. The data used in this study is mostly open sourced data from Mappls RealView 360, Google Street View and site inventory. This study can be used for wide scale implementation for crowded cities, which may helpful in multimodal infrastructure development. Key Words: Level of Service, LOS, Safety Analysis, At- Grade Intersection, Junction Design.

Результати діяльності Інституту проблем безпеки атомних електростанцій НАН України у 2022 р.

The most important results of the scientific and scientific-organizational activities of the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ISP NPP, NAS of Ukraine) in 2022 are presented. It is shown that even under the extremely difficult conditions in which the entire country is due to the invasion of Russian troops into the territory of Ukraine, the employees of the Institute made great efforts to implement planned tasks to ensure nuclear and radiation safety of the destroyed fourth power unit of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant, handling of nuclear hazardous materials, as well as increasing the reliability and safety of nuclear power plants operation. The results of these studies were implemented in the fields of production, electric power industry and during the educational process, as well as highlighted in a number of publications and scientific events. Thus, despite the objective difficulties and guided by the development strategy, the ISP NPP plans to preserve the scientific and technical potential under the conditions of power outages, lack of heating and water supply in some places, disruption of the functioning of public transport, telecommunications and data transmission facilities, etc., as well as to become the leading organization of Ukraine for scientific and technical support of activities for the peaceful use of nuclear energy

STRUGGLE FOR SUSTAINABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIAN CITIES

Public transport contributes significantly to the development of socioeconomic activities and the long-term sustainability of all communities worldwide. Undoubtedly, it is a catalyst for maximizing quality urban living, social service accessibility, and environmental balance. Despite its considerable importance and benefits, public transport in Nigeria is still poorly practiced, and plagued by complex operational challenges. Based on this context, we assessed the public transport systems in Ikeja-Lagos, Abeokuta, and Ibadan cities to understand the struggle for sustainability in Nigeria. This study examined the socioeconomic and travel characteristics of passengers, the availability and condition of public transport infrastructural facilities, peculiar public transport challenges, and the best possible strategies to sustain public transport systems in Nigeria. The study employed a cross-sectional survey research design, while a multistage sampling technique was utilized to administer a well-validated questionnaire on the passengers at central transport nodes within the selected cities using both descriptive and inferential analysis. The results show that most of the respondents are men and spend more than 10% of their monthly income on public transport usage. Findings show that conventional public transport has been proven unpopular in Ibadan and Abeokuta cities compared to a chaotic and inadequate bus rapid system in Ikeja-Lagos. Findings also revealed traffic signal and control devices, and terminal facilities as top-two rated public transport facilities in good condition. The study revealed that public transport modes across the selected cities are operationally cracked as they are characterized by unprecedented challenges. The results of the Analysis of Variance established a statistical significant variation among the challenges mitigating sustainable public transport in the selected Nigerian cities. The study concludes and recommends, among other measures, full-adoption of appropriate mass transit options, particularly intra-city rail and the development of multimodal transport system.

Physical integration of the existing condition of intermodal public transportation transfer points in Padang City, Indonesia

Based on Padang City Central Bureau of Statistic (BPS Kota Padang), there was an increase in tbe number of motor vehicles by 4.013% in 2023 from the previous year. It will have a negative impact on congestion and air pollution in the short term and long term. Therefore, intermodal integration is needed in order to optimalize the public transport service system. It is necessary for researching the integration of public transportation facilities and infrastructure to find out the problematic aspects of physical integration. This paper will discuss about the results of observations on physical integration of existing facilities and infrastructure in the intermodal public transportation area.

The Satisfaction Analysis of Local Public Transportation (Carry) Services at Batam, Indonesia

Carry is one of the public transportation found in Batam, Indonesia. However, there is a need for innovation so that this public transportation can compete with other public transportation and private vehicles. Therefore, this study was carried out to determine what variables must be considered when determining the level of public satisfaction with "Carry." First, the data collection method is to distribute questionnaires to 131 respondents through google forms. Then the analysis method uses IPA (Importance Performance Analysis), which is presented as a diagram with four quadrants. The results show that the user satisfaction level is 2.85 to 3.45. In contrast, the user importance level is in the range of 4.29 to 4.68, with a gap between -0.94 to -1.68. Finally, based on the study's findings, it can be determined that the variables cleanliness of public transportation facilities, the safety of service users, comfort of service users, and availability of facilities/interiors are placed in quadrant A, requiring special attention.

MODE CHOICE OF MOTHERS TRAVELLING WITH YOUNG CHILDREN IN MALAYSIA

Transportation has evolved tremendously; concurrently, the discussion on gender-based transportation demands has grown over the last few decades. Attention is increasingly given to women’s needs in transportation, as more women work and travel outside their homes. In developed countries, special considerations of women’s travel needs are aimed to ensure their safety when using public transportation. However, as more women can afford a car and possess a driving license, independent travel has also become more feasible, accessible, and comfortable for women, worsening traffic congestion. This article looks at the challenges faced by women, in particular mothers with young children, when using public transportation in Malaysia. Factors like work-family duties, accessibility and connectivity, preference, and provision of public transportation facilities emerged from the analysis of 194 respondents’ data. To move towards sustainable cities in Malaysia, these aspects of transportation must be explored to promote public transportation usage by mothers with younger children.

The role of urban regeneration to improve community development in a metropolitan municipality

Background: The purpose of this article was to explore the role of urban regeneration to improve community development in a metropolitan municipality. This is important in light of the current strenuous socioeconomic situation, due to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Some of the pandemic’s consequences on communities include socioeconomic challenges, loss of income, business disruption and health concerns. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the different mechanisms government uses to promote community development, and one of these mechanisms is urban regeneration.Aim: The study aims to establish whether urban regeneration can be used as a mechanism to promote community development.Setting: The article is based on South African metropolitan municipalities, mainly the three biggest municipalities in the country. These municipalities include the City of Johannesburg, the City of Cape Town and the eThekwini municipality.Methods: This research is based on unobtrusive qualitative research techniques or methods in order to collect and analyse information. The techniques used include conceptual, content, documentary and comparative analysis. Therefore, the contents and information used were collected from various secondary sources such as journal articles, books and government documents such as White Papers. In addition, political, economic, social, technological, environmental and legal analytical framework is also used.Results: Urban regeneration is not a new phenomenon in South Africa; however, the mechanism is not fully embraced by municipalities in the country. The practice of both urban regeneration and community development goes hand in hand. Different metropolitan municipalities in the country have developed plans to incorporate urban regeneration as part of their community development programmes. Community development and urban regeneration are implemented in South Africa under different developmental policies. However, it is the sole mandate of the local government (municipalities) to promote this programme in their communities. The study also found that urban regeneration was also impacted both positively and negatively by the COVID-19 pandemic. The negative impact of COVID-19 is that various projects were postponed in order to redirect resources towards the COVID-19 response. Some of the projects affected municipal infrastructure grants to provide water to households and sanitise public transport facilities in municipalities that do not receive the public transport network grant. South African metropolitan municipalities lack a common shared plan on urban regeneration and community development.Conclusion: The main finding of this research study is that there is no concrete plan put in place to promote urban regeneration in municipalities. Hence, the study recommended that in conjunction with the national government, local levels should develop such a plan.Contribution: This research study will contribute to the decision-making process in local government. The research will also contribute to policy development and design on the topic of urban regeneration and community development.