Transport PolicyPub Date : 2024-09-03DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.09.002
Jian Liang , Ya Zhao , Hai Wang , Zuopeng Xiao , Jintao Ke
{"title":"Uncovering merchants’ willingness to wait in on-demand food delivery markets","authors":"Jian Liang , Ya Zhao , Hai Wang , Zuopeng Xiao , Jintao Ke","doi":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.09.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.09.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>While traditional on-demand food delivery services help restaurants reach more customers and enable doorstep deliveries, they also come with drawbacks, such as high commission fees and limited control over the delivery process. White-label food delivery services have emerged as an alternative, ready-to-use platform for restaurants to arrange delivery for customer orders received through their applications or websites, without the constraints imposed by traditional on-demand food delivery platforms or the need to develop an in-house delivery operation. Although several studies have investigated consumer behavior when using traditional on-demand food delivery services, there is limited research on merchants’ behavior when adopting white-label food delivery services. In this research, we develop a non-parametric survival model to estimate merchants’ willingness to wait when using white-label food delivery services and examine how various factors, such as delivery fees, the number of placed orders, and average waiting time, affect merchants’ willingness to wait, drawing on a dataset of both delivered and canceled orders from a crowd-sourcing delivery platform in Singapore. The empirical results show that merchants’ willingness to wait has a non-linear relationship with their average waiting time; it initially increases and then decreases with average waiting time. Moreover, the relationship between merchants’ willingness to wait during the pick-up stage and their average waiting times in the matching stage follows a similar non-linear trend. Merchants who have experienced lengthy waiting times on average in the matching stage tend to be less patient in the pick-up stage. This research sheds light on the stage-specific dynamics of merchants waiting behavior in white-label delivery service and provides insights for delivery platforms to optimize their operational strategies and enhance user experiences.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48378,"journal":{"name":"Transport Policy","volume":"158 ","pages":"Pages 14-28"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157737","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Transport PolicyPub Date : 2024-09-02DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.09.001
Reza Askarizad , Patxi José Lamíquiz Daudén , Chiara Garau
{"title":"Exploring the role of configurational accessibility of alleyways on facilitating wayfinding transportation within the organic street network systems","authors":"Reza Askarizad , Patxi José Lamíquiz Daudén , Chiara Garau","doi":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.09.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.09.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Despite the significant role of alleyways in urban spatial configuration and accessibility as critical structures of urban infrastructure, there remains a noticeable gap in understanding their specific role in urban transportation policies. The main aim of the present study is to investigate the role of configurational accessibility of alleyways in facilitating wayfinding within organic street network systems. A mixed method was applied using Space Syntax and empirical observations. Moreover, Pearson correlations and t-tests were used to discern the association between variables and compare independent groups using SPSS software. The findings from the syntactical analysis strongly indicate that alleyways significantly impact configurational accessibility within urban network systems. Furthermore, the complex and labyrinthine structure of organic alleyways was found to significantly hinder the intelligibility of urban areas, making navigation more challenging. The results revealed a significant correlation between vehicle mobility and connectivity values, with higher levels of mobility consistently linked to increased connectivity values. The outcomes also indicated that alleys connected to main streets play a crucial role in facilitating wayfinding within urban network systems. This study contributes to a more profound understanding of the role of alleyways in urban network systems for urban planners and transportation engineers, paving the way for more targeted sustainable urban planning strategies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48378,"journal":{"name":"Transport Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Pages 179-194"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142149432","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Transport PolicyPub Date : 2024-09-02DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.015
Laingo M. Randrianarisoa
{"title":"Air travel during times of crisis: The role of social preferences and uncertainty","authors":"Laingo M. Randrianarisoa","doi":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.015","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This paper investigates the role of social preferences and uncertainty for air travel demand, by linking experimentally validated measures of social preferences and uncertainty index to passenger data for 36 European countries from 2019 to 2022. The empirical analysis separates the effects of government restrictions from that of social preferences, while considering the impact of uncertainty surrounding the pandemic event. The results highlight the importance of accounting for the individuals’ social preferences when implementing aviation-related policy measures. The findings also reveal that uncertainty can trigger unexpected behaviour from the passengers, resulting in the ineffectiveness of public policies during times of crisis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48378,"journal":{"name":"Transport Policy","volume":"158 ","pages":"Pages 1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142157736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Transport PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-26DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.014
Phong Nha Nguyen , Hwayoung Kim
{"title":"Analysis of effectiveness for cargo operation productivity considering environmental efficiency on container ports in the Northeast Asian region","authors":"Phong Nha Nguyen , Hwayoung Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.014","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Northeast Asia container port system has experienced a significant increase in ship calls and container throughput, resulting in a detrimental impact on the environment surrounding the port area. This is primarily caused by emissions from the hotelling phase, which is closely associated with cargo operations at the berths. This study aims to investigate ship emissions during the hotelling phase and evaluate the impact of cargo operation productivity on environmental performance. To achieve this goal, the study used a bottom-up approach to calculate the ship's emissions at the berth based on various factors such as the number of ship calls, the power of the auxiliary engines, the load factor, the emissions factor, and in-port hotelling duration of the top 20 major container ports in the region from 2017 to 2021. The outcomes revealed that the major container ports in the Northeast Asian region, including Shanghai, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Hongkong, and Busan, are emitting an enormous volume of pollutants, primarily due to the high density of ships and continuous loading and unloading operations, causing severe air pollution. The study found that improving loading/unloading productivity is an effective measure to improve the environmental quality of the port area. Furthermore, the study also revealed that handling larger ships could reduce emissions per TEU.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48378,"journal":{"name":"Transport Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Pages 111-123"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142088458","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Transport PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-26DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.013
Qi Cheng, Jun Yang
{"title":"High-speed rail, resource allocation and haze pollution in China","authors":"Qi Cheng, Jun Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The transport sector is crucial in influencing anthropogenic pollution. By employing Chinese prefecture-level city data from 2003 to 2019 and a sample of 443124 observations of industrial firms from 2003 to 2013, this paper treats the opening of high-speed rail (HSR) as a quasi-natural experiment and uses a multi-period difference-in-differences (DID) method to investigate the impact of HSR on haze pollution. The findings reveal that (1) HSR has a significant negative effect on cities' PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentrations, and the result is held after a series of robustness checks; (2) the analysis based on Chinese industrial firm data also yields significant results in reducing smoke and dust emissions by HSR, providing micro-level understanding for the main conclusion; (3) at the firm level, heterogeneity derives from firm ownership, location, and industry; (4) the reduction in industrial firms' labor and capital distortion and resource misallocation play a crucial role in the HSR's impact on mitigating haze pollution; (5) at the city level, HSR reduces haze pollution by improving overall resource allocation across cities, and promoting the flow of capital to cities that are more developed and have higher returns. These results indicate that recognizing the causal relationship between HSR and haze pollution and the impact mechanism poses policy implications for inter-city transportation infrastructure development and pollution control.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48378,"journal":{"name":"Transport Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Pages 124-139"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142097051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Transport PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-26DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.012
Zeqian Jin , Zhi-Chun Li , Xia Yang , Jose Holguin-Veras , Chen Li
{"title":"Public transport mode choice behavior of different-income passengers during large-scale public health incidents","authors":"Zeqian Jin , Zhi-Chun Li , Xia Yang , Jose Holguin-Veras , Chen Li","doi":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Public transport ridership has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic in many countries. Investigating passengers' public transport mode choice behavior during large-scale public health incidents can uncover the major influential factors and help propose policies and strategies to reduce the pandemic transmission and recover the public transport revenue. This study develops an integrated choice and latent variables (ICLV) model by income based on structural equation model to model passengers' public transport choice behavior during the normalized stage of the pandemic. The model considers passengers' socioeconomic attributes, travel attributes, and attitude-perception attributes, and can appropriately capture passengers' psychological latent attributes. Taking Beijing China as an example, we collect some revealed preference survey data online. The modeling results show that the risk perception as a mediator variable has a significant impact on mode preference. Moreover, the convenience of public transport has the largest influence on risk perception. These findings suggest that risk perception and the convenience of public transport play a major role in passengers' mode choice behavior. In addition, the impacts of the various influential factors on the public transport mode choices are significantly different across different income groups. Further, the ICLV model can achieve better performance and is superior to the traditional Multinomial Logit model. The modeling framework can help propose targeted and instructive strategies during the normalized stage of the pandemic by uncovering the major influential factors in passengers’ public transport mode choices, which is applicable to similar pandemics in the future.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48378,"journal":{"name":"Transport Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Pages 140-154"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142097052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Transport PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-26DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.011
Tingsong Wang , Zehua Wu , Peiyue Cheng , Yadong Wang
{"title":"The effect of carbon quota allocation methods on maritime supply chain emission reduction","authors":"Tingsong Wang , Zehua Wu , Peiyue Cheng , Yadong Wang","doi":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.011","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.011","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In September 2020, the European Parliament decided to include the CO2 emitted on the all intra-European and 50% of extra-European voyages in the European Union Emission Trading System (EU-ETS) starting from 2022, in order to reduce the CO2 emission. With the implementation of EU-ETS, the maritime supply chain will inevitably be significantly affected. Different carbon quota allocations in ETS have different impact on the CO2 emission reduction, which motivates us to investigate the effect of different carbon quota allocations on maritime CO2 emission reduction. Therefore, this paper considers two carbon quota allocations: the historical total quantity method and the historical intensity method, and develops a game model for each method. Then, the equilibrium solutions of each game model are analyzed. With the help of the system dynamics and the software Vensim, numerical experiments are conducted to verify the properties obtained in the analysis of the equilibrium solutions. The experimental results indicate that 1) Green technology (GT) can effectively reduce carbon emissions. Based on long-term simulation results, the GT investments will be gradually offset by profiting from carbon quota trading. 2) Profits may vary with price, but the Historical Intensity method consistently achieves better carbon reduction effects or relatively higher profits. 3) The marginal profits of companies with similar historical intensity baselines are almost the same. This gives an advantage to companies who implement green technologies earlier, as they can quickly gain returns from GT.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48378,"journal":{"name":"Transport Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Pages 155-166"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142122981","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Transport PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-22DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.009
Thiranjaya B. Kandanaarachchi, John D. Nelson, Chinh Q. Ho
{"title":"Conceptualising trust and collaboration among stakeholders in MaaS ecosystems","authors":"Thiranjaya B. Kandanaarachchi, John D. Nelson, Chinh Q. Ho","doi":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Understanding the factors that facilitate trust and collaboration in Mobility as a Service (MaaS) ecosystems is crucial to the effective delivery of a MaaS scheme given the involvement of both public and private stakeholders. This paper presents the findings of a study investigating the factors that build trust and collaboration among the stakeholders in a MaaS ecosystem and provides insights into the role of regulatory authorities in enabling MaaS developments. The research approach employed the Constructivist Grounded Theory Method (CGTM) using the distinct cases of Whim in Helsinki, Finland and The Sydney MaaS trial in Sydney, Australia. Semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with the representatives of key stakeholder organizations in the two MaaS ecosystems. A conceptual framework of trust and collaboration was developed for each case study to illustrate the process of forming and consolidating trust and collaboration in each MaaS ecosystem. The findings suggest that trust acts as the antecedent and catalyst for building collaborative space within a MaaS ecosystem. Possessing a good understanding of partners’ expectations is a prerequisite for collaboration given the inherent conflicts between interests and goals of the public and private sector. The capability of the partners, prior relationships and open negotiations emerged as the key constructs which form trust in a MaaS ecosystem. It was evident that appropriate policies and legislation developed with the consultation of stakeholders are critical in the development of trust and collaboration in the MaaS ecosystem.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48378,"journal":{"name":"Transport Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Pages 98-110"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142088457","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Transport PolicyPub Date : 2024-08-22DOI: 10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.008
Xiaoqian Sun , Changhong Zheng , Jiachang Li , Changmin Jiang , Anming Zhang , Sebastian Wandelt
{"title":"A review on research regarding HSR interactions with air transport and outlook for future research challenges","authors":"Xiaoqian Sun , Changhong Zheng , Jiachang Li , Changmin Jiang , Anming Zhang , Sebastian Wandelt","doi":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The interactions between high-speed rail (HSR) and air transportation systems constitute a complex, evolving integral component of our modern transportation landscape. Over recent decades, changes in travel patterns and growing environmental concerns, spurred by advancements in railway technology, have significantly influenced the dynamics of these two transportation modes. While previous reviews on this subject have provided seminal insights, there is a necessity for a novel synthesis of research findings in recent years, given that extant reviews have covered the evolving landscape until the year 2018 only. This review critically evaluates the latest literature to analyze five aspects regarding air/HSR interactions: Modal integration/modal competition, bi-directional impacts, emission aspects, robustness/resilience perspectives, and some other related work. In addition, we propose a set of ten challenging research questions, highlighting the need for concerted research efforts, considerations of more practical decision factors, and evidence-based policy making to foster a sustainable and resilient integration of air/HSR systems in the 21st century.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48378,"journal":{"name":"Transport Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Pages 74-85"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142049240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of high-speed rail on wage premiums for migrant workers in: China","authors":"Chunyang Wang , Meng Zhang , Zhenhua Chen , Chao Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tranpol.2024.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The extensive high-speed rail (HSR) network in China has significantly enhanced regional population mobility, yet its impact on the well-being of migrant workers remains underexplored. Utilizing data from the China Migrant Dynamic Survey (CMDS) from 2014 to 2018, this study investigates the influence of HSR on wage premiums for migrant workers and identifies the factors driving these premiums using the non-parametric nearest neighbor matching method. The findings reveal that HSR confers a significant wage premium of 13.1% for migrant workers in cities with HSR infrastructure compared to cities without it. This wage premium effect is particularly pronounced in less developed western China and in cities with larger populations and a higher proportion of tertiary sector economy. The study finds a 10.54% increase in wage premiums for intra-province migrant workers due to HSR, while the effect remains negligible for inter-province migrant workers. Moreover, the wage premium effect is stronger for higher-skilled labor and for migrant workers aged 16 to 45. It is particularly significant for professionals, administrative staff, and workers in the service industry. The HSR wage premium effect is multifaceted, exhibiting both level and growth effects, with the latter intensifying over time after HSR introduction. Overall, the findings suggest that HSR deployment positively influences migrant worker wages by enhancing travel convenience, improving market access, fostering knowledge spillovers, and facilitating industry transfers. However, these impacts vary by location, skill level, and industry.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":48378,"journal":{"name":"Transport Policy","volume":"157 ","pages":"Pages 57-73"},"PeriodicalIF":6.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142049239","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}