[HTML][HTML] A review of public transport economics

D Hörcher, A Tirachini - Economics of transportation, 2021 - Elsevier
Public transport provision requires substantial organisational efforts, careful planning,
financial contributions from the public, and coordination between millions of passengers and …

[HTML][HTML] Design of mixed fixed-flexible bus public transport networks by tracking the paths of on-demand vehicles

A Fielbaum, J Alonso-Mora - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2024 - Elsevier
On-demand ridepooling (ODRP) vehicles follow routes that are fully flexible. However, when
the system does not provide door-to-door service and users can be asked to walk, their …

Transfer penalties in multimodal public transport networks

A Garcia-Martinez, R Cascajo, SR Jara-Diaz… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2018 - Elsevier
The disutility of transfers in multimodal public transport goes beyond the additional walking
and waiting times. Although the magnitude of this pure transfer penalty has been proven to …

The economics of automated public transport: Effects on operator cost, travel time, fare and subsidy

A Tirachini, C Antoniou - Economics of Transportation, 2020 - Elsevier
It is currently unknown in which city environments, automated vehicles could be deployed at
reasonable speeds, given safety concerns. We analytically and numerically assess the …

Optimal Public Transportation Networks: Evidence from the World's Largest Bus Rapid Transit System in Jakarta

G Kreindler, A Gaduh, T Graff, R Hanna, BA Olken - 2023 - nber.org
Designing public transport networks involves tradeoffs between extensive geographic
coverage, frequent service on each route, and relying on interconnections as opposed to …

The effect of polycentric urban spatial structure on PM2. 5: An empirical study of China

S Zheng, Y Huang, Y Fu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution causes widespread concern due to rapid urbanization and the
ongoing expansion of the urban scale. Although the polycentric spatial structure is an …

Optimal fleet size for a shared demand-responsive transport system with human-driven vs automated vehicles: A total cost minimization approach

AM Militão, A Tirachini - Transportation research part A: policy and practice, 2021 - Elsevier
Vehicle automation is expected to reduce the cost of shared demand-responsive transport
(DRT) services. In this context, questions regarding the conditions under which fixed-route …

[HTML][HTML] Are shared automated vehicles good for public-or private-transport-oriented cities (or neither)?

A Fielbaum, B Pudāne - Transportation Research Part D: Transport and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Simulation studies suggest that Shared Automated Vehicles (SAVs) could reduce the total
vehicle kilometres travelled (VKT) thanks to efficiently pooling multiple users in one vehicle …

Freight-on-Transit for urban last-mile deliveries: A strategic planning approach

D Delle Donne, L Alfandari, C Archetti… - … Research Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
We study a delivery strategy for last-mile deliveries in urban areas which combines freight
transportation with mass mobility systems with the goal of creating synergies contrasting …

[HTML][HTML] Adaptive transit design: Optimizing fixed and demand responsive multi-modal transportation via continuous approximation

G Calabrò, A Araldo, S Oh, R Seshadri, G Inturri… - … Research Part A: Policy …, 2023 - Elsevier
In most cities, transit consists solely of fixed-route transportation, whence the inherent limited
Quality of Service for travellers in suburban areas and during off-peak periods. On the other …