Private Shuttles and Public Transportation: Effects of Shared Transit Stops on Travel Time and Reliability in Seattle

Lewis, Elyse O’C.; MacKenzie, Don; Clewlow, Regina

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“…Over time, innovative solutions are investigated to find a solution without worsening the problem. With this concern, a research conducted in Seattle observed that using bus stops as hubs to collect the personnel, as suggested in this study, doesn't affect bus schedules negatively [22]. In Utah, a shuttle route is proposed to connect to the railway system to prevent private vehicle usage.…”

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Integration of Personnel Services with Public Transportation Modes: A Case Study of Bogazici University

Gokasar,

Karaman

2023

J. Soft. Comput. Decis. Anal.

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Personnel service is a common application that is offered by employers to provide comfortable transportation for the employees. It is mostly applied in developing countries and even though it brings some convenience for both sides, it also has downsides. Especially, the extra cost of the system for institutions and additional congestion created during peak hours due to the wrong optimization of the service routes are huge problems that can be fixed by proper applications. Moreover, such an optimization would create huge benefits in general because of the extensiveness of the application. Besides some of the employees have complaints about the arrangement of the services which results in private car usage in the long term. The purpose of this study is to optimize the personnel service system in a systematic way and additionally, to combine the system with public transportation to be able to obtain a new approach. Therefore, the first method optimizes the routes whereas the second method gives a new suggestion for the system. The data of the study is obtained from the current personnel services of Boğaziçi University. During the process, the Geographic Information System (GIS) is utilized to investigate all possibilities. The study showed that both of the offered methods results better than the conventional approach by improving personnel welfare, congestion during peak hours and transportation habits.

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Integration of Personnel Services with Public Transportation Modes: A Case Study of Bogazici University

Gokasar,

Karaman

2023

J. Soft. Comput. Decis. Anal.

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City Best Practices to Improve Transit Operations and Safety

DeRobertis¹,

Ferrell²,

Lee³

et al. 2021

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Public, fixed-route transit services most commonly operate on public streets. In addition, transit passengers must use sidewalks to access transit stops and stations. However, streets and sidewalks are under the jurisdiction of municipalities, not transit agencies. Various municipal policies, practices, and decisions affect transit operations, rider convenience, and passenger safety. Thus, these government entities have an important influence over the quality, safety, and convenience of transit services in their jurisdictions. This research identified municipal policies and practices that affect public transport providers’ ability to deliver transit services. They were found from a comprehensive literature review, interviews and discussions with five local transit agencies in the U.S., five public transportation experts and staff from five California cities. The city policies and practices identified fall into the following five categories: Infrastructure for buses, including bus lanes, signal treatments, curbside access; Infrastructure for pedestrians walking and bicycling to, and waiting at, transit stops and stations; Internal transportation planning policies and practices; Land development review policies; Regional and metropolitan planning organization (MPO) issues. The understanding, acknowledgment, and implementation of policies and practices identified in this report can help municipalities proactively work with local transit providers to more efficiently and effectively operate transit service and improve passenger comfort and safety on city streets.

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Private Shuttles and Public Transportation: Effects of Shared Transit Stops on Travel Time and Reliability in Seattle

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Integration of Personnel Services with Public Transportation Modes: A Case Study of Bogazici University

Integration of Personnel Services with Public Transportation Modes: A Case Study of Bogazici University

City Best Practices to Improve Transit Operations and Safety

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