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{"title":"How can metro-integrated multimodal travel substitute for ride-hailing trips in the era of mobility as a service?","authors":"Wenxiang Li ,&nbsp;Bo Liu ,&nbsp;Weiwei Liu ,&nbsp;Yang Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101214","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101214","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid growth of ride-hailing services has reshaped urban mobility but also intensified congestion, emissions, and car dependency, raising concerns about sustainability. The metro-integrated multimodal travel (MIMT), enabled by Mobility as a Service (MaaS) platforms, offers promising low-carbon alternatives by integrating metro systems with convenient access and egress modes such as ridesplitting, buses, cycling, and walking. This study aims to develop a pratical analytical framework to assess the substitution potential of MIMT for ride-hailing trips in the era of MaaS. First, a trip reconstruction method is proposed to generate ten types of MIMT alternatives under identical origin–destination (OD) conditions. Second, a multidimensional evaluation model is established to quantify substitution benefits by jointly considering cost savings, carbon emission reductions, and time delays. Third, an interpretable machine learning approach (CatBoost integrated with SHAP and PDP) is applied to identify the travel and built environment factors influencing substitution potential. A case study based on 837,503 ride-hailing trips in Shanghai indicates that 56.46 % of trips could feasibly be replaced by MIMT alternatives. On average, each substituted trip yields a comprehensive benefits of 13.83 CNY, comprising cost savings of 24.03 CNY and carbon emission reductions of 1.29 kg, at the cost of an average travel time increase of 17.51 min. The results further reveal that substitution potential is primarily driven by route nonlinearity, trip distance, and metro accessibility. Travel-related variables account for 61.11 % of explanatory power, while built environment features contribute the remaining 38.89 %. Sensitivity analyses demonstrate that travelers' transition from ride-hailing to MIMT is predominantly influenced by the value of time, with current carbon pricing exerting only a marginal effect. These findings highlight the role of MaaS in promoting multimodal integration and provide actionable insights for policymakers and platform operators to reduce ride-hailing dependency and advance low-carbon urban mobility.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 101214"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145822775","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":"Driving adoption: Discrete choice modeling of consumer valuation for wireless electric vehicles charging in Aotearoa, New Zealand","authors":"Mira Simunic ,&nbsp;Mingyue Selena Sheng ,&nbsp;Le Wen ,&nbsp;Ramesh Chandra Majhi ,&nbsp;Prakash Ranjitkar ,&nbsp;Bo Du ,&nbsp;Minh Kieu ,&nbsp;Basil Sharp ,&nbsp;Douglas Wilson","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101220","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101220","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research delves into consumer behavior in the economic domain, particularly focusing on adopting innovative technologies. It assesses the perceived economic and environmental advantages of dynamic wireless power transfer technology, known as dynamic wireless charging. This technology allows electric vehicles to be charged while in motion, which could significantly influence their adoption rates in Aotearoa, New Zealand. The study employs discrete choice modeling to gain insights into consumer valuation of dynamic charging technologies. Various sophisticated logit models were utilized to analyze the data gathered from surveys on consumer preferences rigorously. These models, such as multinomial logit, heteroscedastic logit, and mixed logit, allow for a nuanced understanding of consumer choices by accommodating varying levels of randomness and heterogeneity in decision-making processes. Furthermore, the research investigates the willingness to pay among users, which indirectly measures how much consumers value the ability to charge their vehicles dynamically. The key finding from the study is that the convenience of being able to charge while driving is a significant factor that enhances the adoption of electric vehicles. This indicates that as dynamic wireless charging technology becomes more widespread and accessible, it could be crucial in accelerating the transition towards electric mobility, particularly in contexts where environmental sustainability and technological innovation are prioritized.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 101220"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145883686","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":"Willingness to become a ride-sourcing driver: results of an error components model","authors":"Hexin Zhang ,&nbsp;Tao Feng ,&nbsp;Harry J.P. Timmermans","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101177","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101177","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Research on individuals’ participation in being a driver for ride-sourcing companies is rare and this decision has not been fully understood. This study uses stated choice experiment data collected in China through face-to-face interviews to explore the effects of job conditions, car ownership and socio-demographics on individuals’ decisions to become a driver for ride-sourcing companies. The results show that car owners and those who work in the tertiary industry have a higher interest in driving for a ride-sourcing company beyond regular working hours, but less interest in becoming a full-time driver. Social insurance is an important trigger of participation for individuals without a stable job. Middle-aged people have an interest in driving and prefer full-time driving over part-time driving or driving after work. These findings provide useful insights for improving driver recruitment and ride-sourcing sustainability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 101177"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521176","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":"Evaluating Perceived Fairness in public transit: A choice model investigation of Chicago riders","authors":"Zhuangcun Chen,&nbsp;Janody Pougala,&nbsp;Amanda Stathopoulos","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101172","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101172","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Evaluation methods in transportation increasingly emphasize the inclusion of metrics to measure the distribution of benefits and costs resulting from projects among societal groups. This paper shifts the focus from agency-defined equity analysis to how transit riders perceive fairness within the system. We employ an Error Component Logit (ECL) model to investigate factors affecting perceived fairness of service among Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) passengers, using data collected from the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) customer satisfaction survey (n=1255 responses). Additionally, we analyze the “I don’t know” responses, providing insight into riders with uncertain views who may be more prone to updating their perceptions over time. Key explanatory variables include socio-demographic information and trip characteristics, with fairness perceptions linked to gender, race, and income. The model also captures heteroskedasticity among utilities, attributed to respondents’ familiarity with the transit system and policy awareness. Marginal effect analysis of the explanatory variables reveals that individuals with greater policy familiarity, heightened concerns about reliability, and limited mobility are less likely to express uncertainty about the fairness of the transit system. Practical implications of the model are also discussed based on these results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 101172"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145521182","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 influencing factors and nonlinear effects on residents’ green space usage behavior patterns: An interpretable machine learning modelling approach","authors":"Wenyue Yang,&nbsp;Yani Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101223","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101223","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Based on survey data collected in Guangzhou in 2021, this study employs Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) to categorize residents’ green space usage behavior patterns. Subsequently, interpretable XGBoost-SHAP machine learning modeling is<!--> <!-->employed<!--> <!-->to analyze<!--> <!-->the factors and nonlinear effects influencing these patterns. The results indicate that residents’ green space usage behavior patterns can be classified into three categories: “short distance-short duration-high frequency”, “moderate distance-medium duration-regular frequency”, and “long distance-long duration-low frequency”. Residents’ individual socio-demographic attributes, perceived accessibility to green spaces, perceived characteristics of green spaces, neighborhood greenness, and the accessibility to nearby green spaces exert different influencing effects on the three types of green space usage behavior patterns. Among these factors, perceived accessibility to green spaces is the most significant factor. Residents with high perceived accessibility prefer the “short distance-short duration-high frequency” pattern, while those with low perceived accessibility prefer<!--> <!-->the “long distance-long duration-low frequency” pattern. Among the perceived characteristics of green spaces,<!--> <!-->high safety and plant diversity drive the “short distance-short duration-high frequency” pattern, while moderate aesthetics and animal diversity encourage the “moderate distance-medium duration-regular frequency” pattern. Low safety and plant diversity, along with high animal diversity, drive the “long distance-long duration-low frequency” pattern. Moreover, neighborhood greenness and the accessibility to nearby green spaces exhibit distinct nonlinear effects on residents’ green space usage behavior patterns.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 101223"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145839639","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":"Accessibility dynamics with high-speed railway network expansion: A line-specific, granular analysis","authors":"Mengying Cui ,&nbsp;Lijie Yu ,&nbsp;Zhe Dai ,&nbsp;Ang Ji ,&nbsp;Keyue Liu ,&nbsp;David Levinson","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2026.101239","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2026.101239","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study conducts a line-based accessibility analysis of high-speed railway (HSR) network expansion in the Guanzhong Plain Urban Agglomeration of China based on a multi-modal inter-city network. We propose an improved accessibility indicator that integrates opportunities and transport networks from neighboring regions, overcoming the artificial inequities inherent in traditional methods that restrict destination and route selections to rigid study area boundaries. The results reveal that the HSR network in the study area is still in the growth phase, with accessibility gains following an S-shaped trajectory, and has not yet reached maturity. Future investments are expected to sustain improvements in accessibility and spatial equity. More importantly, the operational sequence of HSR lines is less significant than their individual contributions to accessibility and equity. This implies few, if any, synergies between the HSR lines and emphasizes the importance of strategic line placement over construction order in fostering efficient and equitable regional connections, particularly in emerging HSR networks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 101239"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145962434","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":"Spatial-temporal comparative analysis of free-floating and electric free-floating bikeshare in Chinese medium-sized cities: A case study of Yancheng city","authors":"Jingxu Chen,&nbsp;Xize Liu,&nbsp;Xuewu Chen,&nbsp;Long Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101198","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101198","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid rise of shared micromobility (SMM) has transformed urban travel, yet spatiotemporal dynamics of different SMM modes in medium-sized cities remain insufficiently understood. Unlike large cities anchored by rail transit systems, medium-sized cities in China are predominantly bus-based and allow more flexible SMM operations, which lead to distinctive spatiotemporal SMM usage patterns and influencing factors. This study assembles comparable datasets for both free-floating bikeshare (FBS) and electric free-floating bikeshare (E-FBS) systems in Yancheng, a representative medium-sized city and investigate the spatiotemporal similarities and differences in travel patterns of both systems. Further, geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) models are established to examine potential factors causing heterogeneous effects on E-FBS and FBS use and identify factors that exert contrasting effects on their usage. E-FBS trips predominantly exceed 2 km, facilitated by power-assisted electric devices, with 37.5 % covering distance over 4 km, whereas more than half of FBS trips are under 2 km. Results indicate significant spatiotemporal variations in the effects of land use, socio-demographics, and transportation facilities. Specifically, E-FBS usage is positively correlated with commercial land and negatively correlated with education land, while FBS shows the opposite trend, possibly due to E-FBS’s longer travel distance and safety concerns at higher speed. High-level education and young individuals show a positive correlation with both modes, but the elderly negatively correlate with E-FBS. Based on the findings of comparative analysis, targeted policy implications are provided for local authorities, E-FBS and FBS operators to promote the sustainable coexistence of two SMM modes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 101198"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145617892","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":"Towards resilient transit services: Lessons from the evolution of travel-related well-being","authors":"Yucheng Wang ,&nbsp;Long Cheng","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101228","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101228","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The novel coronavirus in 2020 (COVID-19) drastically influenced the travel experience of urban transit users, particularly by reducing their perceived well-being. However, limited evidence exists on how travel-related well-being and its determinants evolve across different COVID-19 wave stages, hindering the ability to devise effective strategies for restoring service quality. To advance more resilient transit services, this study analyzed changes in the factors influencing travel-related well-being using a quasi-longitudinal survey of metro travel experiences before, during, and after the first COVID-19 wave. The survey was carried out in Xi’an, a major city in northwestern China, and yielded 528 valid responses after data cleaning. Ordered regression models were applied to compare the influence of different factors on travel-related well-being across the three temporal stages. The findings revealed a lagged psychological effect of the first COVID-19 wave on well-being, emphasizing that perceived risk and negative mood due to the pandemic had a significantly persistent impact on travel well-being, despite the elimination of strict restraints/control policies. The results also indicated that not all prevention measures were effective at every stage, suggesting the importance of dynamic temporal adjustment in resources allocation to enhance key services. Besides, the study shows that attention should not be limited to anti-epidemic attributes. Conventional attributes like waiting time and in-vehicle time remain significant, with their importance amplified during and after the COVID-19 wave. Furthermore, we profiled service resilience from the perspective of users’ subjective perceptions, i.e., before-after changes in travel well-being, and identified more vital factors for the recovery of well-being, such as conducting disinfection, controlling congestion, decreasing waiting time and in-vehicle time. Overall, this study offers lessons from a previous COVID-19 wave to inform the enhancement of transit service quality to improve passengers’ well-being, in preparation for potential/unknown public health crises in the future.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 101228"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145924329","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":"Adapting to new mobility conditions: Evidence from a Japanese survey on the substitution of in-person mobility with online services for daily necessities","authors":"Tomoyuki Yakura ,&nbsp;An Minh Ngoc ,&nbsp;Yasuhiro Shiomi","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101221","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101221","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The rapid advancement of information and communication technology (ICT) and the COVID-19 pandemic have significantly reshaped mobility patterns worldwide. As a result, many activities have been replaced from in-person activity to online services. However, relatively little attention has been given to understanding people’s willingness to forgo in-person mobility or replace it with online alternatives, particularly in the case of older adults, who often face challenges in using ICT-based services. This study fills this gap by offering insights into how the potential transportation services market would be if people are offered online services for their daily necessities. A stated choice survey of 645 individuals was conducted in Shiga prefecture, Japan, primarily through an online survey of registered panel members, with additional door-to-door distribution and postal returns in areas with lower panel availability. Then, a mixed logit model was estimated to address the research questions. Results indicate older adults are generally willing and able to substitute car travel with public transport, rather than forgo travel altogether when driving is no longer an option. In addition, individuals are willing to substitute in-person mobility with online alternatives under specific conditions. Substitution is more prevalent among those who are tech-savvy, socially supported, or have access to cars. However, in-person mobilities appear to be less replaceable for older adults, likely due to the sensory nature of shopping and the relational quality of social interaction, which online formats fail to replicate. Overall, this study offers policymakers and business domains insights into better understanding the dominant effect of online services in sustaining daily activities and enabling behavioral adaptation, thus facilitating the development of the digital transformation in various aspects of life services.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 101221"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145839578","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":"Evaluating the effect of post-pandemic hybrid work on travel behaviour and sustainable transportation: A tour-based analysis","authors":"Hamza Zubair ,&nbsp;Susilawati Susilawati ,&nbsp;Amin Talei ,&nbsp;Ziyuan Pu","doi":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101199","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.tbs.2025.101199","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The widespread adoption of hybrid work in the post-pandemic era has significantly influenced travel behaviour. However, its combined impact on trip-chaining patterns and vehicle miles travelled (VMT) remains underexplored. Hence, this study investigates differences in workers’ trip-chaining propensity, frequency, complexity, tour patterns, and VMT while assessing the role of activity distances in shaping these patterns. Additionally, a sensitivity analysis evaluates the effects of transitioning non-teleworkers to hybrid work on tour-related VMT. A survey conducted in Greater Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, between June 10 and July 20, 2023, employed statistical modelling to achieve the research objectives. The findings reveal substantial differences in tour patterns and complexity among workers. Hybrid workers have higher chances of complex tours, leading to fewer tours per day. Regardless of tour patterns, transitioning non-teleworkers to hybrid work can result in a 4.8% reduction in VMT per tour. Moreover, co-locating various facilities within the same locality can facilitate the transition from two-stop tours to complex tours, potentially reducing VMT by 19.6% per tour among hybrid workers. Sensitivity analysis suggests that converting 30% to 40% of non-teleworkers to hybrid work could provide a balanced approach, mitigating unintended increases in specific tour patterns while achieving meaningful VMT reductions. These findings offer critical insights into the behavioural adaptations and decision-making processes associated with hybrid work, underscoring their implications for sustainable mobility. By strategically integrating hybrid work with transport planning and mixed land-use policies, policymakers can enhance sustainable transportation systems and mitigate travel demand.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":51534,"journal":{"name":"Travel Behaviour and Society","volume":"43 ","pages":"Article 101199"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145592795","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}