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Examining The Effects Of Transport Policy On Modal Shift From Private Car To Public Bus, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Jie Yang
Examining The Effects Of Transport Policy On Modal Shift From Private Car To Public Bus, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Jie Yang
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Private vehicles have become the most common mode of daily travel. This is one effect of the poor accessibility of public transportation. This paper attempts to use a study based on a survey of commuters in order to devise ways of encouraging the use of public transportation. Two different public transport policies were examined: (i) once-an-hour direct bus service from home to university (policy 1), and (ii) park-and-ride facilities (policy 2). Binary logistics models are proposed with the intention of comparing the utility of travel modes between private cars and public buses. These models are also used to identify the …