Sökning: "public transit"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 37 avhandlingar innehållade orden public transit.
1. An infrastructure of freedom : Atlanta, race, and the struggle over public transportation in the capitalist city
Sammanfattning : This thesis provides a multiscalar analysis of the production and struggle over the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), the main transit system in metro Atlanta. It examines how the actions and visions of the state, capital, and transportation activists intersect to structure how and to what extent transit systems can be organized to realize their distinctive potential to allow urban residents to meet their basic mobility needs. LÄS MER
2. Investigating the impacts of ICT-mediated services - The case of public transport traveller information
Sammanfattning : Transport is of fundamental importance to modern societies but adjustments are needed to improve the sustainability of the transport systems. Transport of people is an important part of the transport system but also regarding transport of people a shift is necessary from less to more sustainable transport patterns. LÄS MER
3. Dynamic Modelling of Transit Operations and Passenger Decisions
Sammanfattning : Efficient and reliable public transport systems are fundamental in promoting green growth developments in metropolitan areas. A large range of Advanced Public Transport Systems (APTS) facilitates the design of real-time operations and demand management. LÄS MER
4. Effects of long-term access to ICT-mediated travel information services - Users’ assessments and reported behavioural changes
Sammanfattning : Great optimism has for some time framed the potential effects that access to ICT-mediated travel information services (ICTIS) have on travellers. Little has however been known about real-life long-term effects of access to ICTIS. The aim of this thesis was thus to create a basis for understanding the role of ICTIS in urban transport of people. LÄS MER
5. Public transport demand and supply management under uneven passenger distributions
Sammanfattning : Overcrowding in public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, or transit) systems due to increased travel mobility has become a major problem for public transport operators. Overcrowded transit stations and vehicles are connected to travel time variability and greater discomfort for the passengers. LÄS MER