The importance of recurring public transport delays for accessibility and mode choice
Nichols, Aaron ; Ryan, Jean LU and Palmqvist, Carl William LU
(2024)
In Journal of Transport Geography
115.
- Abstract
This paper looks at the relationship between recurring public transport delays, accessibility to jobs, and travel behaviour in the region of Scania, Sweden. The difference between potential (scheduled) accessibility, observed (actual) accessibility, and behaviour is an important part of this research. This paper contributes to the growing body of literature that uses GTFS data (for both scheduled and actual services) to provide a deeper understanding of temporal variations in accessibility with public transport. Historic public transport data were used to develop a measure for typical delays in the region. The accessibility analysis shows that, on average, recurring public transport delays result in a 4–9% reduction in accessibility to... (More)
This paper looks at the relationship between recurring public transport delays, accessibility to jobs, and travel behaviour in the region of Scania, Sweden. The difference between potential (scheduled) accessibility, observed (actual) accessibility, and behaviour is an important part of this research. This paper contributes to the growing body of literature that uses GTFS data (for both scheduled and actual services) to provide a deeper understanding of temporal variations in accessibility with public transport. Historic public transport data were used to develop a measure for typical delays in the region. The accessibility analysis shows that, on average, recurring public transport delays result in a 4–9% reduction in accessibility to jobs in the region. The loss in accessibility varied depending on the travel time budget that was considered and the location within the region. The accessibility analysis also shows that areas with higher concentrations of households with a lower economic standard experience a smaller loss in job accessibility caused by public transport delays. However, the concentration of these effects depends on the measure that is used. The measurement of typical delays was also analysed in relation to actual trips from the regional travel survey. The statistical analysis found that recurring public transport delays were associated with a lower likelihood of using public transport compared to other motorised modes.
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- author
- Nichols, Aaron
; Ryan, Jean
LU
and Palmqvist, Carl William
LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2024-02
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- Accessibility, Delays, GTFS, Public transport, Travel behaviour
- in
- Journal of Transport Geography
- volume
- 115
- article number
- 103796
- pages
- 13 pages
- publisher
- Pergamon Press Ltd.
- external identifiers
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- scopus:85182705580
- ISSN
- 0966-6923
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103796
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
- additional info
- Funding Information: This study was funded by K2 – The Swedish Knowledge Centre for Public Transport (grant agreement number 20200012 ). Open access funding provided by Lund University. We are grateful to Skånetrafiken for sharing the data used in this study. Funding Information: This study was funded by K2 – The Swedish Knowledge Centre for Public Transport (grant agreement number 20200012). Open access funding provided by Lund University. We are grateful to Skånetrafiken for sharing the data used in this study. Publisher Copyright: © 2024 The Authors
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- 2649fda5-f98f-4f4a-9a58-3a7d97465570
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- 2024-01-31 07:03:12
- date last changed
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