Transit service Improvements to cope with COVID-19

改善交通服务以应对新冠肺炎 (COVID-19)

• 批准号: 555002-2020
• 负责人: Kattan, Lina
• 金额: $ 3.64万
• 依托单位: University of Calgary
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=705333
• 关键词: Transit; service; Improvements; cope; COVID

This research proposal focuses on mitigating the massive negative short-term to the long-term impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on public transportation. As all transit agencies absorb a reduction between 70-90% in travel demand, they have mostly reduced their service in response. There are major concerns regarding transit service and ridership getting back to the pre-COVID-19 level. In addition, the current cuts in service will result in a further downward spiral in travel demand. As the COVID-19 phased reopening of the economy is expected to be highly uncertain and dynamic, a modular framework is needed to continuously adapt the transit service while responding to the expected spatio-temporal fluctuation of travel demand. As a result of this concern and in collaboration with Calgary Transit, we propose an innovative research project which includes two main objectives: 1) Conducting a combined revealed and stated preference survey on users' perceptions and attitudes towards transit use during and after lockdown. We will examine different policies such as measures to flatten the transit demand peak; at-station and in-vehicle measures such as passenger metering and crowding control. 2) Developing an adaptive schedule planning decision support tool based on outcomes from objective 1 and the continuously collected automated transit data. We will propose novel strategies to periodically enhance service to facilitate an increase in ridership while taking into account the issues of public health, as well as the capital and operating costs of the system. The outcomes from this research will provide decision support tools to our Calgary Transit (CT) partner - as well as researchers - that will enable proactive planning for the post COVID-19 phased opening of the economy. Significant economic benefits are expected as the findings will help CT and other transit agencies to reclaim their ridership. The expected outcomes will also be of the highest value for Canadians in terms of public health, safety and other long-term social and environmental benefits.

本研究建议专注于减轻新型冠状病毒疫情对公共交通的短期至长期的巨大负面影响。由于所有的运输机构都吸收了70-90%的旅行需求减少，因此它们大多减少了服务。运输服务及乘客量回复至COVID-19前水平备受关注。此外，目前服务的削减将导致旅行需求进一步螺旋式下降。由于COVID-19分阶段重新开放的经济预计具有高度不确定性和动态性，因此需要一个模块化框架，以持续调整过境服务，同时应对预期的出行需求时空波动。由于这种关注，并与卡尔加里交通合作，我们提出了一个创新的研究项目，其中包括两个主要目标： 1)就使用者在封锁期间和封锁后对交通使用的看法和态度进行一项综合的显示和陈述偏好调查。我们会研究不同的政策，例如纾缓过境需求高峰期的措施，以及在车站和车内实施的措施，例如乘客收费表和挤迫控制等。 2)根据目标1的结果和持续收集的自动化公交数据，开发自适应调度规划决策支持工具。我们会提出新策略，定期改善服务，以增加乘客量，同时亦会顾及公众健康问题，以及系统的建设和运营成本。 这项研究的结果将为我们的卡尔加里公交（CT）合作伙伴以及研究人员提供决策支持工具，从而为COVID-19后经济的分阶段开放做出积极规划。预计将产生重大的经济效益，因为调查结果将有助于CT和其他过境机构收回他们的乘客量。预期成果在公共卫生、安全和其他长期社会和环境利益方面对加拿大人也具有最高价值。