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Title: Variation in Bus Transit Attribute Perceptions between Australian Cities
Accession Number: 01903643
Record Type: Component
Availability: Find a library where document is available Abstract: This paper explores user/nonuser perceptions of bus transit attributes in Melbourne, Sydney, and South East Queensland (SEQ). It aims to understand the relative importance and performance of various bus transit attributes and how the assessment varies according to city, socioeconomic cohort, and user/nonuser groups. Primary data were collected via a screening survey, enabling a very large sample (n?=?13,537) and a smaller, more representative subset collating more detailed survey data (n?=?2,420). Personal safety stood out as a key bus transit attribute of importance in all cities. Specifically, safety when traveling on the bus during the daytime and at night, and safety getting to and from the bus stop were ranked as very important bus transit attributes. Some findings differed by region: service levels, punctuality, frequency, and timetable adherence (reliability) were rated relatively high in importance but low in performance in Sydney and Melbourne compared with SEQ. This suggests that Melbourne and Sydney might require service-level improvements more immediately than SEQ. Implications for policy for each Australian metropolitan region (Sydney, Melbourne, and SEQ) are later discussed.
Supplemental Notes: Mustafizur Rahman https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1046-8040© National Academy of Sciences: Transportation Research Board 2023.
Language: English
Authors: Weliwitiya, HesaraRahman, MustafizurHorvat, StevenTivendale, KnowlesCurrie, GrahamPagination: pp 501-514
Publication Date: 2024-7
Serial:
Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board
Volume: 2678 Media Type: Digital/other
Features: Figures; References
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TRT Terms: Geographic Terms: Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors
Files: TRIS, TRB
Created Date: Dec 20 2023 3:01PM
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