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Evaluation of bus transit network: the case of CIM Ave
| Resumo: | Public Transport (PT) networks are complex system that are essential to promote population´s mobility. In Portugal, the new Legal Regime of the Public Transport Service of Passengers (RJSPTP, Regime Jurídico de Serviços Públicos de Transporte de Passageiros) is the legal framework of PT networks and addresses the European directives established in Regulation (EC) 1370/2007. This new legal regime profoundly changes the paradigm of the management of public passenger transport services, decentralizing skills and responsibilities, previously concentrated in the Institute of Mobility and Transportation (IMT). In this context, it is critical to understand how existing PT network performance can be assessed in order to identify flaws supporting the design of the future PT networks. This project aims at developing a framework to support the performance evaluation of PT networks in the new RJSPTP. A broad literature review allowed to identify main issues concerning the evaluation and improvement of bus public transport networks, as well as, the main techniques and methodologies associated. Based on the literature review a framework was developed to support the performance evaluation process, identifying key elements and key performance indicators A case study of a PT network in the CIM Ave has been carried out and the framework has been explored to support the analysis and design stages of the construction of a new network. Results allowed to identify the main challenges associated to the redesign of a PT network, in particular, the difficulty in obtaining the relevant data to undertake a full assessment process. After the case study, the performance of the framework was evaluated. It revealed the advantages, limitations and possible improvements of the proposed framework. |
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| Autores principais: | Brilenkov, Igor |
| Assunto: | Public transport Performance evaluation Transit accessibility Territorial coverage School transportation Transporte público Avaliação de desempenho Acessibilidade ao trânsito Cobertura territorial Transporte escolar |
| Ano: | 2018 |
| País: | Portugal |
| Tipo de documento: | dissertação de mestrado |
| Tipo de acesso: | acesso aberto |
| Instituição associada: | Universidade do Minho |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| Origem: | RepositóriUM - Universidade do Minho |
| Resumo: | Public Transport (PT) networks are complex system that are essential to promote population´s mobility. In Portugal, the new Legal Regime of the Public Transport Service of Passengers (RJSPTP, Regime Jurídico de Serviços Públicos de Transporte de Passageiros) is the legal framework of PT networks and addresses the European directives established in Regulation (EC) 1370/2007. This new legal regime profoundly changes the paradigm of the management of public passenger transport services, decentralizing skills and responsibilities, previously concentrated in the Institute of Mobility and Transportation (IMT). In this context, it is critical to understand how existing PT network performance can be assessed in order to identify flaws supporting the design of the future PT networks. This project aims at developing a framework to support the performance evaluation of PT networks in the new RJSPTP. A broad literature review allowed to identify main issues concerning the evaluation and improvement of bus public transport networks, as well as, the main techniques and methodologies associated. Based on the literature review a framework was developed to support the performance evaluation process, identifying key elements and key performance indicators A case study of a PT network in the CIM Ave has been carried out and the framework has been explored to support the analysis and design stages of the construction of a new network. Results allowed to identify the main challenges associated to the redesign of a PT network, in particular, the difficulty in obtaining the relevant data to undertake a full assessment process. After the case study, the performance of the framework was evaluated. It revealed the advantages, limitations and possible improvements of the proposed framework. |
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