1. Access and egress of transit
Geo-data analysis and design implications
Introduction
Public transport enables fast and reliable station to station journeys. To assess passenger travel patterns and to infer quality of service, smartcard and AVL data offer great opportunities There is also an increasing interest in improved insight into access and egress dynamics of public transport riders. What is the size of a stop’s catchment area? Which modes are used? How long and reliable are access and egress times? The answers to these questions enables optimization of the total mobility system, thereby increasing public transport ridership and efficiency.
Assignment
To gain insights into multimodal mobility, mobility apps are very useful. DAT.Mobility developed the app ’Sense.DAT’. It uses GPS, WiFi and the gyroscope in smart phones to detect where and when you travel, by what mode and which route. The app was applied by a panel in an Amsterdam project. The assignment is to analyse the collected data to understand bike and transit usage, user preferences and behaviours to improve the design of transit and biking facilities.
DAT.Mobility
This research will be performed in close cooperation with DAT.Mobility (a Goudappel company). Please contact Niels van Oort for more information: