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{"title":"Gender differences in pedestrian safety perceptions: the physical and digital spheres","authors":"Orit Rotem-Mindali","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101103","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101103","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Public spaces play a crucial role in urban life, yet safety perceptions influence mobility, accessibility and urban liveability. Although prior studies have addressed environmental factors shaping perceived safety, the role of digital technologies in smart cities, such as surveillance systems, smartphones and safety applications, remains underexplored. As cities adopt smart safety tools, further research is needed to understand their effects on gendered gaps in perceptions of safety, particularly by examining how women’s fear shapes these disparities.</div><div>This study employed a two-stage approach. First, data from 48 countries were analysed to assess fear levels among pedestrians walking alone at night and examine gender disparities in safety perceptions using Sustainable Development Goal Parameter 16.1.4. Subsequently, a comprehensive survey of 754 participants in core cities of three Israeli metropolitan areas assessed gender differences in safety perceptions and mobility. The survey examined factors shaping safety in both the physical (e.g. lighting, street activity) and digital (e.g. smartphone apps, surveillance) spheres.</div><div>Findings show that women’s fear strongly influences nighttime mobility. Women draw more security from active street environments and increasingly depend on smartphones to manage fear.<!--> <!-->The study underscores the need for a hybrid approach that integrates urban design, digital safety tools and community engagement. The findings contribute to the broader discourse on mobility, urban planning and gender-sensitive safety policies, emphasising the importance of integrating environmental design with emerging smart city technologies to foster inclusive public spaces.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 101103"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2025-07-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144723275","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":"What drives people to choose robo-taxis when scenario-specific factors change? An experimental investigation in Chinese cities","authors":"Alessandro La Delfa,&nbsp;Zheng Han","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101102","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101102","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study investigates the cognitive and contextual determinants of robo-taxi adoption in Chinese cities through a factorial vignette-based experiment. Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior with Prospect Theory, the research examines how individual-level beliefs and scenario-specific factors shape adoption intentions among both users and non-users in cities where robo-taxis operate. The design manipulates perceived economic benefits and driving task aversion (DTA) across realistic mobility scenarios to test for asymmetric behavioral responses.</div><div>Findings reveal that high economic benefits and high DTA significantly increase adoption attitudes and intentions, while low levels of these factors do not produce symmetrical negative effects, consistent with loss aversion principles. Attitude formation differs by experience: users are most influenced by economic benefits, while non-users respond more strongly to perceived system intelligence. Urban Mobility Ecosystem Integration (UMEI) emerged as a driver of favorable attitudes, particularly when platform compatibility and payment integration were emphasized. The results challenge linear adoption models by demonstrating reference-dependent, nonlinear patterns of evaluation, especially for economic and driving-related attributes.</div><div>This study contributes to adoption research by combining behavioral theories in a scenario-based design and highlights the need for experience-sensitive models in emerging mobility systems. Policy implications include the importance of privacy assurance, user segmentation, and localized integration strategies for maximizing uptake. Findings support the refinement of adoption models to better reflect asymmetric effects and boundedly rational user behavior in complex urban ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 101102"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144713633","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":"Urban roads: Enablers or barriers to walking? insights from Kigali, Rwanda","authors":"Polycap Chesifu Chebe ,&nbsp;Alphonse Nkurunziza ,&nbsp;Karel Martens","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101100","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101100","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Road designs in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) prioritize motorized traffic, despite the high proportion of pedestrians. This study examines the extent to which different road designs hinder or enable walking in Kigali, Rwanda, employing an exploratory and qualitative research approach. To carry out the study, two arterial roads were selected: one with a basic design and one with a design in line with current standards in Kigali. The road designs were audited using a checklist, and interviews were conducted with 30 residents living near the roads. While both roads have basic walking facilities (sidewalks, crosswalks, and streetlights), the upgraded road has more facilities including a planted strip that separate the carriageway from the sidewalk, a small planted median, traffic lights, speed cameras, and police surveillance. These elements were appreciated by residents as walking enablers. However, they also highlighted long crosswalk intervals and lack of speed-calming facilities at crosswalks, resulting in regular crossing at unregulated points and feelings of unsafety while crossing the road. In addition, lack of sidewalk amenities on both roads were identified as barriers to walking. While highlighting the car bias in road designs leading to walking barriers in Kigali, we recommend more research on this topic in other African cities, which have been described as “unwalkable” and a shift toward more inclusive road designs that not only facilitate movement for all population segments, but also serve as spaces for community life and local entrepreneurs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 101100"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144694411","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":"Measuring transit areas of influence via amenity change","authors":"Jin Zeng ,&nbsp;Yang Yue ,&nbsp;Qi-Li Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101101","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101101","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The influence area of transit-oriented development (TOD) is a spatial area where transit stations significantly influence land use and development, guiding decisions related to private and public investments and services within TOD. This range is typically defined using rules of thumb or pedestrian-based measures, which do not directly reflect changes in investment and development and thus may not accurately capture the true areas of TOD’s influence on the surrounding urban environment. Studies have shown the close relationship between amenity and investment and development. This study introduced amenity change as a novel metric for measuring land use and development shift induced by TOD, thus quantifying TOD influence areas. Using spatial panel models, the study assessed the spatial spillover effects of transit stations on amenity changes and developed an algorithm to delineate the local spillover range for each station as TOD influence areas. Shenzhen, a leading example of the “rail + property” development model in China, served as the case study. The findings reveal that subway stations exhibit significant direct and spillover effects on amenity distribution, with a distance-decay pattern; TOD influence typically extends up to 1.25 km from stations. Besides, TOD influence areas, delineated by observed amenity changes, can be clustered into three distinct zones—core, surrounding, and outer—that align with Shenzhen’s spatial structure. Moreover, core zones exhibit a high concentration of advanced amenities such as professional, healthcare, and finance services; outer zones show limited amenity growth, while surrounding zones demonstrate strong development potential. This study provides a transferable approach for defining TOD influence areas from a socio-spatial transformation perspective, while also highlighting the importance to incorporate spatial justice and targeted regulatory measures into TOD planning and governance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 101101"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144694412","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":"Beyond time and cost: exploring the importance of factors in travel mode choices","authors":"Mahyar Vahedi Saheli ,&nbsp;Patrick A. Singleton ,&nbsp;Antje R.H. Graul","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101098","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101098","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the factors affecting travel mode choices and the relative importance of those factors. Based on two nationwide consumer surveys in 2019 in the US, the objective of this study is to measure and explain heterogeneity in the self-reported importance ratings of eight specific types of factors—time, cost, convenience, safety, health, emotions, environment, social—in travel mode choice decisions. To help investigate the relative importance people attributed to the factors, respondents were clustered into groups using a hierarchical clustering algorithm based on their modality styles (mode use frequencies). Next, we fit two seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) models: one for each survey dataset, with the eight importance factors as the dependent variables. The independent variables consisted of respondents’ demographic characteristics carefully selected based on previous research. The results reveal interesting similarities between the two datasets. For instance, non-white respondents assigned greater importance to safety considerations in their mode choice than did white respondents. Also, people from higher-income households cared more about the convenience of their trip when selecting a mode. More educated people tended to care more about the environmental effects of their travel mode. Individuals who drive almost every day but rarely use public transit placed lower importance on factors related to health, emotions, the environment, and social relationships; other factors like convenience, travel time, and cost were more important to them. These findings extend prior literature by suggesting that greater attention ought to be paid to measuring and including subjective factors (in addition to instrumental considerations) in mode choice analyses.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 101098"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144686816","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":"How to ensure sufficient access to public transport in rural areas? A comparative analysis of institutional designs for multimodal integration","authors":"Tibor Rongen ,&nbsp;Taede Tillema ,&nbsp;Sander Lenferink ,&nbsp;Jos Arts","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101096","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101096","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Integrating traditional public transport services with flexible modes (paratransit and shared mobility) may enhance accessibility in rural areas by efficiently using resources. However, integrating transport modes across spatial scales increases institutional complexity, requiring fit institutional designs to achieve sufficient modal availability. This paper explores how institutional designs for multimodal integration can ensure sufficient modal availability by comparing modes in three case studies in the Netherlands. Based on a literature review and expert workshops (n = 16), a design framework was developed comprising six parameters for intermodal comparison: initiative, decision-making level, service requirements, network size, risk allocation, and contract flexibility. Data collection proceeded through focus group discussions and interactive surveys with public servants (n = 23) to inventory the institutional designs in the cases. Results indicate a ‘laissez-faire’ approach to the institutional design of shared mobility, while public transport and paratransit institutional designs are more interventionist. Overall, rural cases show greater risks born by authorities combined with decentralised decision-making. Design alternatives for multimodal integration vary by transport mode. Risk allocation and contract flexibility are crucial for consistent public transport. Paratransit contracts should be more flexible to coordinate with demand-responsive services. Considerable network size and government risk, supported by centralised decision-making, are key to setting high service requirements for shared mobility to become a full-fledged complement to public transport. These findings can guide policymakers in crafting new institutional designs based on each transport mode’s contribution to modal availability rather than fitting transport modes within existing designs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 101096"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144686815","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":"To grab or not? Revealing determinants of drivers’ willingness to grab orders in on-demand ride services","authors":"Taijie Chen ,&nbsp;Jian Liang ,&nbsp;Ya Zhao ,&nbsp;Jintao Ke","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101093","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101093","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Prior research on drivers’ order response behavior in on-demand ride services has predominantly concentrated on the dispatching mode, where passengers’ orders are directly assigned to specific drivers by the platform, while little attention has been paid to the broadcasting mode, where drivers have the freedom to select an order from a pool of passenger requests broadcast by the platform. Drivers’ willingness to grab orders (WTG) is crucial to the efficiency of the broadcasting system, as low willingness to grab orders can lead to prolonged passenger waiting times and reduced passenger satisfaction levels. In this research, we explore the factors influencing drivers’ WTG on an e-hailing taxi platform in Hong Kong that adopts the broadcasting mode. Users on this platform are taxi drivers who can also pick up street-hailing orders. These taxis are referred to as e-hailing taxis. Based on an operational dataset from this platform, we use a logit model to examine the effects of trip-level and zone-level attributes on drivers’ WTG. Our results reveal a nonlinear relationship between drivers’ WTG and delivery distance; WTG initially increases with delivery distance but decreases as delivery distance exceeds a threshold. This is found to be due to drivers’ unwillingness to grab excessively long-distance orders heading to remote suburban regions, considering the difficulties in securing subsequent orders. We also find that WTG is lower for orders with longer pickup distances or originating in areas with a denser road network but increases when population density rises from origin to destination. Moreover, we find that drivers become less willing to grab orders with long delivery distances when shift periods approach. Drawing on these results, we provide suggestions for improving the efficiency of e-hailing platforms and for policymakers to enhance transport equity in suburban areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 101093"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144654341","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":"What makes a commute enjoyable: A duration close to the ideal, or far below the maximum tolerable?","authors":"Jonas De Vos","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101095","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101095","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Many studies have found that commute duration negatively impacts commute satisfaction. However, the relationship of commute time with people’s ideal and maximum tolerable commute times, and how these affect commute satisfaction have not been explored in detail. In this study, using data from 2,378 students and staff members of University College London (UCL), I explore actual, ideal and tolerable commute times for various travel modes and analyse how the differences between actual commute time and i) ideal commute time and ii) maximum tolerable commute time influence commute satisfaction. Results show that travel times are considerably longer for public transport users (especially train users) than for active travellers, and that – partly as a result – public transport users’ commute durations are often considerably longer than the desired commute durations, and close to the maximum tolerable commute durations. For active travellers, on the other hand, commute durations are generally closer to the ideal durations than to the tolerable durations. Both the ideal and the maximum tolerable commute duration are strongly affected by the actual commute duration, suggesting that people adjust their ideal and tolerable commute time so they better match the actual commute time. Finally, results show that having a commute duration close to the ideal, or far below the maximum tolerable has a stronger impact on commute satisfaction than the actual commute time. Improving commute satisfaction by closing the gap between actual and ideal commute duration and increasing the difference between actual and maximum tolerable durations, could be realised by creating more compact, mixed use neighbourhoods where it is easy to walk and cycle and have low actual commute times. Additionally, results suggest that enhancing people’s travel attitudes can increase both ideal and maximum tolerable commute times, thereby bringing the actual and ideal commute time closer to each other.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 101095"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144654342","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":"The effect of motorcycle park-and-ride on the performance of Transit-Oriented Development and transit ridership: a case study of Greater Jakarta","authors":"Prima J. Romadhona ,&nbsp;Ronghui Liu ,&nbsp;Chandra Balijepalli","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101092","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101092","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Integrating land use and transportation systems, notably through the Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) paradigm, is increasingly vital in urban metropolitan regions. Park-and-Ride (P&amp;R) facilities are integral parts of TOD, facilitating<!--> <!-->seamless transition from private vehicles to public transit, which through to mitigate traffic congestion in urban areas. Employing a quantitative data analysis that combines primary surveys and secondary data collection, this study assesses the performance of TOD stations in Greater Jakarta (GJ), with a specific focus on the impact of formal and informal P&amp;R provisions. A node-place model is developed, that encompasses both formal and informal P&amp;R spaces, to analyse the relationships between land use activities and transportation accessibility at TOD stations. The findings reveal that P&amp;R facilities, particularly informal motorcycle parking, positively influence transit ridership. Integrating P&amp;R improves transit accessibility, particularly for motorcycle users facing limited public transport coverage. The study highlights the role of P&amp;R facilities in supporting sustainable urban mobility and identifies key factors influencing TOD performance. Based on modelling and data analysis, the study proposes policy interventions, including optimizing land use, enhancing pedestrian networks, and integrating transportation accessibility, with a particular focus on effectively managing both formal and informal P&amp;R facilities for cars and motorcycles.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 101092"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572013","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":"E-scooters and public transit: unveiling the conditions for a connection using trip and survey data","authors":"Maha Ahmad ,&nbsp;Hossain Mohiuddin ,&nbsp;Kailai Wang ,&nbsp;Andrea Broaddus ,&nbsp;Mike Fortier ,&nbsp;Giovanni Circella","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101090","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101090","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Shared e-scooters have become a popular alternative for short trips and can serve as a first- and last-mile connector to transit. This study investigates the factors motivating e-scooter users to connect to public transit through the analysis of 48,301 e-scooter trips in 20 US cities. While most e-scooter studies, to date, rely on geo-spatial assumptions to assess whether a transit connection was made, this study uses rider survey data where users reported transit connections upon ending their e-scooter trip. Presented during the parking process, the rider survey asked when the decision to use the e-scooter was made. Responses were analyzed using a binary logit model on the decision to use e-scooters in connection to transit. The model includes urban and built environment characteristics to control for heterogeneity across urban spaces. People who decide to use an e-scooter spontaneously are found to be more likely to connect to transit than those who plan their trip in advance. This research provides novel insights into modal substitution, demonstrating how an e-scooter trip may substitute for just a portion of a transit trip rather than the full trip. Respondents were segmented into four groups based on their propensity for connecting with public transit: complements (20.5%), substitutes (3.2%), no interaction (72.9%), and mixed effects (3.3%). Trips that substituted for transit averaged 1.82 miles, a statistically significant longer distance than those complementing transit trips or that had no transit interaction. We conclude that these trips may otherwise have been made by rideshare, and previous assessments have overestimated the modal substitution of e-scooters for transit. Among the 6.5% of trips for which respondents say they would have used transit if e-scooters were not available, approximately half connected to transit before/after using the e-scooter, suggesting a more nuanced adjustment in how e-scooters complement the use of transit.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"41 ","pages":"Article 101090"},"PeriodicalIF":5.1,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144557607","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}