Policy analysis of third party electronic coupons for public transit fares

Chow, Joseph Y.J.

doi:10.1016/j.tra.2014.05.015

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“…Smartcard data collection also enables network operators to obtain maximum value from their infrastructure investments in support of expanded access to all users (Ferrari, Berlingerio, Calabrese, & Reades, 2013). Research has also showed that smartcard technologies reduce the amount of time it takes to board a transit vehicle and therefore improve operational efficiency (Chow, 2014), as well as make the driver's job easier (Pelletier, Trépanier, & Morency, 2011). In the current study, both sets of participant groups agreed on this consensus statement however, it is likely that the rationale for each group was different.…”

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Viewpoints of adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders on public transport

Falkmer

Barnett

Horlin

et al. 2015

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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Background: Public transport is low cost, allows for independence, and facilitates engagement and participation for non-drivers. However, the viewpoints of individuals with cognitive disabilities are rarely considered. In Australia, the prevalence of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is approximately 1% and increasing. Many individuals with ASD do not possess a driver's licence, indicating that access to public transport is crucial for their independence. However, at present, there is no research on the opinions of adults with ASD on public transport. Aim: To identify the viewpoints of adults with ASD regarding the barriers and facilitators of public transport usage and their transportation preferences, and to contrast these against the viewpoints of neurotypical adults. Methods: Q methodology was used to identify the viewpoints of both participant groups on public transport. Participants consisted of 55 adults with a diagnosis of ASD and a contrast group of 57 neurotypical adults. Both groups completed a Q sort task which took place in either Perth or Melbourne, Australia. Results: The most prominent viewpoint indicated that both groups preferred to use public transport over driving and believed that it supported their independence. This viewpoint also indicated that both groups preferred to use electronic ticketing when using public transport. Interestingly, the second most prominent viewpoint indicated that both groups preferred to drive themselves by private car rather than use public transport. Discussion: It appears that the viewpoints of adults with and without ASD regarding public transportation were largely similar. However, questions arose about whether the preference for public transport in the ASD group may be more a result of difficulties obtaining a driving licence than a deliberate choice. The only barrier specified by adults with ASD related to crowding on public transport. Safety and convenience in relation to location and timing of services were barriers reported by neurotypical adults.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Viewpoints of adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders on public transport

Falkmer

Barnett

Horlin

et al. 2015

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

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“…There are researchers who in line with the traditions of New Public Management driven Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) have sought to measure effectiveness strictly in economic terms (Chow, 2014;Nisar, 2013). These are the factors which provided the impetus to the PPPs as it rests on the claim of less transaction cost as compared to the traditional modes of public management.…”

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Effectiveness of Public Private Partnerships: A Systematic Literature Review

Ali

Irfan

Salman

2020

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Questions about the ‘effectiveness’ of Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) have been raised for quite some time now. Although implementation and performance problems are given some attention while carrying out systematic literature review regarding PPPs, there is no systematic literature review available to the best of our knowledge that analyses/reviews the ways in which the effectiveness of PPPs is measured. This review of 107 articles intends to fill this gap by reviewing the peer-reviewed articles/papers published during the years 2000-2016. It particularly investigated three areas including (a) the ways in which the effectiveness of PPPs is defined, (b) methods used by the researchers to measure the effectiveness of PPPs, and (c) theories/perspectives explaining the effectiveness of PPPs. The results indicated that the effectiveness of PPPs is not clearly defined in the existing literature. Moreover, there is no consensus on what counts as an effective PPP. Regarding the methods of measurement, the overwhelming majority of researchers focused only on the identification of factors as opposed to the actual measurement of effectiveness. With respect to theoretical perspectives, governance theories were used in most cases. Based on the findings of this systematic literature review, it is recommended in the current research to use six broad categories of methods/factors identified as a starting point to measure the effectiveness of PPPs.

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“…Kaspi et al, 2014;Nourinejad and Roorda, 2014); pricing policies (e.g. Furuhata et al, 2014;Chow, 2014;Sayarshad and Chow, 2015); or vehicle routing and scheduling policies (e.g. Quadrifoglio et al, 2008;Hyytiä et al, 2012;Jung and Jayakrishnan, 2014).…”

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Evaluation methods of dynamic flexible transportation systems

Djavadian¹

2021

Preprint

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With advances in mobile technologies, social networks and global positioning (GPS) in the digital world, alternative mobility systems (taxis, carpool, demand-responsive services, peer-to-peer ridesharing, carsharing) have garnered interest from both public and private sectors as potential solutions to address last mile problem in public transit. Although there are number of models to optimize flexible or dynamic transit operations there has not been any methodology to evaluate equilibrium demand and effect on social welfare for these systems in an integrated supply-demand context. This study lays the groundwork for studying the equilibrium of these systems, and proposes an agent-based adjustment process to evaluate the properties of a stable sate as an agent-based stochastic user equilibrium (SUE). Four sets of experiments are conducted: (1) illustration with a simple 2-link network, (2) evaluation of a dynamic dial-a-ride policy, and (3 &4) illustration using real data from Oakville, Ontario & Manhattan, NY. The experiments demonstrate that the proposed model with multiple sample populations can generate an invariant distribution of demand and welfare effects and it can effectively be used to measure the effect of changes in flexible transport services operation policies on ridership. Moreover, this study also explores flexible transport services as two-sided markets, and extends the proposed agent-based day-to-day adjustment process to include day-to-day adjustment of the service operator(s) as a two-sided market. Additional computational experiments and a case study are conducted. Findings confirm the existence of thresholds from which network externalities cause two-sided and one-sided market equilibria to diverge. The Ramsey pricing criterion is used for social optimum to show that perfectly matched states from the proposed day-to-day process are equivalent to a social optimum. A case study using real data from Oakville, Ontario, as a first/last mile problem example demonstrates the sensitivity of the two-sided day-to-day model to operating policies.

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Policy analysis of third party electronic coupons for public transit fares

Cited by 14 publications

References 30 publications

Viewpoints of adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders on public transport

Viewpoints of adults with and without Autism Spectrum Disorders on public transport

Effectiveness of Public Private Partnerships: A Systematic Literature Review

Evaluation methods of dynamic flexible transportation systems

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