Submissions from 2014
Too Loud to Hear the Train! Noise Assessment, Implications, and Mitigation Strategies on Light Rail Platforms, Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris and Alexander Schaffer
Transit-oriented smart growth can reduce life-cycle environmental impacts and household costs in Los Angeles, Matthew J. Nahlik and Mikhail V. Chester
Rapid Transit Investing in Australia's Transport Future, Isuru Neelagama
Exploring the impact of a dedicated streetcar right-of-way on pedestrian motor vehicle collisions: A quasi experimental design, Sarah A. Richmond, Linda Rothman, Ron Buliung, Naomi Schwartz, Kristian Larsen, and Andrew Howard
Combined impacts of highways and light rail transit on residential property values: a spatial hedonic price model for Phoenix, Arizona, Kihwan Seo, Aaron Golub, and Michael Kuby
Evaluating light rail sketch planning: actual versus predicted station boardings in Phoenix, Christopher Upchurch and Michael Kuby
Developments in public transport governance in the Netherlands: A brief history and recent developments, Wijnand Veeneman and Didier van de Velde
The new prevalence of public-private partnerships in the production of Light Rail Transit Systems in Canada, Dominic Villeneuve
Submissions from 2013
Energy savings in light rail through the optimization of heating and ventilation, Bart Beusen, Bart Degraeuwe, and Patrick Debeuf
Light Rail Transit Experience in Madrid, Spain. Effects on population settlement and land use., Francisco J. Calvo, Juan de Oña, Fernando Arán, and Andrew Nash
The association between light rail transit and satisfactions with travel and life: evidence from Twin Cities, Jason (Xinyu) Cao
Transportation Impact of Transitways: A Case Study of Hiawatha Light Rail Transit in Minneapolis, Jason (Xinyu) Cao and Jessica Schoner
Using data envelopment analysis as a public transport project appraisal tool, Brian Caulfield, Diarmuid Bailey, and Shane Mullarkey
Exploring Comparative Ridership Drivers of Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail Transit Routes, Graham Currie and Alexa Delbosc
Impact of Crowding on Streetcar Dwell Time, Graham Currie, Alexa Delbosc, Samantha Harrison, and Marjid Sarvi
An analysis of park-and-ride provision at light rail stations across the US, Michael Duncan and Robert K. Christensen
Factors That Influence Urban Streetcar Ridership in the United States, Nicole Foletta, Nick Vanderkwaak, and Bob Grandy
A Bridge Too Far? The Staten Island/Hudson-Bergen Light Rail Missed Connection, Cameron E. Gordon; Bukurije Bajrami; Nóra Tábori Santiago,; and Jonathan Peters
Comparative Analysis of Personal Rapid Transit as an Urban Transportation Mode, Reuben Juster and Paul Schonfeld
Assessing the Potential for Reducing Life-Cycle Environmental Impacts through Transit-Oriented Development Infill along Existing Light Rail in Phoenix, Mindy Kimball, Mikhail Chester, Christopher Gino, and Janet Reyna
The Impact of Hiawatha Light Rail on Commercial and Industrial Property Values, Kate Ko and Jason (Xinyu) Cao
Influence of approaching tram on behaviour of pedestrians in signalised crosswalks in Poland, Maciej Kruszyna and Jeremi Rychlewski
Do light rail services discourage car ownership and use? Evidence from Census data for four English cities, Shin S. Lee and Martyn L. Senior
Passengers' ticket purchasing and journey experiences, London TravelWatch
Examining the Impact of Adverse Weather on Urban Rail Transit Facilities on the Basis of Fault Tree Analysis and Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation, Jiaqi Ma, Yan Bai, Jianfeng Shen, and Fang Zhou
International comparison of the relationship between urban structure and the service level of urban public transportation—A comprehensive analysis in local cities in Japan, France and Germany, Ryoji Matsunaka, Tetsuharu Oba, Dai Nakagawa, Motoya Nagao, and Justin Nawrocki
Travel to work in Australian cities: 1976–2011, Paul Mees and Lucy Groenhart
Projecting the impacts of a proposed streetcar system on the urban core land redevelopment: The case of Cincinnati, Ohio, Elad Mokadi, Diana Mitsova, and Xinhao Wang
High-Quality Public Transport and Promotion of Nonmotorized Transport—Compromise or Complement?, Lorenzo Naegeli, Hermann Orth, Ulrich Weidmann, and Andrew Nash
Light Rail in Alicante, Spain. Improving the use of existing railway lines, Margarita Novales, Juan Antonio G. Cerezo, and Román Ortega
Use of the Real Estate Market to Establish Light Rail Station Catchment Areas, Susan J. Petheram, Arthur C. Nelson, Matt Miller, and Reid Ewing
Transit Boardings Estimation and Simulation Tool (TBEST) Calibration for Guideway and BRT Modes, Steven Polzin, Rodney Bunner, and Xuehao Chu
Sustaining the Metropolis: Light Rail Transit and Streetcars for Super Cities, Transportation Research Board
Efficient Space Dedication to Bus Rapid Transit and Light Rail Systems, H.-S. Jacob Tsao and Agus Pratama
Submissions from 2012
Impact of light rail on traffic congestion in Denver, Sutapa Bhattacharjee and Andrew R. Goetz
Risk of crashing with a tram: Perceptions of pedestrians, cyclists, and motorists, Carole Castranier, Françoise Paran, and Patricia Delhomme
Guidelines for Providing Access to Public Transportation Stations, Kathryn Coffel, Jamie Parks, Conor Semler, Paul Ryus, David Sampson, Carol Kachadoorian, Herbert S. Levinson, and Joseph L. Schofer
Urban public transport in Europe: Technology diffusion and market organisation, Álvaro Costa and Ruben Fernandes
Identifying the Determinants of Light Rail Mode Choice for Medium- and Long-Distance Trips Results from a Stated Preference Study, Lieve Creemers, Mario Cools, Hans Tormans, Pieter-Jan Lateur, Davy Janssens, and Geert Wets
Modeling Dwell Time for Streetcars in Melbourne, Australia, and Toronto, Canada, Graham Currie, Alexa Delbosc, and James Reynolds
Visualization of Geographical Information System and Automatic Vehicle Location Data to Explore Transit Performance, Graham Currie and Mahmoud Mesbah
Economic Evaluation of Urban Track Systems: Integration of Life Cycle Costs and Socio-Economic Assessment, Marjolein de Jong and Katrien Declercq
Navigating Multi-Modal Public Transport Systems: Real Time Perceptions of Processual Usability Using Video Methodology, Per Echeverri
How in-vehicle activities affect work commuters’ satisfaction with public transport, Dick Ettema, Margareta Friman, Tommy Gärling, Lars E. Olsson, and Satoshi Fujii
Preliminary Analysis of Light Rail Crashes in Denver, Colorado. Implications for Crash Prediction and Hazard Index Models Based on Railroads, Pamela M. Fischhaber and Bruce N. Janson
Sustainable Public Transportation: Environmentally Friendly Mobility, Harrington Hughes & Associates, Inc
Can bus really be the new tram?, Paul Hodgson, Stephen Potter, James Warren, and David Gillingwater
Public Transport Services in Klang Valley: Customer Expectations and Its Relationship Using SEM, Rohana Kamaruddin, Ismah Osman, and Che Anizaliana Che Pei
Impacts of Vacant Land Values Comparison of Metro Light Rail Station Areas in Phoenix, Arizona, Katherine Kittrell
Practices for Wayside Rail Transit Worker Protection, Christopher A. Kozub
Off-board fare payment using proof-of-payment verification, Thomas F. Larwin and Yung Koprowski
Measuring the impact of sub-urban transit-oriented developments on single-family home values, Shishir Mathur and Christopher Ferrell
Spatial and temporal visualization of transit operations performance data at a network level, Mahmoud Mesbah, Graham Currie, Claudia Lennon, and Trevor Northcott
Checklist for Successful Application of Tram-Train Systems in Europe, Lorenzo Naegeli, Ulrich Weidmann, and Andrew Nash
Turf Track for Light Rail Systems, Margarita Novales and Emilio Conles
Track Design Handbook for Light Rail Transit, Second Edition, Parsons Brinckerhoff, Incorporated
Bus or Rail: An Approach to Explain the Psychological Rail Factor, Milena Scherer and Katrin Dziekan
Making a Successful LRT-Based Regional Transit System: Lessons from Five New Start Cities, Gregory L. Thompson and Jeffrey R. Brown
Preservation in Transit-Oriented Districts: A Study on the Need, Priorities, and Tools in Protecting Assisted and Unassisted Housing in the City of Los Angeles, Abigail Thorne-Lyman and Jeffrey Wood
European–and Global Urban Guided Transit: Green–and Socio–Economic Fit, Dave van der Meulen and Fienie Mšller
The impact of scheduling on service reliability: trip-time determination and holding points in long-headway services, Niels van Oort, J. W. Boterman, and Rob van Nes
Defining the functional and physical compatibility of a modernized tramway rolling stock with a newly planned LRT system: a case study of Belgrade, Branko Vasic, Vladimir Popovic, Vukan R. Vuchic, Gradimir Danon, and Aleksandar Vencl
Submissions from 2011
A stochastic multiple area approach for public transport network design, Bernhard Alt and Ulrich Weidmann
Context-Sensitive Design Concepts for Streetcar Electrification, Jack W. Boorse and Monica J. Meade
Estimating the impact on housing prices brought by a light rail infrastructure in France, Elise Boucq
Reurbanisation: a chance for public transport?, André Bruns and Wilco Manz
Rails to Real Estate: Development Patterns Along Three New Transit Lines, Center for Transit-Oriented Development
Light rail routing: do goals matter?, Galit Cohen-Blankshtain and Eran Feitelson
Exploring the drivers of light rail ridership: an empirical route level analysis of selected Australian, North American and European systems, Graham Currie, A. Ahern, and Alexa Delbosc
Managing Trams and Traffic at Intersections with Hook Turns Safety and Operational Impacts, Graham Currie and James Reynolds
Analysis and Mitigation of Safety Issues at Curbside Tram Stops, Graham Currie, Knowles Tivendale, and Richard Scott
Using Lorenz curves to assess public transport equity, Alexa Delbosc and Graham Currie
Green light for light rail, Department for Transport, United Kingdom
Understanding spatial variations in the impact of accessibility on land value using geographically weighted regression, Hongbo Du and Corinne Mulley
The synergistic influence of light rail stations and zoning on home prices, Michael Duncan
Estimating multimodal transit ridership with a varying fare structure, Konstantina Gkritza, Matthew G. Karlaftis, and Fred L. Mannering
Operation of Light Rail Transit through Ungated Crossings at Speeds over 35 MPH, Gary Golembiewski, Ziad Sabra, Kelley Pecheux, and Jack Boorse
Planning for structural transit in low density environments: the case of Canberra, Australia, Cameron Gordon
Revisiting Factors Associated with the Success of Ballot Initiatives with a Substantial Rail Transit Component, Peter J. Haas and Katherine Estrada
Light Rail Rapid Transit systems for more sustainable ground accessibility of airports, Milan Janic
Making the Most of Transit: Density, Employment Growth, and Ridership around New Stations, Jed Kolko
The Public Transport Usage of Two Melbournes, Erwin Lagura, Philip Norman, Mike Richmond, and Richard Watling
Towards a More Accessible Tram System in Melbourne – challenges for infrastructure design, Andrea Macdonald and Selby Coxon
Light Rail Systems Free of Overhead Wires, Margarita Novales
Residential location and transit-oriented development in a new rail corridor, Doina Olaru, Brett Smith, and John H.E. Taplin
LRT and tram and light rail development in Eastern European cities: dreams and reality, Csaba Orosz, Tibor Princz-Jakovics, and Péter Bocz
Driver Comprehension and Assessment of Traffic Control Devices at Signalized Intersections Interfacing with Light Rail Transit, Kelley Klaver Pecheux and Gary A. Golembiewski
Substituting a tramway to a bus line in Paris: Costs and benefits, Rémy Prud'homme, Martin Koning, and Pierre Kopp
Differences in Travel Behavior and Demand Potential of Tram-and Bus-Based Neighborhoods Evidence from a Cluster Analysis, Milena Scherer and Ulrich Weidmann
Public Transportation Systems as the Foundation for Economic Growth, Transportation Research Board
Some determinants of cost efficiency in German public transport, Matthias Walter
Collaboration decisions on disruption recovery service in urban public tram systems, Amy Z. Zeng, Christian F. Durach, and Yan Fang
Submissions from 2010
Modeling the Spatial Impacts of Public Transport on Traffic Congestion Relief in Melbourne, Australia, Md Aftabuzzaman, Graham Currie, and Majid Sarvi
What Determines Soft Costs in Major Public Transit Fixed Guideway Projects? Examining Four Decades of Experience, Justin D. Antos, Robert L. Peskin, Osama Tomeh, Donald C. Schneck, Ali Touran, Raul V. Bravo, and Richard Laver
The geography of advance transit-oriented development in metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona, 2000–2007, Carol Atkinson-Palombo and Michael J. Kuby
Exploring the trip chaining behaviour of public transport users in Melbourne, Graham Currie and Alexa Delbosc
Vehicle and Pedestrian Safety at Light Rail Stops in Mixed Traffic, Graham Currie and James Reynolds
Bus and Rail Transit Preferential Treatments in Mixed Traffic, Alan R. Danaher