Beim 9-Euro-Ticket, das in Deutschland von Juni bis August 2022 zur Verfügung stand, handelte es sich um eine starke Vereinfachung des Tarifsystems des ÖPNV. Zudem sanken die Kosten für Mobilität. Begrenzt wurden die positiven Wirkungen jedoch dadurch, dass gleichzeitig der Pkw-Verkehr als...

The growth of “new mobility services (NMS)” poses challenges for traditional public transport operators because they create an environment where travelers can demand an “integrated mobility” from different transport modes and improve their accessibility. Traditional public transport...

Das System der Verkehrsverbünde und der Zuweisung von Fahrgeldeinnahmen in Deutschland steht wegen seiner Verwaltungskosten und komplexen Regelungen in der öffentlichen Kritik. Das neue bundesweite 49-Euro-Flatrate-Ticket, das am 1. Mai 2023 eingeführt werden soll, wird erhebliche Änderungen...

Das System der Verkehrsverbünde und der Zuweisung von Fahrgeldeinnahmen in Deutschland steht wegen seiner Verwaltungskosten und komplexen Regelungen in der öffentlichen Kritik. Das neue bundesweite 49-Euro-Flatrate-Ticket, das am 1. Mai 2023 eingeführt werden soll, wird erhebliche Änderungen...

Ride-hailing applications create new challenges for governments providing transit services, but also create new opportunities to raise tax revenue. To shed light on the effect of taxing or subsidizing ride-hailing applications, we extend a pseudo-monocentric city model to include multiple...

Infolge der steigenden Inflation haben die politischen Entscheidungsträger in vielen Ländern einen preiswerten, pauschalen Zugang zu öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln eingeführt. Solche Maßnahmen dienen zwei Zielen: die sozialen Auswirkungen der Inflation durch die Senkung der Energiekosten...

This study analyses the behavioural response of travellers on a temporal reduction of public transport prices in Germany through the so-called 9 Euro Ticket during summer 2022. The focus is on the inertia effect, e.g. the resistance to change behaviour, on people's travel mode decisions for...

We study the short-term effects of the 9-Euro-Ticket, a major German public transport subsidization program, on particulate matter (PM). Using hourly PM readings from pollution monitoring stations throughout Germany, provided by the German Federal Environmental Agency, we find declines in...

Workers in developing countries waste significant time commuting, and gaps in public transit constrain access to productive jobs. In many cities, privately-operated minibuses provide 50–100% of urban transit, at the cost of long wait times and poor personal safety for riders. Should...

We study the short-term effects of the 9-Euro-Ticket, a major German public transport subsidization program, on particulate matter (PM). Using hourly PM readings from pollution monitoring stations throughout Germany, provided by the German Federal Environmental Agency, we find declines in PM10...

This paper considers the impact of the introduction of a metro network in the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Using travel surveys from years before and after the opening of the metro network, we observe a significant change in travel times, speeds and mode choice for commutes that can completely...

In the last years, sustainable travels have included bike tourists visiting cities to enjoy cultural and urban environments. Yet, when considering cycling tourists' intra-destination trips by motorized vehicles, the extent of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions could reduce the sustainability of...

This study of African fare payment systems seeks to understand the emerging payment landscape in public transport in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifying key trends and their implications. The research draws on case studies undertaken in five African cities-Cape Town, Kigali, Lagos, Maputo and...

Informal public transport has been growing rapidly in many developing countries. Because urban infrastructure development tends to lag rapid population growth, informal public transport often meets the growing gap between demand and supply in urban mobility. Despite the rich literature primarily...

Auf der Basis einer aktuellen empirischen Untersuchung wird das 9-Euro-Ticket, das in den Monaten Juni, Juli und August 2022 in Deutschland genutzt werden konnte, bewertet. Trotz erheblicher Vorbehalte gegenüber dem Ticket vor dessen Einführung und trotz der teilweisen Überforderung des...

Planning in public transportation is traditionally done in a sequential process: After the network design process, the lines and their frequencies are planned. When these are fixed, a timetable is determined and based on the timetable, the vehicle and crew schedules are optimized. After each...

Women and men travel differently in low- and middle-income countries and women face different constraints on their mobility. _is Brief is the second in a two-part series that provides an overview of the evidence on key features of women's travel behavior and the safety barriers they face in...

Informal public transport has been growing rapidly in many developing countries. Because urban infrastructure development tends to lag rapid population growth, informal public transport often meets the growing gap between demand and supply in urban mobility. Despite the rich literature primarily...

This study of African fare payment systems seeks to understand the emerging payment landscape in public transport in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifying key trends and their implications. The research draws on case studies undertaken in five African cities - Cape Town,Kigali, Lagos, Maputo and...

The epidemic disease emerged in Wuhan/China in December 2019, which primarily causes acute respiratory syndrome and spread worldwide in a very short time. Although the countries took numerous precautions, the spread of the virus could not be controlled. Furthermore, due to the inability to...

This paper considers the impact of the introduction of a metro network in the Copenhagen metropolitan area. Using travel surveys from years before and after the opening of the metro network, we observe a significant change in travel times, speeds and mode choice for commutes that can completely...

We propose a theory-inspired measure of the accessibility of a city's center: the size of the surrounding area from which it can be reached within a specific time. Using publicly-available optimal routing software, we compute these "accessibility zones" for the 109 largest American and European...

This paper examines the consequences of the commuter transport revolution on working-class labour markets in London, circa 1930. Using GIS-based data constructed from the New Survey of London Life and Labour , we examine the extent of commuting and estimate the earnings returns to commuting. We...

The study was developed using the LEAP platform which is calibrated with data from 2019 and elaborated from 2020 to 2040 with several realistic scenarios based on energy policies implemented in Bogot´a. The simulations include different scenarios: Business as Usual; High Growth; Low Growth; and...

This approach paper/ policy brief explores a "Bharatiya" (Indian) model for revitalisation of public transport services across India's states. Views expressed herein are purely personal and academic; and do not reflect the position of the Government of India/ Rajasthan or any of their ministries,...

Intelligence agencies face a key weakness when it comes to their ability to detect andprevent terrorism. Intelligence analysts’ predictions can only be 100 percent accurate ifthere is 100 percent specific and certain information about the future. In general thegatherers of data and...

Beim 9-Euro-Ticket, das in Deutschland von Juni bis August 2022 zur Verfügung stand, handelte es sich um eine starke Vereinfachung des Tarifsystems des ÖPNV. Zudem sanken die Kosten für Mobilität. Begrenzt wurden die positiven Wirkungen jedoch dadurch, dass gleichzeitig der Pkw-Verkehr als...

What are the implications of mass transit improvements for residential income segregation within cities? I observe large income differences in households' usage of and residential proximity to `fast' versus `slow' transit (e.g. subways versus buses on shared lanes). Consistent with these...

Accurate short-term forecasting of public transport demand is essential for the operation of on-demand public transport. Knowing where and when future demands for travel are expected allows operators to adjust timetables quickly, which helps improve service quality and reliability and attract...

A public transport system is the most efficient and equitable solution to the challenges of urban mobility and climate change. To improve public transport, technological innovations, policy interventions, and behavioral changes should all be applied appropriately; however, there is a lack of...

COVID-19 has fundamentally changed lives across Canada. This change may be most pronounced in Canada’s major cities and for public transit operators. Public transit is the essential component that enables the benefits of people coming together. These wider economic benefits – what economists...