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Yap, M.D. (author), Wong, Howard (author), Cats, O. (author)It is important to understand how public transport passengers value on-board crowding since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main contribution of this study is to derive the crowding valuation of public transport passengers in a post-pandemic era entirely based on observed, actual passenger route choices. We derive passengers’...journal article 2023
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Pantelidis, Theodoros P. (author), Chow, Joseph Y. J. (author), Cats, O. (author)We propose a new mechanism to design risk-pooling contracts between operators to improve service resilience during disruptions. We formulate a novel two-stage stochastic multicommodity flow model to determine the cost savings of a coalition under different disruption scenarios and solve it using L-shaped method along with sample average...journal article 2023
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Peftitsi, Soumela (author), Jenelius, Erik (author), Cats, O. (author)Increasing the operating speed in public transport systems can increase the system capacity, reduce the overall passenger travel time and improve experienced comfort. Skip-stop operation, where subsets of the trains operating on the same tracks skip certain intermediate stops, can accelerate the service and improve passengers’ overall travel...journal article 2023
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Wang, Z. (author), Huang, Ketong (author), Massobrio, R.M. (author), Bombelli, A. (author), Cats, O. (author)Network hierarchy describes the relative arrangement of network elements and reflects its fundamental structure. We propose a multi-dimensional topology-based method for quantifying and comparing the extent to which different Public Transport Networks (PTNs) exhibit a hierarchical structure. The proposed method considers the uneven distribution...journal article 2023
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Hatzenbühler, Jonas (author), Jenelius, Erik (author), Gidófalvi, Gyözö (author), Cats, O. (author)This study investigates the potential of modular vehicle concepts and consolidation to increase the efficiency of urban freight and passenger transport. Modularity is achieved by connecting multiple vehicles together to form a platoon. Consolidation is realized by integrating passenger and freight demand in the routing problem. Vehicles are...journal article 2023
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Dixit, M. (author), Cats, O. (author), van Oort, N. (author), Brands, T. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)Validation of travel demand models, although recognised as important, is seldom undertaken. This study adds to the scarce literature in this field by undertaking an external validation of a multi-modal transit route choice model. The model was estimated using smart card data for the urban transit network of Amsterdam before the introduction...journal article 2023
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Drabicki, Arkadiusz (author), Cats, O. (author), Kucharski, R.M. (author), Fonzone, Achille (author), Szarata, Andrzej (author)Overcrowding is a major phenomenon affecting travel experience in urban public transport, whose negative impacts can be potentially mitigated with real-time crowding information (RTCI) on public transport vehicle departures. In this study, we investigate the willingness to wait (WTW) with instantaneous RTCI to avoid the in-vehicle (over...journal article 2023
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Geržinič, N. (author), Cats, O. (author), van Oort, N. (author), Hoogendoorn-Lanser, S. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)On-demand mobility services (FLEX) are often proposed as a solution for the first/last mile problem. We study the potential of using FLEX to improve train station access by means of a three-step sequential stated preference survey. We compare FLEX with the bicycle, car and public transport for accessing two alternative train stations. We...journal article 2023
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Ashkrof, P. (author), Correia, Gonçalo (author), Cats, O. (author), van Arem, B. (author)Ride-sourcing drivers, as individual service suppliers, can freely adopt their own relocation strategies, including waiting, cruising freely, or following the platform recommendations. These decisions substantially impact the balance between supply and demand, and consequently affect system performance. We conducted a stated choice experiment...journal article 2023
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Scerri, Karyn (author), Attard, Maria (author), Duives, D.C. (author), Cats, O. (author)Understanding people’s travel behavior is key to creating spaces that discourage car use, especially for short, walkable distances. The scope of this study is to understand better people’s propensity to use a car rather than walk for short-distance trips by focusing on the concept of perceived exertion (PE). A comparison is performed of two...journal article 2023
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Servatius, Philipp (author), Loder, Allister (author), Provoost, J.C. (author), Balzer, Louis (author), Cats, O. (author), Leclercq, L. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author), Bogenberger, Klaus (author)The interest in tradable mobility credits (TMC) is growing steadily. Compared to existing instruments, its cap-and-trade design for the demand side ensures that a limited quantity, e.g., traffic and related emissions, can by design not be exceeded. However, most TMC schemes are market-based financial instruments that can only be successful,...journal article 2023
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Grolle, J. (author), Donners, Barth (author), Annema, J.A. (author), Duinkerken, M.B. (author), Cats, O. (author)High-speed rail (HSR) is frequently seen as a promising alternative for long-distance travel by air and road, given its environmental advantages whilst offering a competitive level of service. However, a European HSR-network is yet to be realised, with the current state amounting to a patchwork of poorly connected subnetworks. Consequently,...journal article 2023
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Loudon, Eveline (author), Geržinič, N. (author), Molin, E.J.E. (author), Cats, O. (author)A plethora of shared fleet services have been introduced in cities worldwide. Despite their increased presence in urban areas, it is insofar unknown what are the main determinants of travellers’ choices between the usage of shared-mopeds and cars and thereby the extent to which shared moped can substitute car travel. To this end, we design and...journal article 2023
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Garrido Valenzuela, F.O. (author), Cats, O. (author), van Cranenburgh, S. (author)A thorough understanding of how urban space characteristics, such as urban equipment or network topology, affect people's density in urban spaces is essential to well-informed urban policy making. Hitherto, studies have primarily examined how the characteristics of the urban space impacts the number of people visiting different parts of the...journal article 2023
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Provoost, J.C. (author), Cats, O. (author), Hoogendoorn, S.P. (author)The ongoing research on tradable credit schemes (TCS) in mobility has captured the attention of policymakers, authorities and academics. Even though several studies have demonstrated the potential of such schemes, key policy design aspects that are relevant for real world implementation have been overlooked. There exists insofar no blueprint...journal article 2023
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Filgueiras, Manuel (author), Gkiotsalitis, Konstantinos (author), Yap, M.D. (author), Cats, O. (author), Lobo, António (author), Ferreira, Sara (author)A transit network design frequency setting model is proposed to cope with the postpandemic passenger demand. The multiobjective transit network design and frequency setting problem (TNDFSP) seeks to find optimal routes and their associated frequencies to operate public transport services in an urban area. The objective is to redesign the...journal article 2023
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Heufke Kantelaar, Martijn (author), Molin, E.J.E. (author), Cats, O. (author), Donners, Barth (author), van Wee, G.P. (author)After several decades of decline, night train services have gained momentum in recent years. However, the willingness to use night trains as an alternative to airplane travel has so far received only limited research attention. This paper addresses this knowledge gap by presenting the results of a two-stage stated preferences survey comprising...journal article 2022
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Kucharski, R.M. (author), Cats, O. (author)Two-sided mobility platforms, such as Uber and Lyft, widely emerged in the urban mobility landscape. Distributed supply of individual drivers, matched with travellers via intermediate platform yields a new class of phenomena not present in urban mobility before. Such disruptive changes to transportation systems call for a simulation framework...journal article 2022
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Peftitsi, Soumela (author), Jenelius, Erik (author), Cats, O. (author)Overcrowding has become a big challenge for public transport systems, affecting passengers’ travel experience. At the same time, service supply is often underutilized due to large variations in crowding across services, vehicle trips on the same service and different compartments of the same vehicle. Real-time operational measures, such as...journal article 2022
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Shelat, S. (author), Van De Wiel, Thijs (author), Molin, E.J.E. (author), van Lint, J.W.C. (author), Cats, O. (author)Introduction Unlike previous pandemics, COVID-19 has sustained over a relatively longer period with cyclical infection waves and numerous variants. Public transport ridership has been hit particularly hard. To restore travellers' confidence it is critical to assess their risk determinants and trade-offs. Methods To this end, we survey train...journal article 2022