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Title:

Evaluating the Demand for On-Demand Transport Services: A Case Study in the Northern Beaches in Sydney

Accession Number:

01697298

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Demand Responsive Transport (DRT) alternatives offer improved mobility to travelers through station-to-destination or door-to-transit operations. In particular, door-to-transit DRT service acts as a feeder to major public transport hubs, making public transport more accessible and attractive to travelers. This work aims to study the mode choice behavior of travelers between their current modes and a new service which is a combination of DRT and public transport. The study is conducted in the Northern Beaches area of Sydney, Australia where DRT is expected to serve as a feeder to the newly introduced express bus service called B-Line. A Stated Preference (SP) experiment is designed where multiple choice scenarios involving two modes (status quo and combined DRT and public transit) are presented to the participants. The survey uses trip specific information obtained from Google API to form the attributes for the new service. The collected data is analyzed using a Latent Class Choice Model (LCCM) which segments the observed sample into distinct groups where each group has its own taste and preferences towards the new service alternative. Results from the study reveal that around 87 percent of the auto users and 46 percent of the transit users are likely to choose the new service option. Results also show that individuals making work trips are more likely to opt into the new service. Findings from this study can potentially provide planners with a metric to quantify the market uptake of DRT services.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB50 Standing Committee on Transportation Planning Applications.

Report/Paper Numbers:

19-02830

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

Authors:

Saxena, Neeraj
Rashidi, Taha H
Rey, David

Pagination:

8p

Publication Date:

2019

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2019-1-13 to 2019-1-17
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; Maps; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Sydney (Australia)

Subject Areas:

Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2019 Paper #19-02830

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 7 2018 9:23AM