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Showing 1 to 20 of 281 for “"Public transport"”.
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Bellville public transport interchange
Public Transport has played a fundamental part in my personal life as it was the mode of transport used to get to friends, part-time work and ultimately university campus over the span of eleven years. Using the South African public railway service on a daily basis for the past six years, it has …
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Strategic planning in public transport
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1995.
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Spatial information system for public transport
… traffic congestion is through the promotion of public transport over private cars. Many countries, South Africa included, have set up policies to prioritise this issue. In accordance with these policies, public transport service planners are working to improve public transport services. This …
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Fiscal decentralization and urban public transport
Financing public transport through public funds is a common practice that can be justified on different grounds: equity, natural monopoly and, particularly with the increasing motorization rate, externalities produced by private transport (congestion, pollution, road accidents) especially in urban …
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Simulation-based optimisation of public transport networks
Public transport network design deals with finding the most efficient network solution among a set of alternatives, that best satisfies the often-conflicting objectives of different network stakeholders like passengers and operators. Simulation-based Optimisation (SBO) is a discipline that solves …
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Advancing accessibility : public transport and urban space
… metrics are beginning to see adoption in transportation and metropolitan planning practice. Such metrics capture the potential for reaching destinations enabled by transport (e.g. number of jobs available within a given commute time), not just the mobility benefits accruing from the use of …
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Factors Influencing Customer’s Satisfaction in Urban Public Transport in Tanzania, “A Case Study of Public Transport in Kigoma-Ujiji Urban
… influencing customer’s satisfaction in urban public transport in Kigoma-Ujiji municipal, Tanzania. The study was conducted in four categories (drivers, conductors, passengers and students and KIBOA staff) within Kigoma-Ujiji municipal. The main objective of the study was to assess factors …
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Factors Influencing Customer’s Satisfaction in Urban Public Transport in Tanzania, “A Case Study of Public Transport in Kigoma-Ujiji Urban
… influencing customer’s satisfaction in urban public transport in Kigoma-Ujiji municipal, Tanzania. The study was conducted in four categories (drivers, conductors, passengers and students and KIBOA staff) within Kigoma-Ujiji municipal. The main objective of the study was to assess factors …
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Multi-modal public transport modelling under traffic disruptions
… multi-modal modelling framework for dynamic public transport (PT) networks, addressing the limitations of single-mode analysis in disruption impact assessment. Our approach extends the traditional Gravity Models-based OD estimation method by incorporating entropy-weighted calibration to fuse …
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The impact of kombi-taxis on public transport
… of kombi-taxis on the conventional modes of public transport, in particular the bus, in the Cape Town Metropolitan Area. The impact is quantified in terms of the resultant modal shift of commuters from the buses, trains, cars and walking, in favour of the kombi-taxi. The approach adopted …
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Transfers and path choice in urban public transport systems
Transfers are endemic in public transport systems. Empirical evidence shows that a large portion of public transport journeys involve at least one change of vehicles, and that the transfer experience significantly affects the travelers' satisfaction with the public transport service, and whether …
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Equilibriums of Paradox: Pittsburgh's Urban Renaissance through Public Transport
… years, Pittsburgh has missed out on investing in public transit infrastructure. If Pittsburgh is to continue to shed its Smoky City image and further its urban renaissance, it must invest in a modern, comprehensive and integrated regional transit system. The system will act as stitching to …
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Accessing public transport, a comparative study of Berlin and London
… major European capital cities with extensive public transport networks. The main motivation for this study stemmed from my extensive experience travelling around independently in both cities on public transport as a totally blind person. I wanted to gain a much greater insight into, and …
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COMMUTER EXPOSURE TO AEROSOL POLLUTION ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN SINGAPORE
… Improved understanding of the variability across transport modes and transportation choices is important for commuters and authorities. Mobile measurements of PM10, PM2.5, particle number (PN), black carbon (BC), carbon monoxide (CO), particulate polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (pPAH), and active …
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Software for the Control and Analysis of Public Transport Systems
Public transport systems play an important role in providing mobility, combating traffic congestion, reducing carbon emissions, and improving economics. However, until recently, public transport systems have not exploited the full potential of information technology to improve their services and …
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A comparative study of public transport systems in developing countries
… populations of African cities are dependent on public transport to provide them with accessibility and mobility. In most African cities, private vehicle ownership and traffic is increasing rapidly, scheduled or formal public transport systems are declining or have disappeared altogether and the …
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Classification of London's public transport users using smart card data
… of the affected users. Classification of public transport users can be enhanced through the use of data from smart cards. The objective of the thesis is to categorize and better understand travel patterns of London's public transport users, using an extensive database of Oyster Card …
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Competition in tendering of urban public transport services in France
The French tendering system for urban public transport services, introduced by the Sapin law in 1993, has often been criticized for its lack of competition. In order to check the relevance of this criticism, this thesis examines the degree of competition in the French market, using two surveys of …
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Evaluation of benefits and effectiveness of smart cards for public transport
As a new technology, smart card ticketing for public transport has become increasingly popular across the world. Now smart cards and the traditional fare payment methods, cash and paper-based travel cards, have become three major fare payment options in public transport systems. The success of …
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