Demand responsive transport: towards the emergence of a new market segment

Brake, Jenny; Nelson, John D.; Wright, Steven D.

doi:10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2004.08.011

Cited by 122 publications

(58 citation statements)

References 1 publication

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…• operational factors (for example routeing/timetabling methods, booking methods, vehicle types-Li and Quadrifoglio 2010; Brake et al 2004;Mageean and Nelson 2003); • technological issues (relating to location plotting, fare collection and on board communication- Lacometti et al 2004); • institutional factors (to do with ownership, operation, regulation, tax, insurance and licencing these services, and how these functions are carried out- Enoch et al 2004); and • policy factors (particularly regarding availability of finance and subsidy, the objectives/ motivations behind the scheme, and decisions over eligibility criteria. For example, some DRT schemes are available to everyone, whilst others are restricted only to registered members, and/or to local, elderly, low income or mobility impaired users Cervero 1997;Hine 2004;Davison et al 2012b).…”

Section: Factors Affecting the Demand For Drtmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multilevel modelling of Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) trips in Greater Manchester based on area-wide socio-economic data

et al. 2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Providing public transport in areas of low demand has long proved to be a challenge to policy makers and practitioners. With the developing economic, social and environmental trends, there is pressure for alternative solutions to the policy of subsidising conventional bus services. One potential solution is to adopt more flexible routes and/or timetables to better match the required demand. Therefore such 'on demand' or 'Demand Responsive Transport' (DRT) services (known as paratransit in the US) have been adopted in a number of locations. This paper seeks to explore the effects of area-wide factors on the demand of DRT by reporting the results of a statistical analysis of DRT service provision in the metropolitan region of Greater Manchester, the public transport authority of which offers one of the largest and most diverse range of DRT schemes in the UK. Specifically, this paper employs a multilevel modelling approach to investigate the impact of both DRT supply-oriented factors at the service area level and socio-economic factors at the lower super output area (LSOA) level on the average number of trips made by DRT per year. This hierarchical or 'nested' structure was adopted because typically the LSOAs within the same Service Area may share similar characteristics. It is found that the demand for DRT services was higher in areas with low car ownership, low population density, high proportion of white people, and high levels of social deprivation, measured in terms of income, employment, education, housing and services, health and disability, and living environment.

show abstract

Section: Factors Affecting the Demand For Drtmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multilevel modelling of Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) trips in Greater Manchester based on area-wide socio-economic data

et al. 2013

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…These companies had the necessary vision to understand that knowledge of the territories' dynamics constituted the basis for a greater decision support and a more assertive intervention on the network, investing in projects and specialized human resources in planning and GIS technologies (Brake et al [8]). Simultaneously, with the aim of intermodality, in the AMP, a complementary group of companies (ACE) -Intermodal Transport of Porto (TIP) was constituted, which includes road and rail operators, whose most visible actions concern the establishment of a ticketing system and a common tariff (Andante).…”

Section: (De)fragmentation Of the Network Of Public Transport And Modmentioning

confidence: 99%

Integration of transport networks based in spatial data management: a methodological essay on the metropolitan area of Porto

Costa

Pacheco

Trocado

2012

WIT Transactions on the Built Environment

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Among other explanatory factors for the worsening imbalance in modal split that has occurred in the last three decades in the AMPorto (considered here with nine counties, according to Law No. 44/91) is a weak competitive capacity of networks of collective use particularly road passenger transport. More than a dozen companies operate in an area of 817 km 2 , providing a disjointed service and therefore extremely punitive to the population.The Portuguese government is carrying out efforts to gather information from carriers. Still, given the possibilities easily reached by new GIS technologies, we admit that there is a data deficit of integration on a territorial basis, also spread over several institutions, which makes the necessary adjustments difficult, whether the decisions by central government and businesses, or those made by the population.The reflection proposed addresses issues concerning the governance in transport -the desire for integration and practice of fragmentation of networks. It stimulates, from the possibilities offered by GIS, the results of a punitive governmental modus operandi to the operations of public transport.The exercise is based on the cross-interpretation between the results obtained with the Normative Ordinance no 32/2009 and what we believe to have been a missed opportunity of a governance exercise in the transport domain.

show abstract

“…[9][10][11][12][13][14] However, as was shown by the experience in Dar es Salaam, where private bus operators were banned in 1975, such action does little to address transport needs. In this case private operators continued to provide services, albeit illegally, and in 1983 they were once more allowed to provide (limited) services.…”

Section: Key Areas Of Contribution From Partnershipsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Partnering to improve public transport in developing countries

Sohail¹,

Maunder²

2007

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Transport

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This paper demonstrates the importance of—and potential for—partnerships between the private and public sectors, and citizen groups, as a crucial means towards the improvement of public transport services in the developing world. It draws mainly upon the research findings of case studies in Karachi, Faisalabad, Dar es Salaam and Colombo between 1999 and 2003. The paper looks at some of the factors that need to be taken into consideration if a partnership is to be successful, before demonstrating the potential of existing links between users, operators and regulators. The potential for partnerships to improve upon the existing situation emerged on several occasions during the research, and these are summarised. Later sections look at the types of partnership that might be encouraged in the transport sector, as well as the importance of nurturing and supporting such partnerships. Finally, the paper highlights priorities for intervention—in the areas of infrastructure investment, land use and employment strategy, regulation and stakeholder collaboration—and the role partnerships could play in these interventions. The paper concludes with the importance of strengthening existing partnerships in public transport provision and creating and developing new ones. In this respect the authors consider it crucial that policymakers give due consideration to partnering approaches in the future.

show abstract

Demand responsive transport: towards the emergence of a new market segment

Cited by 122 publications

References 1 publication

Multilevel modelling of Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) trips in Greater Manchester based on area-wide socio-economic data

Multilevel modelling of Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) trips in Greater Manchester based on area-wide socio-economic data

Integration of transport networks based in spatial data management: a methodological essay on the metropolitan area of Porto

Partnering to improve public transport in developing countries

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About