2022
DOI: 10.3390/su14074248
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Analysis of the Relationship between the Characteristics of the Areas of Influence of Bus Stops and the Decrease in Ridership during COVID-19 Lockdowns

Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the characteristics of the areas of influence of bus stops and the decrease in ridership during COVID-19 lockdowns and subsequent initial reopening processes. A novel GIS methodology was developed to determine these characteristics from a large amount of data with high spatial detail and accurately assign them to individual bus stops. After processing the data, several multiple linear regression models were developed to determine the variables related to… Show more

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“…Furthermore, indicators of social prosperity and equality, such as the HDI and the GII, were not found to be statistically important showing that evidence of human development affecting the percentage of users that abandon PT due to a pandemic was absent in this study. These facts come in contradiction to existing research, since there is evidence supporting that the PT demand was affected by urban density ( Montero-Lamas et al, 2022 ), and women, being PT captive users on a greater degree than men, were affected more strongly by COVID-19 ( Assoumou Ella, 2021 ). Additionally, regarding the variables describing the pandemic characteristics, while the number of COVID-19 deaths did affect the percentage of users who abandoned PT in our model, the number of the COVID-19 cases as well as the variables describing the strictness of measures taken to halt the pandemic's advance, were not found to importantly affect it.…”
Section: Resultscontrasting
confidence: 67%
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“…Furthermore, indicators of social prosperity and equality, such as the HDI and the GII, were not found to be statistically important showing that evidence of human development affecting the percentage of users that abandon PT due to a pandemic was absent in this study. These facts come in contradiction to existing research, since there is evidence supporting that the PT demand was affected by urban density ( Montero-Lamas et al, 2022 ), and women, being PT captive users on a greater degree than men, were affected more strongly by COVID-19 ( Assoumou Ella, 2021 ). Additionally, regarding the variables describing the pandemic characteristics, while the number of COVID-19 deaths did affect the percentage of users who abandoned PT in our model, the number of the COVID-19 cases as well as the variables describing the strictness of measures taken to halt the pandemic's advance, were not found to importantly affect it.…”
Section: Resultscontrasting
confidence: 67%
“…In fact, a global travel preferences' survey, during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, indicated a significant shift from public to private and non-motorized passenger transport modes, and highlighted that the likelihood of using PT was comparatively higher for females, non-car owners, and longer trip distances ( Abdullah et al, 2020 ). Montero-Lamas et al analysed bus PT ridership and GIS data in A Coruna, Spain, during the COVID-19 lockdown, and they found that in areas with low-income population, high population densities and important concentrations of hospitals, offices and supermarket facilities, the PT demand was relatively higher ( Montero-Lamas et al, 2022 ). In Lisbon, Aparicio et al compared demand figures between 2019 and 2020 for bus, tram and metro networks and found reductions of up to 80 %, but at stations located in peripheral regions with relatively more low-income users, the decrease was lower ( Aparicio et al, 2021 ).…”
Section: Literature Reviewmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Similar results as discussed above were reported in some previous studies. Before the pandemic, the choice of means of transport was predominantly shaped by factors such as satisfaction, experience, pricing, emissions, distances and land use [5,19,[22][23][24][25]. In the identified cases, the share of public transport means decreased by approximately 18% on average, with employees switching to individual transport means during the pandemic [33][34][35].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Efforts have been devoted to reduce the use of cars in favor of other means of transport. Psychological conditions influencing the choice of the means of transport have been examined and competitive modes of transport have been proposed, including inter alia, bicycles or public transport [5,[19][20][21][22][23][24][25].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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