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What Can We Learn from On-Demand Transit Services for Ridership? A Case Study at the City of Regina, Canada

  • Yili Tang
  • , Duha Abdullah
  • , Adesola Adewuyi
  • , Nathan Luhning
  • , Satinder Bhalla

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Abstract

The urgent need to optimize operational efficiency, boost ridership, enlarge effective communication technologies, and improve customer convenience has led to the emergence of on-demand transit (ODT) services. ODT can be advantageous in several ways, including reliability, improving mobility, cost-effectiveness, and reducing the need for multi-transit services. This paper analyzed the trip patterns of on-demand services and the impacts on ridership by the difference-in-difference method. The pattern analyses showed that the origin–destination flow patterns are concentrated in large commercial and dense residential areas with significantly reduced travel times including the waiting times and in-vehicle times. Furthermore, the difference-in-difference model analyses yielded positive relations between the ridership and the on-demand transit services for the overall transit network while the effects vary with specific landuse zones. Results indicated the potential of on-demand transit services to benefit passengers and ridership recovery during the pandemic and post-pandemic.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering Annual Conference 2022 - Volume 3
EditorsRishi Gupta, Min Sun, Svetlana Brzev, M.S. Alam, Kelvin Tsun Wai Ng, Jianbing Li, Ashraf El Damatty, Clark Lim
PublisherSpringer
Pages739-755
Number of pages17
ISBN (Print)9783031340260
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering 2022 - Whistler, Canada
Duration: May 25 2022May 28 2022

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
Volume359
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering 2022
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityWhistler
Period5/25/225/28/22

Keywords

  • Difference-in-difference model
  • On-demand transit
  • Passenger
  • Public transit
  • Ridership
  • Travel time

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Civil and Structural Engineering

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