Beyond the bus: Unraveling DRT's potential - An ex ante WTP evaluation for replacing ineffective fixed route regional lines

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2025

Subject Area

place - europe, mode - bus, mode - demand responsive transit, economics - willingness to pay, ridership - perceptions

Keywords

Demand Responsive Transportation (DRT), willingness to pay (WTP)

Abstract

This study investigates the acceptance and willingness to pay (WTP) for Demand Responsive Transportation (DRT) services in the Košice Self-governing region in Slovakia as an alternative to fixed-route bus public transport. A total of seven settlements were selected for the study, where the existing fixed route bus service is economically unsustainable and could be potentially replaced by a DRT system. The findings reveal that 62 % of respondents are open to accepting DRT as an alternative to current bus transport, with an average WTP for these respondents of €0.36 per kilometer. Individual factors affecting the willingness to pay of respondents were identified, in particular age, household size, utilization and perceived quality of the existing bus system and access to other modes of travel, forming a base for identifying the target group for the DRT system. Main perceived shortcomings of the current bus system were also identified, that can form the basis for designing a specific DRT applicable in the studied region.

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Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.

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