Transactions on Transport Sciences, 2024 (vol. 15), issue 1
Editorial
Ralf Risser
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2024, 15(1) 
This issue of the TOTS journal focusses entirely on transport modes that are not related to the use of the private car: walking, cycling, public transport and so-called micro-mobility. The topics dealt with are mode choice and what lies behind it, satisfaction of users with different modes, attitudes of the public towards new modes like the e-scooter, and the perceived effectiveness of measures that aim at shaping mode choice. To start with, Shkera & Patankar analyse mode choice behaviour for shopping-related excursions in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, trying to identify key determinants influencing individuals’ decisions between...
Cycling, Walking, And Public Transport Versus Private Cars: An Empirical Investigation Of Travel Mode Choices For Shopping Trips In Mumbai Metropolitan Region
Ali Shkera, Dr. Vaishali Patankar
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2024, 15(1):4-16 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2023.020
This research delves into mode choice behavior for shopping-related excursions in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), a rapidly expanding and socio-economically diverse urban area. The study seeks to identify key determinants influencing individuals' decisions between sustainable travel options, such as walking, cycling, and public transport, and private vehicles like cars. Utilizing empirical data from questionnaire surveys conducted on both weekdays and weekends, this study employed a binary logistic regression model to analyze the associations between mode preferences and pivotal factors, including car ownership, gender, income, age, walk score,...
Transportation Mode Choice Behavior with Multinomial Logit Model: Work and School Trips
Yeshitila Deneke, Robel Desta, Anteneh Afework, János Tóth
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2024, 15(1):17-27 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2023.019
This paper focuses on modeling transportation mode choice for commuting to work and school. The study employs a Multinomial Logit (MNL) model to examine how individuals choose their modes of transportation for work and school trips in Hawassa city. Additionally, the study aims to predict both the current and future distribution of transportation modes. To construct the model, surveys were distributed across the city's seven sub-cities, involving inspections of workplace and school travel. Primary data were collected through site visits to key transportation hubs, and travel cost data were obtained from the city's Road and Transportation Bureau. The...
Customers' Satisfaction and Intentions with Public Transportation in Faisalabad, Pakistan: Implications for a Bus Rapid Transit Service
Muhammad Ashraf Javid, Qasim Tahir, Muhammad Massab Ammar, Bilal Ahmad Khan, Yasin Mehdi, Nazam Ali
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2024, 15(1):28-39 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2023.018
The public transport system in Faisalabad is underdeveloped and inefficient to meet the travel demands of the people. It mainly consists of a multitude of Para-transit modes such as auto-rickshaws, Qingqi (motorcycle rickshaws), and wagons, etc. These modes do not meet the mobility needs of the low-income group or captive riders. This research tends to assess customers' satisfaction with the current public transport system and their preferences towards the introduction of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Faisalabad. A questionnaire was designed in this study to gather travelers' perceptions about public transport in Faisalabad. The questionnaire consisted...
Wheels of Progress: Investigating Factors Shaping Yogyakarta's Low Carbon Transformation via Bicycle Usage
Fadhilah Maretha Adrie, Anita Ratnasari Rakhmatulloh
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2024, 15(1):40-48 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2023.021
Utilizing bicycles as a mode of transportation is pivotal for transitioning towards a low-carbon city. It is essential to explore the factors that influence bicycle use to help provide regulatory recommendations and plan the implementation of bicycle transport. This study extensively examines the factors impacting bicycle usage to propose policies to facilitate bicycle transport implementation. Based on survey data collected from public transport and bicycle users, the research highlights two predominant factors shaping bicycle use in Yogyakarta: individual travel characteristics, particularly first-mile needs and mileage, and a positive correlation...
The Perceived Effectiveness of Planned Measures of Modal Shift in Tshwane, South Africa
Babra Duri
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2024, 15(1):49-55 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2023.022
The City of Tshwane has been undergoing rapid urbanisation, resulting in increased daily mobility enabled by motorised individual transport, potentially causing adverse environmental and public health effects. In light of this, promoting a modal shift towards sustainable transport modes has become a key priority for reducing the negative externalities associated with using motorised individual transport in the City. This study aimed to examine the perceived effectiveness of planned measures of modal shift to encourage the adoption of sustainable transportation modes, including public transport, cycling and walking, in the City of Tshwane. The study...
Public Perception of Electric Scooter Use in Sicily: Analysis of Post-Pandemic Opinions
Tiziana Campisi, Emre Kuşkapan, Muhammed Yasin Çodur, Chiara Vianello, Giulia De Cet
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2024, 15(1):56-63 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2023.017
Urban mobility is a current and hot topic for local administrations, and not only due to the numerous road accidents in urban areas, often caused by the incorrect behaviour of scooter drivers. The diffusion of electric scooters occurred, above all, after the pandemic. While on the one hand, social distancing has forced many to re-evaluate traveling by car, there are many citizens who have adopted innovations such as pedal-assisted bicycles and, above all, electric scooters - the latter being the protagonists of a real boom. In addition to ensuring fast travel and ease of use, the electric scooter and its use have sparked public debate regarding safety...
Some Issues of the Project Analysis of Options for the Implementation of European Standard Railways in Ukraine
Oleh Strelko, Borys Toropov, Anatolii Horban, Tetiana Hrushevska, Artemii Bernatskyi
Transactions on Transport Sciences 2024, 15(1):64-70 | DOI: 10.5507/tots.2023.023
The possibility of more dynamic development of economic, social, and political relations of Ukraine with the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, including with Poland and the countries of the European Union, is the basis of the idea of building railway lines of the European standard. Political and socio-economic circumstances in Ukraine require acceleration of the necessary organizational, technical, technological, and economic research. Implementation of such a large-scale project in Ukraine can be carried out with the participation of foreign partners. The partners' decision to participate in the project will be based on the results of the project...