Journey-based characterization of multi-modal public transportation networks

Cecilia Viggiano (), Haris N. Koutsopoulos, Nigel H. M. Wilson and John Attanucci
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Cecilia Viggiano: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Haris N. Koutsopoulos: Northeastern University, 403 Snell Engineering Center
Nigel H. M. Wilson: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
John Attanucci: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Public Transport, 2017, vol. 9, issue 1, No 23, 437-461

Abstract: Abstract Planners must understand how public transportation systems are used in order to make strategic decisions. Smart card transaction data provides vast, detailed records of network usage. Combined with other automatically collected data sources, established inference methodologies can convert smart card transactions into complete linked journeys made by individuals within the public transport network. However, for large, multi-modal public transport networks it can be challenging to summarize the journey records meaningfully. This paper develops a method for categorizing origin–destination (OD) pairs by public transport mode or combination of used modes. By aggregating across OD pairs, this categorization scheme summarizes the multi-modal aspects of public transport network usage. The methodology can also be applied to subsets of data filtered by time of day or geography. The categorization results can inform performance analysis of OD pairs, allowing planners to make comparisons between pairs served by different combinations of modes. London Oyster card data is analyzed to illustrate how the OD pair categorization can characterize a network, allowing planners to quickly assess the roles of different modes, and perform OD pair analysis in a multi-modal public transport network.

Keywords: Multi-modal; Network structure; Smart card; User behavior; Performance evaluation; Journey-based (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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