Improving demand responsive transit services: Insights from the London field test

IF 4.6 Q2 MATERIALS SCIENCE, BIOMATERIALS
Seyedmostafa Zahedi , Haris N. Koutsopoulos , Zhenliang Ma
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Abstract

The paper discusses the key insights gained from “GoSutton”, a Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) trial in the borough of Sutton in the suburbs of London during 2019–2020. The DRT service expands mobility options for the residents of the service area through the provision of on-demand, curb-to-curb rides. The main goals of the paper are to: 1) evaluate the performance of the DRT service and provide insight into its operation, 2) analyze the behavior of customers to better understand their purchase decisions and recommend strategies to increase ridership and usage, 3) develop a Level of Service (LOS) model to inform future trials on the interactions between supply, demand, and LOS, as well as identify key factors that impact performance, and 4) evaluate the opportunities to benefit from economies of scale through integrating appropriate paratransit requests and DRT services. The results show potential directions for improvement that can inform future deployments (for example, providing discounts for referrals, new users, providing bundles, and passes). Consolidation of select paratransit and DRT trips can save an average of 8 % on fleet size and 13 % on vehicle-kilometers traveled.
改进需求响应型公交服务:伦敦实地测试的启示
本文讨论了从 "GoSutton "中获得的重要启示,"GoSutton "是 2019-2020 年期间在伦敦郊区萨顿区进行的需求响应式公共交通(DRT)试验。DRT 服务通过按需提供路边到路边的乘车服务,扩大了服务区居民的出行选择。本文的主要目标是1)评估 DRT 服务的性能,深入了解其运营情况;2)分析乘客的行为,更好地了解他们的购买决策,并提出提高乘客数量和使用率的策略建议;3)开发服务水平(LOS)模型,为未来有关供应、需求和 LOS 之间相互作用的试验提供信息,并确定影响性能的关键因素;4)评估通过整合适当的辅助交通请求和 DRT 服务从规模经济中获益的机会。结果显示了潜在的改进方向,可为今后的部署提供参考(例如,为推荐人、新用户提供折扣,提供捆绑服务和通行证)。整合部分辅助交通和 DRT 行程平均可节省 8% 的车队规模和 13% 的车辆行驶公里数。
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ACS Applied Bio Materials
ACS Applied Bio Materials Chemistry-Chemistry (all)
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