Mode succession in a public transit corridor

Abstract

Introduction to the Model 4. 1.1 The Passenger Demand 4.1.2 Model Assumptions 4.1.3 Travel Time 4.1.4 Passenger Travel Time Cost 4.1.5 Passenger Waiting Time Cost 4.1.6 Dispatching Cost 4.1.7 Total Cost 4.2 The Calculation of the Optimum Headways 4.2.1 Proof of the "Minimum" 4.2.2 Equal Headways 4.2.3 Conditional Requirement of Passengers per Bus and Bus Capacity 4.2.4 Optimal Fleet for Combined Regular/Express Bus Operation 4.3 Numerical Example 4.4 Combinations of Scheduled and Unscheduled, Regular and Express Bus Operations 4.4.1 Case 1: Scheduled Regular and Scheduled Express Bus Operation 4.4.2 Case 2: Scheduled Regular and Unscheduled Express Bus Operation 4.4.3 Case 3: Unscheduled Regular and Scheduled Express Bus Operation 4.4.4 Case 4: Unscheduled Regular and Unscheduled Express Bus Operation 4.

Choosing Between Tram and Metro in Hong Kong – Utility, Affect and Demographics

“…In these and other studies, local users often associate a tram system with better management, which in a number of studies cited below, has proved to be an important factor in mode choice. Customer experience factors figure prominently in the decisions to replace or augment existing roadbased public transit [7]. However, such positive perceptions of rail may be highly conditioned by public involvement in the decision [8].…”