Public transport planning adaption under the COVID-19 pandemic crisis: literature review of research needs and directions

Gkiotsalitis, Konstantinos; Cats, Oded

doi:10.1080/01441647.2020.1857886

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“…This improvement, however, has limitations given that the number of available resources is fixed. Because in-vehicle overcrowding cannot be completely avoided in the case of limited supply, additional planning measures, such as the acquisition of more vehicles that can facilitate the passenger demand at the maximum load points of the lines, should be considered (see [6,12]).…”

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“…The demand reduction in Colombia was around 80% to 90%, with the highest demand loss of 96% observed in Cartagena during their mandatory quarantine period [4]. This demand reduction was also around 90% in the Netherlands [5], and the same trend has been observed in major cities in China, Iran, and the U.S. [6]. Some public transport operators in the United Kingdom also reported a decrease of as much as 70% [7].…”

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“…Despite the changes at the strategic or tactical planning stage, unforeseen demand variations during the actual operations might require the adoption of extra control measures, such as the skipping of stops or the refusal of passenger boardings. During the first pandemic wave in the UK, bus drivers were allowed to skip public transport stops or refuse boardings once their buses reached their pandemic-imposed capacity [6]. From this spectrum of potential social distancing control measures, our study will focus on short-term planning measures that consider the modification of service frequencies considering a fixed number of available vehicles.…”

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A COVID-19 Public Transport Frequency Setting Model That Includes Short-Turning Options

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the public transport sector. After the start of the pandemic, passenger demand dropped significantly for public transport services. In addition, social distancing measures have resulted in introducing pandemic-imposed capacity limitations to public transport vehicles. Consequently, public transport operators should adjust their planning to minimize the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study introduces a mixed-integer quadratic program that sets the optimal frequencies of public transport lines and sublines in order to conform with the pandemic-imposed capacity. The focus is on cases where the public transport demand is high, but the crowding levels inside public transport vehicles should remain below the pandemic-imposed capacities. Of particular interest are public transport lines with skewed demand profiles that can benefit from the introduction of short-turning sublines that serve the high-demand line segments. The frequency setting model is tested on a network containing two high-demand bus lines in the Twente region in the Netherlands, and it demonstrates that the revenue losses due to social distancing can be reduced when implementing short-turning service patterns.

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“…COVID-19 pandemic and crisis are playing the role of a kind of revolution starter and innovation booster in the academic [74], public service delivery [75], and business [76,77] fields. These results shows surprisingly and globally a satisfaction increase regarding these courses.…”

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Training the Next Industrial Engineers and Managers about Industry 4.0: A Case Study about Challenges and Opportunities in the COVID-19 Era

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Nelke

Winokur

2021

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Training the next generation of industrial engineers and managers is a constant challenge for academia, given the fast changes of industrial technology. The current and predicted development trends in applied technologies affecting industry worldwide as formulated in the Industry 4.0 initiative have clearly emphasized the needs for constantly adapting curricula. The sensible socioeconomic changes generated by the COVID-19 pandemic have induced significant challenges to society in general and industry. Higher education, specifically when dealing with Industry 4.0, must take these new challenges rapidly into account. Modernization of the industrial engineering curriculum combined with its migration to a blended teaching landscape must be updated in real-time with real-world cases. The COVID-19 crisis provides, paradoxically, an opportunity for dealing with the challenges of training industrial engineers to confront a virtual dematerialized work model which has accelerated during and will remain for the foreseeable future after the pandemic. The paper describes the methodology used for adapting, enhancing, and evaluating the learning and teaching experience under the urgent and unexpected challenges to move from face-to-face university courses distant and online teaching. The methodology we describe is built on a process that started before the onset of the pandemic, hence in the paper we start by describing the pre-COVID-19 status in comparison to published initiatives followed by the real time modifications we introduced in the faculty to adapt to the post-COVID-19 teaching/learning era. The focus presented is on Industry 4.0. subjects at the leading edge of the technology changes affecting the industrial engineering and technology management field. The manuscript addresses the flow from system design subjects to implementation areas of the curriculum, including practical examples and the rapid decisions and changes made to encompass the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on content and teaching methods including feedback received from participants.

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“…As a result, in the field of transportation, how to control the spread of the virus is also an important topic. Konstantinos et al (2020) identified some intervention measures that can support public transport [3]. Colizza et al (2006) studied the role of air transport networks in determining the global spread patterns of emerging disease [4].…”

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How Does Railway Respond to the Spread of COVID-19? Countermeasure Analysis and Evaluation Around the World

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The global COVID-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on the development of many aspects all over the world. As an important part of public services, rail transit requires effective response countermeasures to control the spread of COVID-19. Considering the current development of the epidemic situation, this article discusses the characteristics of COVID-19 transmission and identifies vulnerable areas to target in order to prevent and control the spread of the epidemic in the rail transit system. Countermeasures adopted to prevent the spread of COVID-19 are analyzed in terms of external and internal categories, which were classified into six groups: passenger service, case care, information, staff, equipment and operation management. An evaluation architecture was also constructed, which was established from the perspective of effectiveness, economic efficiency, acceptability, privacy and so on. The effect of implementing the measures was evaluated by a social survey, and their advantages and shortcomings were analyzed, which can be used to guide future epidemic prevention and control for rail transit systems around the world. It is important to formulate a reasonable work schedule according to local conditions, providing a reference for rapid response to future public health emergencies of international concern.

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Public transport planning adaption under the COVID-19 pandemic crisis: literature review of research needs and directions

Cited by 369 publications

References 103 publications

A COVID-19 Public Transport Frequency Setting Model That Includes Short-Turning Options

A COVID-19 Public Transport Frequency Setting Model That Includes Short-Turning Options

Training the Next Industrial Engineers and Managers about Industry 4.0: A Case Study about Challenges and Opportunities in the COVID-19 Era

How Does Railway Respond to the Spread of COVID-19? Countermeasure Analysis and Evaluation Around the World

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