What transit service does the periphery need? A case study of Israel’s rural country

Nir Sharav, Moshe Givoni and Yoram Shiftan

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2019, vol. 125, issue C, 320-333

Abstract: Rural and peripheral areas with low population density and long travel distances challenge the supply of public transport service. The objective of this paper is to analyze which type of public transport service best fit the periphery and compare alternative services based on a set of quantities and qualitative measures with emphasize on equity considerations. We applied for the first time the Potential Mobility Index (PMI) developed by Martens (2016) to analyze the equity implications of the alternatives. We applied it in a new and unique way with two measures of travel time: in-vehicle travel time and door to door travel time. The research applies the methodology to a case study of Israel’s peripheral cities. Two different alternative services were analyzed: high-speed rail to the Northern and Southern peripheral cities, and a fix schedule regional BRT shuttle service with a timed transfer to rail hubs near the periphery.

Keywords: Rural public transport; Periphery accessibility; High-speed rail to periphery; Regional scheduled bus service (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2018.09.016

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