Submissions from 2025
Adaptive and flexible rail transit network service dispatching as a partially observable Markov decision process, Shou-yi Wang, Andy H.F. Chow, and Cheng-shuo Ying
Hierarchical bus transit network design in coordination with an existing metro system, Xingrong Wang, David Canca, Ying Lv, Yiwei Zhao, Huijun Sun, and Jianjun Wu
Optimal public transport timetabling with autonomous-vehicle units using coupling and decoupling tactics, Yaoyao Wang, Avishai (Avi) Ceder, Zhichao Cao, and Silin Zhang
Optimizing a modular autonomous vehicle hub-and-spoke public transportation system: routing, scheduling, and repositioning, Zhimian Wang, Kun An, and Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia
Refining Cellular Data for Accurate Trip Chain Identification: A Novel Approach for Urban Travel Analysis, Xuejin Wan, Chao Lei, Yong Liu, Qian Qiu, and Jia Wang
Investigating demand models with more flexible elasticity functions: empirical insights from rail demand analysis, Mark Wardman
Carbon emission reduction potential of on-demand transit replacing fixed-route transit, Xiao-Fan Wei, Zhe Zhang, Zhong-Ren Peng, Mei-Gen Xue, and Hong-Di He
Joint optimization of multi-trip vehicle scheduling, passenger assignment, and timetable for on-demand customized bus services, Peng Wu, Qi Wang, Tommaso Bosi, and Andrea D'Ariano
Investigating scheduling of minibus taxis in South Africa's eventual electric paratransit, J. Wust, J. Bekker, and M.J. Booysen
Dynamic demand-responsive transit scheduling with time-dependent travel times: A joint supply and demand management approach, Weitiao Wu, Zeyue Zhang, Kai Lu, and Jingxuan Ren
Exploring urban railway station-based attractiveness considering demographic-specific demands: Case study of Odakyu line, Japan, Yi Wu, Tianyao Shen, Yifan Li, Mizuki Kita, Yoshikuni Yoshida, Kojiro Sho, Lang Yuan, Ling Yu, Renhe Jiang, and Yin Long
Distributional effects of subway fare surges: Evidence from Beijing, Lunyu Xie, Huning Wan, and Yucheng Wang
The multimodal dynamics of “ride-pooling” and metro: Spatial-temporal patterns from East Asia, Weiping Xu, Tianqi Gu, Hyungchul Chung, Zhuonan Jiang, Han Li, Kai Huang, and Wenbo Zhu
Collaborative optimization of battery electric bus scheduling and charging considering arterial signal coordination under connected environment, Chengcheng Yang, Sheng Jin, Kun Gao, Donglei Rong, Congcong Bai, Xi Gao, Xinyi Shen, Wenbin Yao, and Adjé Alagbé Jérémie
Transit line extension design considering the connection of shared autonomous vehicles under demand uncertainties, Jiaqi Yang, Kun An, Hai L. Vu, and Wanjing Ma
Bimodal transit design with heterogeneous demand elasticity under different fare structures, Yi Yang, Xinguo Jiang, Yusong Yan, Tao Liu, and Yu Jiang
Exploring travelers’ responses to a prepeak discount fare policy and optimizing the pricing strategy to ease peak congestion: The case of Beijing subway, Xiangming Yao, Linshan Chen, Peng Zhao, Qingru Zou, and Zijia Wang
Collaborative optimization of vehicle formation and timetable for modular autonomous bus considering demand uncertainty:A data-driven continuous approximate method, Zhihong Yao, Qi Zhang, Chengxin Fu, Yunxia Wu, and Yangsheng Jiang
Real-time train regulation with passenger flow control in urban rail systems, Yotam Yatziv and Jack Haddad
Changes in public transport markets due to disruptive events – A case study of Taiwan Taoyuan airport mass rapid transit in the COVID-19 pandemic, Barbara T.H. Yen, Corinne Mulley, and Chia-Jung Yeh
Can TOD help metro station ridership ‘early recovery’ from COVID-19? An empirical evidence from Nanjing, Ming Yin, Yuqi Fan, and Yu Wang
Why do they travel backwards? Understanding passenger travel behaviour in congested urban public transport systems, Chao Yu, Haiying Li, Ziyulong Wang, Wei Ma, Rob M.P. Goverde, and Oded Cats
Forecasting public transit ridership amidst COVID-19: a machine learning approach, Muhammad Shah Zeb, Muhammad Asif Khan, Muhammad Muzzamil Hussain Khattak, Sameer Ud-Din, Muhammad Faisal Habib, and Muhammad Zaheer Khan
Autonomous electric minibus scheduling with departure-time-shifting strategy under random conditions, Jiyu Zhang, Yu Zhang, Chunyan Tang, and Avishai (Avi) Ceder
Joint bus dispatching and bus bridging timetabling for mass rapid transit disruption management, Li Zhang, Qiang Meng, Hua Wang, and Bin Yu
Integrated shared autonomous vehicles and bus bridging service for MRT disruption management, Li Zhang, Yunpeng Wang, and Bin Yu
Deep learning-based short-term origin-destination demand prediction in urban rail transit systems during holidays, Shuxin Zhang, Jinlei Zhang, Congwang Deng, Yonjie Yang, Xing Chen, and Lixing Yang
Spend more but get less: unravelling the causes of bus ridership decline using a data-driven machine learning approach, Yuliang Zhang, Chengcheng Yu, Chao Yang, Wentao Dong, and Wenxiang Li
Optimal design of fixed-route and demand-responsive transit with a dynamic stop strategy, Yunyu Zhang, Sida Luo, Aojie Zu, Hong Ji, Liujiang Kang, and Chunfu Shao
System capacity model and algorithm for urban multimodal transport network with transfer, Fang Zhao, Bingfeng Si, Guanghui Su, Tianwei Lu, and Jose J. Ramasco
Competition in complementary transport services: Integrating bike-sharing with public transit, Zhengfei Zheng, Jun Wang, Wei Liu, and Hai Yang
Comparing skip-stop and all-stop transit network designs, Li Zhen, Weihua Gu, and Xiaokuan Zhao
Train capacity optimization under stochastic demand: A flexible composition strategy with extra-long trains, Linhuan Zhong, Yang Liu, Guangming Xu, Wei Liu, and Hai Yang
Destination-to-gate assignment to mitigate congestion-related risks in oversaturated metro lines: A new passenger flow control strategy, Linhuan Zhong, Guangming Xu, Wei Liu, Yang Liu, and Xinyi Liu
Optimizing electric bus charging station locations: An integrated land-use and transportation approach, Shaopeng Zhong, Ao Liu, Meihan Fan, Yan Song, and Yu Jiang
Preferences for Electric Tricycles among Intermediate Public Transport Drivers in India: A Comprehensive Analysis of Demand-Side and Supply-Side Factors, Zijin Zhou and Lingfang Shao
Efficient asymmetric reposition strategy of rolling stock for urban rail transit systems, Qian Zhu, Yun Wang, Pan Shang, and Xiaoning Zhu
Optimizing Demand Responsive Transit: A Study on Fleet Size and Service Performance in Munich’s Northern Suburbs, Mohammed Zubair, Roman Bock, and Silja Hoffmann
Submissions from 2024
Designing an Autonomous Mobility-on-Demand Service for Transit Last-Mile Access, Ali Aalipour and Alireza Khani
Comprehensive Energy Modeling Framework for Multi-Powertrain Bus Transit Systems, Mahsa Arabi and Jimi Oke
Origin–destination matrices from smartphone apps for bus networks, Benedetto Barabino, Mauro Coni, Massimo Di Francesco, Andrea Obino, and Roberto Ventura
Leveraging Location-Based Services Data to Optimize Generation of High-Demand and Equitable Bus Network Options, David Baumgartner, Vir Chachra, Matthew Ciborowski, Zoe Temco, Dalia Leven, Amy Liu Pathak, Alissa Zimmer, and Doug Johnson
An agent-based fleet management model for first- and last-mile services, Saumya Bhatnagar, Tarun Rambha, and Gitakrishnan Ramadurai
Unpacking Service Management Issues in Intermediate Public Transportation Toward Sustainable Mobility, Atanu Bhuyan, Vivek Roy, and Abhishek Srivastava
Air–rail timetable synchronisation: Improving passenger connections in Europe within and across transportation modes, Clara Buire, Aude Marzuoli, Daniel Delahaye, and Marcel Mongeau
A branch-and-cut algorithm for scheduling train platoons in urban rail networks, Simin Chai, Jiateng Yin, Andrea D'Ariano, Ronghui Liu, Lixing Yang, and Tao Tang
Resilience of socio-technical transportation systems: A demand-driven community detection in human mobility structures, Ho-Yin Chan, Hanxi Ma, and Jiangping Zhou
An Autonomous Modular Public Transit service, Xi Cheng, Yu (Marco) Nie, and Jane Lin
How crowding impedance affected travellers on public transport in the COVID-19 pandemic, Shin-Hyung Cho, Ho-Chul Park, Sangho Choo, and Shin Hyoung Park
Adaptive scheduling of mixed bus services with flexible fleet size assignment under demand uncertainty, Andy H.F. Chow, Guang-yu Li, and Cheng-shuo Ying
Validation of a multi-modal transit route choice model using smartcard data, Malvika Dixit, Oded Cats, Niels van Oort, Ties Brands, and Serge Hoogendoorn
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the management of private railway companies in Japan: Profitability and business model analyses, Hideaki Endo and Mika Goto
Evaluating Social and Spatial Equity in Public Transport: A Case Study, Fereshteh Faghihinejad, MohammadMehdi Zoghifard, Amir Mohammadian Amiri, and Saeed Monajem
Beyond the last mile: different spatial strategies to integrate on-demand services into public transport in a simplified city, Andres Fielbaum, Sergio Jara-Díaz, and Javier Alonso-Mora
Using system dynamics to understand long-term impact of new mobility services and sustainable mobility policies: an analysis pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Wlisses B. Fontoura, Michael J. Radzicki, and Glaydston M. Ribeiro
Synergizing shared micromobility and public transit towards an equitable multimodal transportation network, Jing Gao and Sen Li
Integrated optimization of train timetabling and rolling stock circulation problem with flexible short-turning and energy-saving strategies, Congcong Gong, Xiaojie Luan, Lixing Yang, Jianguo Qi, and Francesco Corman
Optimal fare and headway for a demand adaptive paired-line hybrid transit system in a rectangular area with elastic demand, Rongrong Guo, Wenquan Li, Tao Liu, and Yu Jiang
Exploring the effects of public transport subsidies on satisfaction and ridership, Luis A. Guzman and Victor A. Cantillo-Garcia
Train Operation Scheme of Short-Turning Routing in Urban Rail Transit Based on Passenger Travel, Deqiang He, Yan He, Lang Zhang, Yanjun Chen, Zheng Sun, and Jian Miao
Modal Splits Before, During, and After the Pandemic in Switzerland, Daniel Heimgartner and Kay W. Axhausen
Are public transit investments based on accurate forecasts? An analysis of the improving trend of transit ridership forecasts in the United States, Jawad Mahmud Hoque, Ian Zhang, David Schmitt, and Gregory D. Erhardt
Identifying alternative stops for first and last-mile urban travel planning, Thomas Horstmannshoff and Michael Redmond
How to optimize train lines for diverse passenger demands: A line planning approach providing matched train services for each O-D market, Huaibin Hu, Yixiang Yue, Huiling Fu, and Jiaxi Li
Evaluating the impacts of supply-demand dynamics and distance decay effects on public transit project assessment: A study of healthcare accessibility and inequalities, Reyhane Javanmard, Jinhyung Lee, Kyusik Kim, Jinwoo Park, and Ehab Diab
Demonstrating the feasibility of using Wi-Fi sensors for dynamic bus-stop queue length estimation, Hyungsub Jee, Wenzhe Sun, Jan-Dirk Schmöcker, and Toshiyuki Nakamura
What makes public transit demand management programmes successful? A systematic review of ex-post evidence, Bogdan Kapatsila and Emily Grisé
Examining the socio-spatial patterns of bus shelters with deep learning analysis of street-view images: A case study of 20 cities in the U.S., Junghwan Kim, Jinhyung Park, Jinhyung Lee, and Kee Moon Jang
Determining contract conditions in a PPP project among deep uncertainty in future outturn travel demand, Kangsoo Kim, Jinseog Kim, Hyejin Cho, and Donghyung Yook
Terra Incognita: California Transit Agency Perspectives on Demand, Service, and Finance in the Age of COVID-19, Hannah King, Jacob L. Wasserman, and Brian D. Taylor
Pre-peak fare discount policy for managing morning peak demand of interregional bus travel: a case study in Seoul metropolitan area, Hoyoung Lee, Cheol-Won Choi, Shin-Hyung Cho, and Ho-Chul Park
An adaptive route choice model for integrated fixed and flexible transit systems, David Leffler, Wilco Burghout, Oded Cats, and Erik Jenelius
A bathtub model of transit congestion, Lewis J. Lehe and Ayush Pandey
How does the built environment affect intermodal transit demand across different spatiotemporal contexts?, Jiayou Lei, Min He, Zhuangbin Shi, Mingwei He, Yang Liu, Qian Qian, and Huimin Qian
Data-driven timetable design and passenger flow control optimization in metro lines, Jinpeng Liang, Mengxue Ren, Kang Huang, and Ziyou Gao
A collective incentive strategy to manage ridership rebound and consumer surplus in mass transit systems, Zhiyuan Liang, Yili Tang, Jianing Yu, and Yacan Wang
“How much should public transport services be expanded, and who should pay? Experimental evidence from Switzerland”, Florian Lichtin, E. Keith Smith, Kay W. Axhausen, and Thomas Bernauer
Offline planning and online operation of zonal-based flexible transit service under demand uncertainties and dynamic cancellations, Manzi Li, Enoch Lee, and Hong K. Lo
Modular vehicle-based transit system for passenger and freight co-modal transportation, Jie Lin and Fangni Zhang
Can Shared Mobility Compensate for Public Transport Disruptions? The Case of Milan’s Bike Sharing System During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Georgia Liouta, Giorgio Saibene, Niels van Oort, Oded Cats, and Frederik Schulte
How spatial features affect urban rail transit prediction accuracy: a deep learning based passenger flow prediction method, Shuang Li, Xiaoxi Liang, Meina Zheng, Junlan Chen, Ting Chen, and Xiucheng Guo
Scheduling shared passenger and freight transport for an underground logistics system, Siqiao Li, Xiaoning Zhu, Pan Shang, Li Wang, and Tianqi Li
Human-Machine collaborative decision-making approach to scheduling customized buses with flexible departure times, Tao Liu, Hailin You, Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis, and Oded Cats
The intention of continual use of dockless bike sharing connecting with metro: A perspective based on loyal users, Xuefeng Li, Mingyang Du, Yuxi Shen, and Jingzong Yang
Analysing the impacts of individual-level factors on public transport usage during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comprehensive literature review and meta-analysis, Maximiliano Lizana, Charisma Choudhury, and David Watling
Investigating urban mobility through multi-source public transportation data: A multiplex network perspective, Zhitao Li, Jinjun Tang, Tao Feng, Biao Liu, Junqiang Cao, Tianjian Yu, and Yifeng Ji
Passenger social rerouting strategies in capacitated public transport systems, Xiaojie Luan, Oskar A.L. Eikenbroek, Francesco Corman, and Eric C. van Berkum
Analyzing the impact of fare-free public transport policies on crowding patterns at stations using crowdsensing data, Qing-Long Lu, Vishal Mahajan, Cheng Lyu, and Constantinos Antoniou
Catchment-Area Delineation Approach Considering Travel Purposes for Station-Level Ridership Prediction Task, Chen Ma, Yanqiu Cheng, Shuang Zhang, Kuanmin Chen, Jie Wei, and Xianbiao Hu
Understanding the timing of urban morning commuting trips on mass transit railway systems, Yaochen Ma, Hai Yang, and Zhiyuan Liu
A spatial statistical approach to estimate bus stop demand using GIS-processed data, Yaiza Montero-Lamas, Rubén Fernández-Casal, Francisco-Alberto Varela-García, Alfonso Orro, and Margarita Novales
Identifying the relationship between intention to use flat-rate public transport and trip frequency by a discrete-continuous model, Hiroaki Nishiuchi, Kohei Nishimura, An Minh Ngoc, and Charitha Dias
Stochastic-priority-integrated signal coordination considering connected bus operation uncertainties, Shiqi Ou, Wanjing Ma, Andreas Hegyi, and Bart van Arem
Facing the future of transit ridership: shifting attitudes towards public transit and auto ownership among transit riders during COVID-19, Matthew Palm, Jeff Allen, Yixue Zhang, Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Brice Batomen, Steven Farber, and Michael Widener
Bus stop spacing with heterogeneous trip lengths and elastic demand, Ayush Pandey and Lewis J. Lehe
On the dynamic vulnerability of an urban rail transit system and the impact of human mobility, Shouzheng Pan, Shuai Ling, Ning Jia, Yiliu Liu, and Zhengbing He
Pandemic transit: examining transit use changes and equity implications in Boston, Houston, and Los Angeles, Julene Paul and Brian D. Taylor
Integrated Generalized Cost Model Considering the Whole Trip for Urban Rail Transit Station Choices, Bozhan Qin, Min Yang, Xiaojing Ling, Enhui Chen, Jingxu Chen, and Yihua Guo
Co-evolution of public transport access and ridership, Hema Rayaprolu and David Levinson
If You Cut It Will They Ride? Longitudinal Examination of the Elasticity of Public Transport Ridership in the Post-Pandemic Era, Paul Redelmeier and Ahmed El-Geneidy
