Exploring service concentration, service coverage and resourcing in urban bus networks

Transport authorities have decisions to make about the deployment of public transport vehicle resources on urban bus networks. Spreading out services improves coverage but can dilute service frequency. Concentrating resources can improve frequency but also acts to increase walk access distance which raises concerns over equity. This thesis explores the trade-offs between service concentration, service coverage and resourcing in urban bus networks and their effect on ridership through applying theoretical network modelling and empirical analysis of Melbourne’s bus network. Results suggest investing in service frequency instead of area coverage can increase ridership, but there are limits to service concentration.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.26180/5f6be98c2d053
• Supplemental Notes:
  • PhD thesis
• Authors:
  • Estgfaeller, N
• Publication Date: 2020-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 1 file

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Accessibility; Buses; Case studies; Equity; Scheduling; Transportation disadvantaged persons; Transportation operations
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Melbourne, Victoria
• ATRI Terms: Accessibility; Bus; Case study; Equity; Frequency; Transport disadvantaged; Transport network
• ITRD Terms: 1272: Bus; 8531: Case study; 9136: Equity; 6997: Frequency; 1154: Network (transport)
• Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Society; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01771300
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB Group Limited
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: May 7 2021 10:08AM