Showing papers in "Transport Policy in 2012"

TL;DR: The early 1990s and early 2000s witnessed a growing interest amongst UK academics and policy makers in the issue of transport disadvantage and how this might relate to growing concerns about the social exclusion of low income groups and communities.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an estimate of the health impacts due to a shift from car to bicycle or walking, by evaluating four effects: the change in exposure to ambient air pollution for the individuals who change their transportation mode, their health benefit, the health benefit for the general population due to reduced pollution and the risk of accidents.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present information about the effects of decisions that a driver can make to influence on-road fuel economy of light-duty vehicles, including strategic decisions (vehicle selection and maintenance), tactical decisions (route selection and vehicle load), and operational decisions (driver behavior).

TL;DR: The first five years of congestion charges were introduced in Stockholm in 2006, first as a trial followed by a referendum, and then permanently from 2007 as mentioned in this paper, and the results show that the traffic reduction caused by the charges has increased slightly over time, once external factors are controlled for.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors explore the spatial accessibility landscape created by newly implemented BRT system in Cali, Colombia in terms of both access to the system itself and access to three distinct activities around the city.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the effects of a temporary change in the mode of travel to work on travel happiness and mode switching, finding that the measure of satisfaction with the commute by car obtained right after the temporary intervention is significantly different from the measure obtained before the intervention, and both behavioral hypotheses are supported by the pattern of change in satisfaction ratings.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors developed a system dynamics model of the UK take-up of electric vehicles over the next 40 years and investigated the impact on uptake and CO2 emissions of factors such as subsidies, range, charge point availability, emission rates and a revenue preserving tax.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined three independent explanatory variables and their relation with cost overrun in order to decide whether this is different for Dutch infrastructure projects compared to worldwide findings, and they concluded that the length of the implementation phase and especially the long of the pre-construction phase are important determinants of cost overruns in the Netherlands.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors evaluated the impact of fare integration on transit ridership and travel behavior, using the city of Haifa, Israel, as a case study, and showed that the new fare policy managed to negate the downward trend in transit users' ridership.

TL;DR: In this article, a model is proposed that hypothesises that transport influences life satisfaction indirectly through facilitating access to important life domains and directly through physical mobility and externalities, and policy implications are discussed and areas of future research using this framework are suggested.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the use of public-private partnership (PPP) policy between high speed rail (HSR) projects and general infrastructure projects and found that most experience learned from infrastructure projects is applicable in HSR projects after proper modification.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explore the spatial, temporal and gender differences in transportation modal choice among student commuters with an objective of uncovering incentives to increase the use of non-motorized or public transportation to the campus.

TL;DR: This paper used structural equation modelling to explore the influences on perceptions of safety on public transport and the impact these perceptions have on ridership using a survey sample from Melbourne, Australia, and found that the largest direct influences on feelings of safety were trust in others and feeling safe in one's home or on the street at night.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of guaranteed parking at home (in a driveway or garage) on mode choice has been studied in three New York City boroughs for which residential, off-street parking is possible but potentially scarce.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors give an overview of ethical relevant critics on CBA and conclude that researchers should be aware of its limitations and give guidance on how to deal with the weaknesses of CBA from an ethical point of view.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the relevant policies and reported a survey with the pilot cities during the summer of 2009, and developed a number of recommendations to help address the issues found in the demonstration program to date.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors focus on the application of I_SUM in the city of Curitiba, Brazil and evaluate the index itself, or the subjacent assessment method and reference values.

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of various motivators, barriers and policy related interventions (i.e., personal, social and physical-environmental factors) on bicycle commuting in Dares-Salaam, Tanzania was examined.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors derived measures of the size and fullness of activity spaces for 157 individuals for weekdays, weekends, and for a week using weekly activity-travel diary data from three case study areas located in rural Northern Ireland.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors used a methodology similar to that used the in the worldwide research to determine the cost performance of Dutch large-scale transport infrastructure projects and found that the majority of the cost overrun occurs in the pre-construction phase (the period between the formal decision to build and the start of construction).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine through econometric means the air carriers' reaction to these HSR entrances into the transport market with data at the route level, and test whether the HSR lines have affected the airlines' travel frequencies and market shares.

TL;DR: In the UK, cycling became embedded in public policy only after policy-making had been variously outsourced to private, quasi-private, and voluntary organisations as discussed by the authors, and this broader context has contributed to the ongoing failure to treat cycling as a strategically important mode meriting substantial national transport funding.

TL;DR: The effect of demographic change on travel demand arises through changes in land use, which in turn are affected by planning policy as mentioned in this paper, and how the additional population will be housed, whether on greenfield or brownfield sites, will be important for decisions on investment in the transport system.

TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive meta-analysis of the effects of PS on road traffic accidents and the duration of these effects has been conducted, showing that the strong initial positive impact (15 to 20% reductions in accidents, fatalities and injuries) seems to wear off in under eighteen months.

TL;DR: In this paper, a simple model is developed to estimate the excess costs of an electric car relative to a similar fuel car, for the consumer and for society, as well as the CO2 gains it offers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed 20 published congestion pricing studies with a focus on the dimensions of the stated preference or opinion survey, especially the type of charging regime and the structure of the charge.

TL;DR: Walking more to access neighborhood destinations seemed to account for this higher frequency of walking in transit users, and transit service and neighborhood destinations may be complementary in supporting increased walking activity and transit use.

TL;DR: In this article, a quantitative study provides more insight into the relative strength of various factors affecting the use and non-use of pre-trip public transport information for business and leisure trips.

TL;DR: In this paper, a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and multi-criteria analysis (MCA) approach is proposed to support the effective implementation of transport policy when prioritising projects.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a small-scale experiment in Switzerland to study the effect of a temporary use of public transportation by habitual car drivers on their commute satisfaction and mode switching, and found that those who switched to public transportation were more predisposed to switching, were more cost-conscious, and had more favorable perceptions and attitudes towards public transportation.