Case Studies on Transport Policy最新文献

{"title":"Exploring mobile phone use behavior among electric bicycle food delivery riders: an extended theory of planned behavior approach","authors":"Longqian Lu,&nbsp;Meiyu Liu","doi":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101535","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101535","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study aims to explore the underlying causes and influencing factors of mobile phone use behavior among electric bicycle food delivery riders during rides. Based on the extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this research constructs a structural equation model (SEM) that incorporates latent variables such as attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, traffic environment perception, delivery environment perception, and salary expectation. Data were collected through a questionnaire survey of 121 electric bicycle food delivery riders in Chaoyang District, Beijing, primarily males aged 31–40. Statistical analysis was conducted using SPSS (Version 27) and AMOS (Version 24). The results indicate that attitude and subjective norm have a significant negative impact on riders’ behavioral intentions to use mobile phones, while perceived behavioral control and traffic environment perception exert a significant positive impact on behavioral intention. Additionally, both behavioral intention and perceived behavioral control have a significant positive influence on actual behavior. The study concludes that enhancing safety awareness education and optimizing infrastructure for non-motorized vehicles can effectively reduce the hazardous behavior of mobile phone use during rides, thereby improving the traffic safety of riders.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46989,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies on Transport Policy","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101535"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144330325","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fuzzy micro-scale accessibility indexes from the perception of pedestrians with disabilities: case study of a medium-sized Latin American city","authors":"Ana Paula Soares Müller,&nbsp;Alejandro Ruiz-Padillo","doi":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101534","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101534","url":null,"abstract":"&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Physical accessibility is an important characteristic of urban infrastructure, allowing safe, comfortable and independent pedestrian mobility. To assess such an aspect, it is convenient to consider how physical accessibility conditions are perceived by pedestrians, especially the most vulnerable ones, such as people with disabilities. Addressing this topic, the objective of this study was the development of accessibility indexes, called Fuzzy Sidewalk Accessibility Index − &lt;em&gt;FSAI&lt;/em&gt; and Fuzzy Crosswalk Accessibility Index − &lt;em&gt;FCAI&lt;/em&gt;, to evaluate the level of perceived accessibility by pedestrians with physical, visual and hearing disabilities, combining an evaluation checklist of micro-scale attributes and a questionnaire. Fuzzy logic and a multi-criteria assessment technique were applied to generate the proposed indexes, taking into account the subjectiveness and uncertainties that are inherent to the evaluation. Subsequently, the indexes were applied in a case study in a medium sized Brazilian city, to test their suitability in assessing the level of accessibility of sidewalks and crosswalks in the downtown area. Therefore, the present research innovates by addressing a context not frequently considered in this context — medium sized cities from Latin America — as well as by including the perception of pedestrians with different types of disabilities, while previous studies usually understand disabled individuals as an homogeneous group. In addition, the proposed accessibility indexes are the first to apply a fuzzy approach within the aforementioned context. The results from the case study indicated a general inadequacy of accessibility conditions, with no accessible pedestrian route identified in the area. It is clear that pedestrian intersections need careful attention in the city of Santa Maria, since all presented poor physical accessibility within the evaluated area. Installing adequate pedestrian signals and well painted and paved crosswalks should be a local priority. Furthermore, the &lt;em&gt;FSAI&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;FCAI&lt;/em&gt; were demonstrated to be an adequate tool to measure physical accessibility in a detailed manner, addressing perceived accessibility by people with different disabilities, collaborating with a still lacking research area and innovating by including different types of disabilities and a micro-scale approach. Through the &lt;em&gt;FSAI&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;FCAI&lt;/em&gt; application, stakeholders, city planners and researchers can classify pedestrian infrastructure on the level of accessibility, map accessible pedestrian routes and identify specific attributes that might represent priorities for improvement. Thus, the &lt;em&gt;FSAI&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;FCAI&lt;/em&gt; allow to identify which micro-scale attributes of the sidewalks and crosswalks present the most concerning physical conditions within a given area, as well as which pedestrian routes need to be improved with more urgency, collaborating with urban planning focused on accessible pedest","PeriodicalId":46989,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies on Transport Policy","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101534"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144307253","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Using synthetic control to assess the impact of light rail transit on neighborhood demographics: A case study of Charlotte’s South End","authors":"Rory Renzy,&nbsp;Mary Catherine Artzer","doi":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101532","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101532","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Charlotte, North Carolina is one of the fastest growing regions in the country. Its growth in population and industry has led to an increasingly sprawling cityscape, generating urban issues associated with car dependence. To provide transportation alternatives, the regional transit authority opened the LYNX Blue Line in late 2007, the first of two public transit lines that cross the city. Using publicly available Census data and a synthetic control approach, we assess demographic compositional change in South End, a popular “live-work- play” area that has been a focus of transit-oriented development since the Blue Line’s opening. We find that South End experienced an increase in young, high income, and professional services workers, while it also experienced a decrease in low-income workers relative to expectations from non-treated synthetic controls. Results are lagged, suggesting that development surrounding station build-outs played a significant role in driving the observed demographic shifts within the neighborhood. This work helps to understand the step-by-step connections between transit investment, associated residential and commercial development, and demographic change at the neighborhood level.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46989,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies on Transport Policy","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101532"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144307252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"To wait or to cruise: The trade-off between waiting time and detours for service efficiency in ride-pooling systems","authors":"Chengqi Lu ,&nbsp;Nico Kühnel","doi":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101499","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101499","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Demand-responsive transport (DRT) in the form of ride-pooling has gained momentum thanks to its flexibility and convenience. To pool rides, detours may occur, and this usually leads to extra waiting times and ride durations for passengers. While many studies in the literature focus on improving vehicle scheduling, it remains interesting to see how the extra time passengers spend in traveling impacts the efficiency of a DRT system. In this study, we address this question by conducting experiments within an agent-based transport simulation framework using various real-world scenarios. Results suggest that increasing permissible waiting time is more effective in reducing the required fleet size and, consequently, the costs, compared to allowing a longer permissible ride duration. On the other hand, while increasing permissible ride duration at the expense of permissible waiting time increases the vehicle occupancy during peak hours, this does not necessarily correspond to a more efficient service.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46989,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies on Transport Policy","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101499"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144288697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Importance – Performance Analysis in assessing LoS (Level of Service): A study on the ferry service of Kolkata-Howrah twin city","authors":"Subham Pramanick ,&nbsp;Utpal Roy","doi":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101524","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101524","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The ferry service connecting Kolkata and Howrah, a historically significant mass transit system, possesses considerable potential to alleviate congestion and reduce travel time for passengers. Nevertheless, its reach is still limited when compared to road-based transportation, which underscores a troubling disparity. Ferries are frequently utilized not as a preferred travel option but rather out of necessity due to the presence of river barriers. By employing the Importance-Performance Analysis method, an assessment of passenger demand and service functionality has been conducted. The findings indicate significant shortcomings in both the terminals and the vessels. To revitalize the system, it is crucial to tackle these issues at the grassroots level. Focusing on minor enhancements prior to executing large-scale modifications could prove particularly beneficial in rejuvenating this vital mode of transport.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46989,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies on Transport Policy","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101524"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144321577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"‘Mind the Gap’—The impact of discrepancies between Google Maps API and reported travel data in the Global South","authors":"Faza Fawzan Bastarianto ,&nbsp;Thomas O. Hancock ,&nbsp;Anugrah Ilahi ,&nbsp;Ed Manley ,&nbsp;Charisma Farheen Choudhury","doi":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101508","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101508","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Over the past decade, online navigation services have been adopted increasingly as a source of ‘ground truth’ in estimating choice alternatives during travel behaviour. These services, including Google Maps, Bing Map, and Waze, which are designed to provide real time traffic information and navigation guidance to the users, are believed to offer comprehensive and precise information regarding travel attributes. Nevertheless, discrepancies between the travel attributes collected from those services and the travel data that is reported by the travellers may introduce a systematic bias into travel behaviour analysis and modelling. This paper attempts to explore this challenge by investigating the discrepancy between the reported travel times and costs and the corresponding values derived from the Google Maps API. The comparison is conducted in the context of a developing country, through the use of travel diary survey data from Greater Jakarta, where there is a greater variety of transport modes and individuals may have varying capacities to gauge travel attributes due to the unpredictability of traffic conditions. Results show that even minor adjustments to which observations are included and which specific attribute treatments are used can completely change values of travel time savings (VTTS) estimates. Further, the characteristics of the observations excluded in the process of pre-processing are investigated to provide insight into preventing loss of data in future mobility surveys. Recommendations to address both of these issues are discussed along with policy implications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46989,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies on Transport Policy","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101508"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144297425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessment of bus movement and their interactions with motorcyclists in mixed traffic condition: An expanded model","authors":"Nguyen Hoang-Tung ,&nbsp;Vu Van-Huy ,&nbsp;Hisashi Kubota","doi":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101523","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101523","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Bus services have undergone improvements in various aspects, including driver behavior as perceived by both bus users and non-users. However, previous studies have faced challenges in evaluating bus movements and their interactions with road users, such as an inability to distinguish between lane and speed changes of buses, the significant effort required for data collection, and a lack of comprehensive coverage of all buses in the survey area. This study addresses these gaps with an expanded model that comprehensively evaluates bus driver behavior, considering the interactions between buses and motorcycles. The proposed model utilizes traffic surveillance video data analyzed through specialized software and incorporates eight indices to significantly address the limitations of previous studies. To evaluate the effectiveness of the proposed model, a case study was conducted in Hanoi using the T-surveyor program for data analysis. The findings revealed that: (1) bus lane changes had a significantly greater negative impact on motorcyclists compared to bus speed changes; (2) bus movement situations affecting motorcycles were more frequent in the Bus-Motorcycle-Car (BMC) flow than in the Bus-Motorcycle (BM) flow; and (3) in most cases, the frequency of bus-related situations impacting motorcycles was lower on weekends than on weekdays. The expanded model also identified various hazardous bus movement situations. Furthermore, the propensity score matching (PSM) method was applied to compare the likelihood of motorcycles changing lanes and speeds in response to bus movements between BMC and BM flows. Lastly, this study demonstrated the expanded model’s practicality and its potential for broader implementation.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46989,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies on Transport Policy","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101523"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144313820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Legislation review in reconstructing Indonesia’s hub ports policy","authors":"Tedy Herdian ,&nbsp;Togar M. Simatupang ,&nbsp;Mursyid Hasan Basri ,&nbsp;Acep Purqon","doi":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101528","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101528","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Indonesia possesses abundant maritime assets, including an extensive coastline and a strategic location along the world’s busiest shipping lanes. Despite these advantages and two decades of government policies (2001–2020) aimed at developing an International Hub Port (IHP), the country has yet to establish a port that meets the criteria necessary to accommodate the latest generation of vessels. This study adopts a qualitative approach, combining archival research, policy analysis, and expert interviews with top executives from Indonesia’s largest state-owned port company, providing diverse perspectives on Indonesia’s hub port development. Archival research examines regulatory shifts over time, while policy analysis and expert insights offer perspectives on logistical competitiveness and infrastructure readiness. The findings highlight the need to strengthen regulatory coherence, establish clear hub port criteria, ensure the continuity of priority programs, and enhance the overall preparedness of Indonesian ports for IHP status. Stakeholders emphasize that existing ports are not yet equipped to function as an international hub. Reducing Indonesia’s dependence on foreign transshipment hubs is crucial to enhancing its strategic role in global trade. Immediate collaboration among policymakers, industry leaders, and stakeholders is essential to drive the reconstruction of regulatory frameworks, accelerate port modernization, and ensure Indonesia’s readiness as a global hub.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46989,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies on Transport Policy","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101528"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144313821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Benefits of transportation strategies to reduce on-road traffic pollution emissions: Evidence from Bogota, Colombia","authors":"David F. Jaime V,&nbsp;Sonia C Mangones","doi":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101527","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101527","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Air pollution is one of the major environmental problems globally, and it is a significant challenge to reverse the problem for low- and middle-income cities in the Global South. In most cities, traffic-related emissions are responsible for the highest percentage of air pollution problems. In Latin America, different strategies have been implemented to improve transportation and air quality, such as vehicle operation restrictions, vehicle fleet renewal incentives, less polluting fuels and vehicles, and infrastructure improvement strategies. However, there need to be more documentation on the benefits of transportation policies in developing cities. Our investigation aims to provide evidence of short-term emission benefits of implemented and future strategies in Bogota. We update the emissions inventory using a bottom-up approach, coupling a transportation model with COPERT emission factors adapted to typical traffic operating conditions and the technological distribution of Bogota’s vehicle fleet. We found that light vehicles contribute more than 70 % of <em>CO</em> and <em>SO</em>₂ emissions and more than 50 % of <em>VOC</em> and <em>SO</em>₂ emissions, while transit and inter-municipal buses contribute the highest <em>PM</em>_2.5 emissions. Additionally, we estimate short-term emission benefits of infrastructure improvement strategies compared to a scenario of no investment, obtaining a relative emission reduction of between 2 % and 4 % for criteria pollutants.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46989,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies on Transport Policy","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101527"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144297307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Examining network governance of multimodal integration: A comparative study of rural mobility hubs in The Netherlands","authors":"Tibor Rongen ,&nbsp;Sander Lenferink ,&nbsp;Jos Arts ,&nbsp;Taede Tillema","doi":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101525","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cstp.2025.101525","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Sufficient accessibility ensures that rural populations can participate in transport societal processes. However, linear public systems often fall short in these areas due to inefficiencies such as indirect routing, low frequencies, and limited stops. Integrating functionally interdependent transport networks across spatial scales<!--> <!-->inevitably increases institutional interdependencies and complexity. This paper examines the governance of multimodal integration by combining functionally interrelated transport services into an institutional ‘network-of-networks’ for two case studies in the Netherlands: Groningen-Drenthe and Zeeland. The findings show that central coordination mainly occurs through information and organisation instruments, cliques of actors form around individual transport modes, and the mode of governance depends on network maturity and scope. In this context, barriers of ambiguous responsibility, patchworked policy instruments, and interoperability gaps between transport services affect the network’s ability to achieve positive accessibility and efficiency effects. Future governance designs could balance central coordination to ensure consistent modal availability with decentralised coordination to facilitate bottom-up initiatives. Additionally, implementing instruments that create overlap between mode-specific network cliques may further encourage interoperability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46989,"journal":{"name":"Case Studies on Transport Policy","volume":"21 ","pages":"Article 101525"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144254596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}