Submissions from 2026
Is fare free transit just? quantifying the impact of moral principles on transit design and finance, Tianxing Dai, Hongyu Zheng, and Yu (Marco) Nie
Is microtransit a cost-effective alternative or a costly competitor to public transit?, Miriam Pinski, Anne Brown, and Nicholas Perloff-Giles
The interaction of weather factors on multimodal public transportation: An empirical research on the combination of bike-sharing and metro, Xiaoxia Wang, Zhicheng Pan, Peng Liu, Xiang Wang, Zhenlong Fan, Nieyangzi Liu, and Jiayou Wu
Submissions from 2025
Data aggregation impacts on built environment-mode share models around public transit stations, Seyed Sajjad Abdollahpour, Huyen T.K. Le, Ralph Buehler, and Steve Hankey
Can E-scooters connect first and last-mile of public rail transit? Lessons learned from intercept user survey in Utah, Hannaneh Abdollahzadeh Kalantari, Wookjae Yang, and Reid Ewing
Understanding Incident Effects on Subway Operations: Clustering Analysis of Severity Patterns, Mostafa Abolfazli, Martin Trépanier, and Aurélie Labbe
Examining riders' subjective equity standards for transit Service: How will they shape future transit planning and operations?, Spencer Aeschliman, Erik Huang, Amy Hofstra, and Amanda Stathopoulos
Trade-offs in transit public safety interventions: Balancing enforcement and service quality improvements, Spencer Aeschliman and Amanda Stathopoulos
Can governments streamline environmental impact analysis to promote transit-oriented development? Evidence from California, Bailey Affolter, Jamey Volker, Nicholas Marantz, Susan Pike, and Graham DeLeon
Who is willing to take transit in the future? Older adults’ perceived challenges and barriers to using public transit across Canada, Meredith Alousi-Jones, Thiago Carvalho, Merrina Zhang, Isabella Jimenez, and Ahmed El-Geneidy
Development of a dynamic traffic microsimulator for on-demand transit operations within an integrated modelling system, Md Asif Hasan Anik, Muhammad Ali Nayeem, and Muhammad Ahsanul Habib
Pedestrian crash causation analysis near bus stops: Insights from random parameters Negative Binomial–Lindley model, Mohammad Anis, Srinivas R. Geedipally, and Dominique Lord
Simulation based pre-implementation cost evaluation framework for integrated public transit services, Avani Aravind, Suvin P. Venthuruthiyil, Sabya Mishra, and Candace Brakewood
Untangling proximity and accessibility effects of transit on property prices, Robert Nutifafa Arku, Christopher D. Higgins, and Steven Farber
Dependence or preference? Navigating public transit loyalty across heterogeneous levels of transit dependence, Sina Asgharpour, Sajad Askari, and Abolfazl (Kouros) Mohammadian
Who stays loyal to transit? Understanding preference-based heterogeneity in service satisfaction, Sina Asgharpour, Sajad Askari, and Abolfazl (Kouros) Mohammadian
An outlook on ride-sourcing price changes: Implications for future transit agency-TNC partnerships, Lamis Ashour and Qing Shen
TMS-GNN: Traffic-aware Multistep Graph Neural Network for bus passenger flow prediction, Asiye Baghbani, Saeed Rahmani, Nizar Bouguila, and Zachary Patterson
Enhancing public transportation sustainability: Insights from electric bus scheduling and charge optimization, Foroogh Behnia, Seyyed Sajad Mousavi Nejad Souq, Beth-Anne Schuelke-Leech, and Mitra Mirhassani
Predicting travel demand of a bike sharing system using graph convolutional neural networks, Ali Behroozi and Ali Edrisi
Can transit apps boost ridership? An empirical study in San Antonio, Texas, Jiahe Bian, Wei Li, and Chanam Lee
Public transport and the COVID-19 pandemic: A comparative analysis of trends and policies in Great Britain, Germany, the USA, Canada, and Australia, Ralph Buehler, John Pucher, Peter White, and Graham Currie
Modeling transit travel times for predicting equity improvements, Phillip R. Carleton and J. David Porter
Next-Generation Transit Signal Priority with Advanced Arrival Time Prediction and Custom Traffic Signal Control Logic, Burak Cesme, Jorge A. Barrios, Peter Koonce, Mark Haines, Peter Furth, Christopher Bame, and Nemanja Dobrota
Exploring attitudinal group differences in preferences for shared e-scooter use and its integration with public transit, Kyung Soo Chae, Sung Hoo Kim, and Xiang Yan
Understanding bus delay patterns under different temporal and weather conditions: A Bayesian Gaussian mixture model, Xiaoxu Chen, Saeid Saidi, and Lijun Sun
Comparing the efficiency of urban bus systems in Brazil, France, Spain and United States using social, financial, and environmental indicators, Felipe M. Coutinho and Maurício O. de Andrade
Rethinking Transit Safety: Understanding and Addressing Gender-Based Harassment and Enhancing Safety on San Francisco’s Muni Transit System, Greer Cowan and Pearl Liu
What influences intention to use a first-mile/last-mile automated shuttle service in a suburban area? A case study in Toronto, Canada, Chelsea A. DeGuzman, Toka S. Mostafa, Kareem Othman, Birsen Donmez, Baher Abdulhai, Amer Shalaby, and Jennifer Niece
Assessing complementary and competing interactions between transit and shared transportation modes, Elodie Deschaintres, Catherine Morency, and Martin Trépanier
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on bus crash severity, Saba Doulabi, Benjamin Meysohn, and Miles Crumley
Towards an efficient electric bus system: Multi-phase optimization model for incremental electrification of bus network with uncertain energy consumption, Behnam Davazdah Emami, Yiling Zhang, Alireza Khani, and Ying Song
An efficient transit signal priority (TSP) in connected vehicle (CV) Environment: A dynamic bargaining-game framework with a stochastic shockwave profile model, Mohammad Ansari Esfeh and Lina Kattan
Novel operational algorithms for ride-pooling as on-demand feeder services, Wenbo Fan, Xiaotian Yan, Zhanbo Sun, and Xiaohui Yang
Public transit electrification planning with energy storage via second-life batteries – a stochastic programming approach, Sergio Edgar Franco, Jing Wang, Majid Gholami Shirkoohi, Qiao Chen, and Walter Mérida
Operating subsidies and transit efficiency: applying new metrics to old problems, Christina D. Funk, Michael J. Higgins, and Gregory L. Newmark
Assessing the cold weather impact on battery electric transit buses, Jintao Gu, Quanhuan Liao, and K. Max Zhang
Identifying multi-modal deserts: A multivariate outlier detection approach, Yujie Guo and Yu Zhang
Use of Galvanic Skin Response in a stated preference survey to assess factors influencing college student use of transit, Hardik Gupta, Mark Burris, and Musfira Rahman
Design of the “Future Mobility in Canada Survey” (FMCS) to assess the evolving mobility landscape in urban Canada with an emphasis on automated vehicles, Samira Hamiditehrani, Darren M. Scott, and Matthias N. Sweet
Learning heuristics for transit network design and improvement with deep reinforcement learning, Andrew Holliday, Ahmed El-Geneidy, and Gregory Dudek
Combined Revealed- and Stated-Preference Survey to Understand the Impact of Multi-Source Real-Time Information on Travel Mode Choice, Daub Nabi Hridoy, Rifa Tasnia, Venktesh Pandey, Birat Rijal, and Md Sami Hasnine
Transfer learning for cross-modal demand prediction of bike-share and public transit, Mingzhuang Hua, Francisco Camara Pereira, Yu Jiang, Xuewu Chen, and Junyi Chen
Coordinated dual-objective transit signal priority: a deep reinforcement learning approach, Wen Xun Hu, Yu Shen Lu, Yifan Zhao, Hirotaka Ishihara, Amer Shalaby, and Baher Abdulhai
Coordinating ride-pooling with public transit using Reward-Guided Conservative Q-Learning: An offline training and online fine-tuning reinforcement learning framework, Yulong Hu, Tingting Dong, and Sen Li
Mind the Gender Gap: Case Studies of U.S. Transit Agency Policies and Design Guidelines for Gender-Inclusive Transit Planning, Musharrat Jahan, Candace Brakewood, Susan Pike, and Kari Watkins
A tradable carbon credit incentive scheme based on the public-private-partnership, Gege Jiang, Qingwen Fan, Yingtian Zhang, Yao Xiao, Jiemin Xie, and Shaorui Zhou
Outdoor information panels to convey real-time travel information for transit ridership recovery, Guocheng Jiang, Song Gao, and Eleni Christofa
Real-Time Urban Traffic Monitoring Using Transit Buses as Probes, Shangkun Jiang, Yura Sun, Wai Wong, Yiming Xu, and Xilei Zhao
An empirical investigation of the impact of preferences for physical, social, and security factors on the feeling of safety on public transit, Bogdan Kapatsila and Emily Grisé
Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants and Bus Ridership in Orange County, California, Farzana Khatun and Jean-Daniel Saphores
Future of Passenger Mobility in the U.S.A.: Scenarios for 2030, Alimurtaza Kothawala, Maha Ahmad, Rosa Dominguez-Faus, Lewis Fulton, and Giovanni Circella
Heat stress mitigation by trees and shelters at bus stops, Kevin Lanza, Sara Ernst, Katie Watkins, and Baojiang Chen
Toward greener transit: Carbon-efficient density thresholds for public transit vs. private vehicles, Bumsoo Lee and Sungwon Lee
Multi-objective optimization of integrated urban transit limited-stop pattern and bike-sharing operating strategy, Mingzhang Liang, Min Xu, and Shuaian Wang
Understanding rail users' mode choice behavior for first and last mile travel, Seung Jae Lieu and Gulsah Akar
How COVID-19 impacted Chicago Metra’s ridership loss and recovery: 2019–2022, Ethan Light, Jesus Osorio, Yining Liu, and Yanfeng Ouyang
Crime, environments, service characteristics, and transit ridership: a multilevel analysis, Jianling Li, Qian He, and Qisheng Pan
Transit Investment and Income Inequality in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, Cathy Yang Liu and Jerry Zhirong Zhao
Exploring the effects of urban rail on the survival of nearby businesses, Chang Liu and Eleni Bardaka
Bikeshare impacts on bus ridership: Unraveling the rail proximity effect, Xinyu Liu, Jie Yu, Jing Zhao, and Robert J. Schneider
COVID-19’s Impacts on Chicago Transit Authority Rail and Bus Ridership in Northeastern Illinois, Yining Liu, Jesus Osorio, Yanfeng Ouyang, Cemal Ayvalik, and Charles Abraham
How does public transit serve post-secondary students in Toronto? A utility-based analysis of accessibility by transit for non-mandatory trips, Patrick Loa and Khandker Nurul Habib
How Does the Introduction of Shared Ride-Sourcing Services Affect Demand for Existing Modes for Non-Commuting Trips? Evidence from a Joint RP-SP Study in Metro Vancouver, Patrick Loa, Felita Ong, and Khandker Nurul Habib
Optimal coordination of electric buses and battery storage for achieving a 24/7 carbon-free electrified fleet, Justin Luke, Mateus Gheorghe de Castro Ribeiro, Sonia Martin, Emmanuel Balogun, Gustavo Vianna Cezar, Marco Pavone, and Ram Rajagopal
Optimal design of on-demand modular feeder transit services, Xiaoling Luo, Wenbo Fan, Meng Xu, and Xiaotian Yan
Coverage vs frequency: Is spatial coverage or temporal frequency more impactful on transit ridership?, Torrey Lyons, Reid Ewing, and Guang Tian
Expansion of bi-modal express transit networks − a hybrid optimization approach, Reza Mahmoudi, Saeid Saidi, and S. C. Wirasinghe
Inequitable inefficiency: A case study of rail transit fare policies, Zakhary Mallett
Analyzing the influence of transit pass ownership on the determinants of ride-sourcing frequency in Metro Vancouver: Implications for policy and urban mobility planning, Sk. Md. Mashrur, Patrick Loa, Felita Ong, and Khandker Nurul Habib
Advancing mobility through fare-free transit: Evidence from the Kansas City Metropolitan Area, Joel Mendez
Strategies to Optimize the Deployment of Roadway Maintenance Machines for Overnight Maintenance in Urban Rail Systems, John Takuma Moody, Haris N. Koutsopoulos, Michael Eichler, and Yann Ulysse
Strategic sustainability assessment of rideshare and automated vehicles using the analytical hierarchy process (AHP), Mark Muller, Gonçalo Homem de Almeida Correia, Seri Park, Yimin Zhang, Brett Fusco, and Ross Lee
Travelling in the margins: Impacts of transport poverty on travel attitudes and behaviours, Paromita Nakshi, Karen Lucas, and Steven Farber
Subjectivity matters: Investigating the relationship between perceived accessibility and travel behaviour, Hisham Negm and Ahmed El-Geneidy
When the Train Never Comes: Property Value Impacts from the Announcement and Cancellation of a Light Rail Project, Isabelle Nilsson, Elizabeth C. Delmelle, and Michael-Paul James
Enhancing transit corridor performance through dynamic bus lanes: analyzing performance at different traffic compliance rates, Kareem Othman, Amer Shalaby, and Baher Abdulhai
Pathways to sustainable transportation in G-20 countries: Unveiling the role of green technology, green energy, green finance and digital economy using panel data and machine learning analyses, Manel Ouni, Sonia Mrad, and Rafaa Mraihi
Unlocking nighttime mobility: Land use and accessibility in public transit for night commuters, Meiyu (Melrose) Pan, A. Latif Patwary, and Majbah Uddin
Drivers and barriers to bus electrification in the United States: Transit agency’s perspective, Aleks Paskett, Ziqi Song, and Antje Graul
Modeling boardings and alightings by route at transit stops, Sagar Patni and Sivaramakrishnan Srinivasan
Is This Your First Time Here? Older Adults and Mode-Switching on a New Local Bus Route in Philadelphia, Julene Paul and Joshua Davidson
Public transit in transition: The “new normal” or a return to normal?, Parsa Pezeshknejad, Matthew Palm, and Dana Rowangould
Simulating Impacts from Transit Service Enhancements in the San Francisco Bay Area, Cristian Poliziani, A. Zachary Needell, Haitam Laarabi, Rashid Waraich, Annika Todd-Blick, K. Sydny Fujita, Nazanin Rezaei, D. Juan Caicedo, Carlos Guirado, C. Anna Spurlock, and Tom Wenzel
A Case Study of Ridership and Equity Implications of All-Day Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Commuter Rail Service, Samuel S. Polzin, Megan Willis-Jackson, Phil White, Karl Meakin, and Martha Koch
Assessing the impact of the new Mexico cable car on air pollution, Juan Prieto-Rodriguez, Jose Ignacio Azuela-Flores, Daniel Groft, Maria Jose Perez-Villadoniga, and Rafael Salas
Illuminating Issues in Bus Stop Lighting: A Case Study of Los Angeles, Monisha Reginald
Extending electric bus charging infrastructure considering charging scheduling and energy pricing, Dimitrios Rizopoulos and Konstantinos Gkiotsalitis
A methodological framework to generate transit-oriented development (TOD) typologies, Arianne Robillard, Dea van Lierop, and Geneviève Boisjoly
Towards a better understanding of changes in cost per riders for bus routes before and after the COVID-19 pandemic in Montréal, Canada, Lancelot Rodrigue, Kevin Manaugh, and Ahmed El-Geneidy
Autonomous On-Demand Shuttles for First Mile–Last Mile Connectivity: Design, Optimization, and Impact Assessment, Sudipta Roy, Gabriel Dadashev, Lampros Yfantis, Bat-hen Nahmias-Biran, and Samiul Hasan
Partnering with transportation network companies (TNCs) for low-demand service: is it viable and beneficial for transit agencies?, Negin Shariat, Dingtong Yang, and R. Jayakrishnan
Assessing the impacts of transit level-of-service and reliability on modal split, Seyedsoheil Sharifiasl, Subham Kharel, Qisheng Pan, and Jianling Li
Bridging the gap: A social equity analysis of intra-city transit access to inter-city rail in Canada, Henry Shaver, Junghwan Kim, Ehab Diab, and Jinhyung Lee
Energy intensity, GHG and pollutant emissions of freight and passenger rail applications in the United States, Choudhury Siddique, Yan Zhou, Amgad Elgowainy, Md Rakibul Alam, and Melissa Shurland
An evaluation of the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on public transit use in the United States, Bonny V. Smith, Dale Robbennolt, and Chandra R. Bhat
Exploring mobility of care with measures of accessibility, Anastasia Soukhov, Nicholas Mooney, and Léa Ravensbergen
Bus ridership retention, place-based factors, and COVID-19 in the Boston area, Sumeeta Srinivasan, Shomon Shamsuddin, and Justina Cheng
Resilience and adaptability: The evolving roles of Bikeshare to public transport amid pandemic disruptions, Xiaozheng Sun and Xu Cui
Strategizing equitable transit evacuations: A data-driven reinforcement learning approach, Fang Tang, Han Wang, and Maria Laura Dell Monache
