Identifying commonly used and potentially unsafe transit transfers with crowdsourcing

Elizabeth J. Traut and Aaron Steinfeld

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 2019, vol. 122, issue C, 99-111

Abstract: Public transit is an important contributor to sustainable transportation as well as a public service that makes necessary travel possible for many. Poor transit transfers can lead to both a real and perceived reduction in convenience and safety, especially for people with disabilities. Poor transfers can expose riders to inclement weather and crime, and they can reduce transit ridership by motivating riders who have the option of driving or using paratransit to elect a more expensive and inefficient travel mode. Unfortunately, knowledge about inconvenient, missed, and unsafe transit transfers is sparse and incomplete.

Keywords: Public transit; Crowdsourcing; Transfers; Public transportation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2019.02.005

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