Perceived risks of transit use during COVID-19: Correlates and strategies from a case study in El Paso, Texas.
Perceived risks of transit use during COVID-19: Correlates and strategies from a case study in El Paso, Texas.
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jth.2022.101491
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发表时间：
2022-12
影响因子：
3.6
通讯作者：
Li, Wei
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作者：
Bian, Jiahe(Jane);Zhong, Sinan;Towne Jr, Samuel D.;Lee, Chanam;Ory, Marcia G.;Li, Wei
COVID-19导致公共交通乘客减少，从而为交通运营商带来财政危机和运营困难。虽然公共交通服务对于那些无法使用其他交通方式的人来说仍然是必不可少的，但不利的公众观点使潜在的乘客无法使用公共交通。公共交通行业迫切需要恢复信任和恢复乘客量。2020年7月，我们在德克萨斯州埃尔帕索进行了一项在线调查，以调查与交通使用相关的COVID-19风险认知。共有712份有效答复，包括613份英文答复和99份西班牙文答复，被纳入分析。描述性和双变量分析表明，许多选择公交乘客改变了他们的流动模式，放弃公共交通。调查参与者报告说，社交距离和清洁服务对鼓励他们返回过境非常重要。免车费政策亦刺激现有乘客于疫情期间继续使用交通工具。多变量分析结果强调，公众知识在COVID-19风险认知和交通使用决策中发挥着至关重要的作用。在公众意识活动方面存在重大机遇，向公众宣传交通运营商正在实施的COVID-19相关安全措施。我们进一步提出一些切实可行的策略，以加强公众沟通，并帮助公交运营商从COVID-19疫情中恢复过来。这项研究为公共政策利益相关者提供了及时的见解，包括运输机构，以更好地利用其资源来保护公共健康，恢复公众信心，并将乘客带回。
COVID-19 has led to public transportation ridership plummeting and thus created fiscal crises and operational difficulties for transit operators. Although transit services remain essential for people with limited access to alternative transportation modes, the unfavorable public view keeps potential riders from transit. The public transportation industry is in dire need of restoring trust and recovering ridership. In July 2020, we conducted an online survey in El Paso, Texas, to investigate COVID-19 risk perceptions related to transit use. A total of 712 valid responses, consisting of 613 English and 99 Spanish responses, were included in the analyses. Descriptive and bivariate analyses showed many choice transit riders changed their mobility patterns by abandoning public transportation. Survey participants reported that social distancing and cleaning services were very important in encouraging them to return to transit. The free fare policy was also a stimulus for the existing riders to continue their transit use during the pandemic. The multivariable analysis results highlighted that public knowledge plays a vital role in COVID-19 risk perceptions and transit use decisions. Major opportunities exist in terms of public awareness campaigns that inform the public about the COVID-19 related safety measures transit operators are implementing. We further suggest some practical strategies to enhance public communication and help transit operators recover from COVID-19. This study offers timely insights for public policy stakeholders, including transit agencies, to better utilize their resources to protect public health, regain public confidence, and bring passengers back.
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