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How do passenger and trip attributes affect walking distances to bus public transport stops? Evidence from university students in Greece
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The spatial arrangement of public transport systems seriously affects their
ridership and thus the fulfillment of sustainable transport goals. This
paper examines the case of students at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
and investigates their perceptions regarding a critical spatial attribute of
public transport, that is, the walking distance they have to cover to/from
bus stops when they commute by bus to their campus. A questionnaire survey
was conducted to collect relevant data from 300 students and a set of
statistical inference methods was employed to explore whether
student-specific attributes relate to the walking distances they consider to
be acceptable. Empirical findings highlighted weak relationships between
user/trip specific attributes with regard to students, and their walking
distance preferences for the bus public transport services they use. The
majority of students consider that the maximum acceptable walking distance
can be higher than the standard value of 400 meters. Moreover, they would be
willing to walk more than they currently do in order to reach a bus stop
with higher service frequencies to their campus. The study concept and
findings could assist in delivering a more successful spatial design of bus
public transport systems which serve university campuses. A more sparsely
positioned network of bus stops would provide better opportunities for
personal physical activity but should not yield increased total travel
times; and they should incorporate local user expectations. Public transport
agencies could also benefit from achieving higher service speeds which, in
turn, would reduce energy consumption and operating costs.
Title: How do passenger and trip attributes affect walking distances to bus public transport stops? Evidence from university students in Greece
Description:
The spatial arrangement of public transport systems seriously affects their
ridership and thus the fulfillment of sustainable transport goals.
This
paper examines the case of students at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
and investigates their perceptions regarding a critical spatial attribute of
public transport, that is, the walking distance they have to cover to/from
bus stops when they commute by bus to their campus.
A questionnaire survey
was conducted to collect relevant data from 300 students and a set of
statistical inference methods was employed to explore whether
student-specific attributes relate to the walking distances they consider to
be acceptable.
Empirical findings highlighted weak relationships between
user/trip specific attributes with regard to students, and their walking
distance preferences for the bus public transport services they use.
The
majority of students consider that the maximum acceptable walking distance
can be higher than the standard value of 400 meters.
Moreover, they would be
willing to walk more than they currently do in order to reach a bus stop
with higher service frequencies to their campus.
The study concept and
findings could assist in delivering a more successful spatial design of bus
public transport systems which serve university campuses.
A more sparsely
positioned network of bus stops would provide better opportunities for
personal physical activity but should not yield increased total travel
times; and they should incorporate local user expectations.
Public transport
agencies could also benefit from achieving higher service speeds which, in
turn, would reduce energy consumption and operating costs.
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