Submissions from 2021
Machine learning prediction models for battery-electric bus energy consumption in transit, Hatem Abdelaty, Abdullah Al-Obaidi, Moataz Mohamed, and Hany E.Z. Farag
Examining energy uncertainty in battery bus deployments for transit agencies in California, Peter Benoliel, Alan Jenn, and Gil Tal
Designing corridor systems with modular autonomous vehicles enabling station-wise docking: Discrete modeling method, Zhiwei Chen and Xiaopeng Li
User Experiences with Two New Wheelchair Securement Systems in Large Accessible Transit Vehicles, Jimin Choi, Jordana L. Maisel, Brittany Perez, Don Nguyen, and Victor Paquet
Transitioning to clean energy transportation services: Life-cycle cost analysis for vehicle fleets, Stephen Comello, Gunther Glenk, and Stefan Reichelstein
Transitioning to zero-emission bus fleets: state of practice of implementations in the United States, Aikaterini Deliali, Dany Chhan, Jennifer Oliver, Rassil Sayess, Krystal J. Godri Politt, and Eleni Christofa
When and why do people choose automated buses over conventional buses? Results of a context-dependent stated choice experiment, Jia Guo, Yusak Susilo, Constantinos Antoniou, and Anna Pernestål
A battery electric bus energy consumption model for strategic purposes: Validation of a proposed model structure with data from bus fleets in China and Norway, Odd André Hjelkrem, Karl Yngve Lervåg, Sahar Babri, Chaoru Lu, and Carl-Johan Södersten
Mixed bus fleet location-routing-scheduling under range uncertainty, Lu Li, Hong K. Lo, Wei Huang, and Feng Xiao
Autonomous buses: Intentions to use, passenger experiences, and suggestions for improvement, Kostas Mouratidis and Victoria Cobeña Serrano
Vehicle dispatching in modular transit networks: A mixed-integer nonlinear programming model, Mingyang Pei, Peiqun Lin, Jun Du, Xiaopeng Li, and Zhiwei Chen
Effects of passenger load, road grade, and congestion level on real-world fuel consumption and emissions from compressed natural gas and diesel urban buses, Fredy Rosero, Natalia Fonseca, José-María López, and Jesús Casanova
Hybrid electric buses fuel consumption prediction based on real-world driving data, Ruixiao Sun, Yuche Chen, Abhishek Dubey, and Philip Pugliese
Development of bus driving cycles using a cost effective data collection approach, Hing Yan Tong and Ka Wai Ng
Location and capacity decisions for electric bus charging stations considering waiting times, Tugce Uslu and Onur Kaya
An optimization model for charging and discharging battery-exchange buses: Consider carbon emission quota and peak-shaving auxiliary service market, Shu-Xia Yang, Xiong-Fei Wang, Wen-Qin Ning, and Xue-feng Jia
Electric bus fleet composition and scheduling, Şule Yıldırım and Barış Yıldız
Technical and economic feasibility of increasing tram system efficiency with EV batteries, Teng Zhang, Erica E.F. Ballantyne, Rui Zhao, and David A. Stone
Numerical analysis on the condenser inlet air temperature of train-mounted air conditioner when a train stops in subway station tunnel, Yue Zhang and Xiaofeng Li
Submissions from 2020
Assessing the impact of cornering losses on the energy consumption of electric city buses, Camiel J.J. Beckers, Igo J.M. Besselink, and Henk Nijmeijer
Electric buses’ sustainability effects, noise, energy use, and costs, Sven Borén
Comparison of System Characteristics of the Guangzhou Water Transit System with Its International Peers, Matthew I. Burke, Lizhu Dai, and Abraham Leung
Multiobjective optimization of transit bus fleets with alternative fuel options: The case of Joinville, Brazil, Machado William Emiliano, Lino Costa, Sameiro Maria Carvalho, José Telhada, and Edgar A. Lanzer
An optimization model for bus fleet replacement with budgetary and environmental constraints, William Emiliano, Filipe Alvelos, José Telhada, and Edgar A. Lanzer
A probabilistic fleet analysis for energy consumption, life cycle cost and greenhouse gas emissions modelling of bus technologies, Andrew Harris, Danielle Soban, Beatrice M. Smyth, and Robert Best
Financial Analysis of Battery Electric Transit Buses, Caley Johnson, Erin Nobler, Leslie Eudy, and Matthew Jeffers
Effect of passenger encumbrance and mobility aid use on dwell time variability in low-floor transit vehicles, Lidia P. Kostyniuk and Clive R. D'Souza
CNG and diesel urban buses in India: A life-cycle cost comparison, Christian Krelling and Madhav G. Badami
Battery-electric transit vehicle scheduling with optimal number of stationary chargers, Tao Liu and Avishai (Avi) Ceder
The Costs and Benefits Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses, Xiangyi Li, Jun Gao, and Su Song
Electric and hydrogen buses: Shifting from conventionally fuelled cars in the UK, Kathryn G. Logan, John D. Nelson, and Astley Hastings
Measuring the inequality of accessible trams in Melbourne, Dinah Jane Lope and Anil Dolgun
Plug-in hybrid electric buses total cost of ownership optimization at fleet level based on battery aging, Jon Ander López-Ibarra, Haizea Gaztañaga, Andoni Saez-de-Ibarra, and Haritza Camblong
Real-world fuel efficiency and emissions from an urban diesel bus engine under transient operating conditions, Fredy Rosero, Natalia Fonseca, José-María López, and Jesús Casanova
Estimation of the energy consumption of battery driven electric buses by integrating digital elevation and longitudinal dynamic models: Malaysia as a case study, Ali Saadon Al-Ogaili, Agileswari Ramasamy, Tengku Juhana Tengku Hashim, Ahmed N. Al-Masri, Yap Hoon, Mustafa Neamah Jebur, Renuga Verayiah, and Marayati Marsadek
Investigation of Thermal Sensation in a Railway Vehicle during Cooling Period, Gökhan Sevilgen, Gürcan Sayaral, Muhsin Kiliç, and Halil Bayram
Optimization of electric vehicle scheduling with multiple vehicle types in public transport, Enjian Yao, Tong Liu, Tianwei Lu, and Yang Yang
Evaluating the Emission and Energy Impacts of Automated Buses on Urban Expressways, Yixin Zhang, Xumei Chen, and Lei Yu
Velocity prediction and profile optimization based real-time energy management strategy for Plug-in hybrid electric buses, Zhendong Zhang, Hongwen He, Jinquan Guo, and Ruoyan Han
Submissions from 2019
Accelerating Bus Electrification: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Barriers and Drivers to Scaling Transit Fleet Electrification, Kelly Blynn and John Attanucci
Ventilation mode changes our safety in buses: Study on “air-rain” flow against chemical and arson attack in public transport vehicles, Ning Chen, Janusz Kozinski, and Yamin Tan
Study of the possible relationships between tramway front-end geometry and pedestrian injury risk, Marie-Christine Chevalier, Denis Brizard, and Philippe Beillas
Costs and Emissions Appraisal Tool for Transit Buses, Erin Cooper, Erin Kenney, Juan Miguel Velasquez, Xiangyi Li, and Thet Hein Tun
Transit user perceptions of driverless buses, Xiaoxia Dong, Matthew DiScenna, and Erick Guerra
The influence of passenger load, driving cycle, fuel price and different types of buses on the cost of transport service in the BRT system in Curitiba, Brazil, Dennis Dreier, Semida Silveira, Dilip Khatiwada, Keiko V. O. Fonseca, Rafael Nieweglowski, and Renan Schepanski
Modelling bus bunching under variable transit demand using cellular automata, Fatemeh Enayatollahi, Ahmed Osman Idris, and M. A. Amiri Atashgah
Integrated transit route network design and infrastructure planning for on-line electric vehicles, Christina Iliopoulou and Konstantinos Kepaptsoglou
When to go electric? A parallel bus fleet replacement study, Adrita Islam and Nicholas Lownes
Mixed bus fleet scheduling under range and refueling constraints, Lu Li, Hong K. Lo, and Feng Xiao
Multistage large-scale charging station planning for electric buses considering transportation network and power grid, Yuping Lin, Kai Zhang, Zuo-Jun Max Shen, Bin Ye, and Lixin Miao
Impact of Time-Varying Passenger Loading on Conventional and Electrified Transit Bus Energy Consumption, Luying Liu, Andrew Kotz, Aditya Salapaka, Eric Miller, and William F. Northrop
Financing Electric and Hybrid-Electric Buses: 10 Questions City Decision-Makers Should Ask, Christopher Moon-Miklaucic, Anne Maassen, Xiangyi Li, and Sebastian Castellanos
Life cycle assessment of city buses powered by electricity, hydrogenated vegetable oil or diesel, Anders Nordelöf, Mia Romare, and Johan Tivander
Submissions from 2018
Optimal bus frequency for Kuwait public transportation company: A cost view, Sharaf AlKheder, Fahad AlRukaibi, and Areej Zaqzouq
Automatic recognition of “low-quality” vehicles and bus stops in bus services, Benedetto Barabino
The impact of seating location on black carbon exposure in public transit buses: Implications for vulnerable groups, Katharina Bauer, Thijs Bosker, Kim N. Dirks, and Paul Behrens
Revisiting Clear Floor Area Requirements for Wheeled Mobility Device Users in Public Transportation, Aravind Bharathy and Clive D’Souza
Design solutions to improve resilience of metro vehicle to blast events, El Miloudi El Koursi, Jean-Luc Bruyelle, Richard Seddon, and Conor O'Neill
Transit Vehicle Performance Analysis for Service Continuity/Termination: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach, S. Kiavash Fayyaz, Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, and Ran Wei
The economics of seat provision in public transport, Daniel Hörcher, Daniel J. Graham, and Richard J. Anderson
The Impact of Various Streetcar Types on Passenger Activity and Running Times, Wen Xun Hu, Ehab Diab, Aya Aboudina, and Amer Shalaby
Total cost minimizing transit route structures considering trips towards CBD and periphery, Sergio Jara-Díaz, Antonio Gschwender, and Claudia Bravo
Modeling of passengers’ safety perception for buses on mountainous roads, Hooi Ling Khoo and Muaid Ahmed
Emerging trends and innovations for electric bus adoption—a comparative case study of contracting and financing of 22 cities in the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, Xiangyi Li, Sebastian Castellanos, and Anne Maassen
From the seat to the system: Re-designing a tram drivers' workstation combining technical and contextual aspects, Dimitris Nathanael and Nicolas Marmaras
Battery Electric Buses—State of the Practice, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Legal Implications of Video Surveillance on Transit Systems, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Selecting sustainable electric bus powertrains using multipreference evolutionary algorithms, João P. Ribau, Susana M. Vieira, and Carla M. Silva
Development of a typical driving cycle for an intra-city hybrid electric bus with a fixed route, Peihong Shen, Zhiguo Zhao, Jingwei Li, and Xiaowen Zhan
Optimal Deployment of Wireless Charging Facilities for an Electric Bus System, Ziqi Song, Zhaocai Liu, and Yi He
Characteristics of Bus Transit Vehicles in the United States: A 30-Year National Trend Analysis, Li Tang, Albert Gan, Fabian Cevallos, and Priyanka Alluri
Optimizing the spatio-temporal deployment of battery electric bus system, Ran Wei, Xiaoyue Liu, Yi Ou, and S. Kiavash Fayyaz
Submissions from 2017
Understanding urban rail in-vehicle activities: An activity theory approach, Tiago Camacho, Marcus Foth, Andry Rakotonirainy, and Markus Rittenbruch
Priority Areas of Intervention for Improving Urban Bus Services: Experience in Kolkata, India, Munavar Fairooz Cheranchery and Bhargab Maitra
Effects of transit bus interior configuration on performance of wheeled mobility users during simulated boarding and disembarking, Clive D'Souza, Victor Paquet, James A. Lenker, and Edward Steinfeld
Get on board: Assessing an all-door boarding pilot project in Montreal, Canada, Ahmed El-Geneidy, Dea van Lierop, Emily Grisé, Geneviève Boisjoly, Derrick Swallow, Lesley Fordham, and Thomas Herrmann
Foothill Transit Battery Electric Bus Demonstration Results: Second Report, Leslie Eudy and Matthew Jeffers
Big data driven dynamic driving cycle development for busses in urban public transportation, R. Günther, T. Wenzel, M. Wegner, and R. Rettig
Sustainability evaluation of rapid routes for buses with a network DEA model, Jin-Seok Hahn, Seung-Young Kho, Keechoo Choi, and Dong-Kyu Kim
Manual to Improve Rail Transit Safety at Platform/Vehicle and Platform/Guideway Interfaces, Katharine Hunter-Zaworski, Dylan Anderson, Uwe Rutenberg, Ewa Tomaszewska, and James McConnell
Electrification of a city bus network—An optimization model for cost-effective placing of charging infrastructure and battery sizing of fast-charging electric bus systems, Alexander Kunith, Roman Mendelevitch, and Dietmar Goehlich
Is rail cleaner and greener than bus?, Corinne Mulley, David A. Hensher, and David Cosgrove
Diesel Multiple Units in 21st Century North America: Comparative Survey and Evaluation of Services, Demand, and Cost, David O. Nelson, Tara N. Blakey, and Katherine K. O'Neil
Active Safety-Collision Warning Pilot in Washington State, Jerry Spears, Jerome M. Lutin, Yinhai Wang, Ruimin Ke, Steven M. Clancy, and Washington State Transit Insurance Pool (WSTIP)
Optimal bus temperature for thermal comfort during a cool day, K. B. Velt and H. A.M. Daanen
Submissions from 2016
Commuters’ behavior towards upgraded bus services in Greater Beirut: Implications for greenhouse gas emissions, social welfare and transport policy, Ali Chalak, Hani Al-Naghi, Alexandra Irani, and Maya Abou-Zeid
Study of Standing Passenger Density in Subway Cars Based on Passengers’ Spatial Comfort: Case Study of Beijing Subway Line 4, Feng Chen, Jiping Fang, and Qibing Wu
Exploring the effects of perceived values, free bus transfer, and penalties on intermodal metro–bus transfer users' intention, Yung-Hsiang Cheng and Wei-Chih Tseng
A new generation of buses to support more sustainable urban transport policies: A path towards “greener” awareness among bus stakeholders in Europe, Maria Vittoria Corazza, Umberto Guida, Antonio Musso, and Michele Tozzi
Pricing strategies for public transport, Neil Douglas
Bus Operator Workstation Design for Improving Occupational Health and Safety, Robin Mary Gillespie, Andrew Krum, Darrell Bowman, Stephanie Baker, and Michael Belzer
‘Super simple stuff?’: crafting quiet in trains between Newcastle and Sydney, Ainsley Hughes, Kathleen Mee, and Adam Tyndall
Mega events and the transformation of Rio de Janeiro into a mass-transit city, Luis Antonio Lindau, Guillermo Petzhold, Virginia Bergamaschi Tavares, and Daniela Facchini
Capacitated transit service network design with boundedly rational agents, Jiangtao Liu and Xuesong Zhou
Synchronization of Public Transport Timetabling with Multiple Vehicle Types, Tao Liu and Avishai (Avi) Ceder
Effects of Speed, Curves, and Driver Behavior on Passive Securement Systems on Large Transit Buses, Andrea Mather and Katharine Hunter-Zaworski
Investigation of Wheeled Mobility Device Orientation and Movement on Streetcars and Light Rail Vehicles during Normal and Emergency Braking, Andrea J. Mather and Katharine M. Hunter-Zaworski
Exploring the impacts of factors contributing to tram-involved serious injury crashes on Melbourne tram routes, Farhana Naznin, Graham Currie, and David Logan
Understanding and Estimating In-Service Axle Weights of Transit Buses, Garreth Rempel, Tyler George, Jonathan D. Regehr, and Jeannette Montufar
Optimizing station location and fleet composition for a high-speed rail line, Hugo M. Repolho, Richard L. Church, and António P. Antunes