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Geržinič, N. (author)Public transport systems have been and continue to be shaped by disruptive forces, impacting individuals’ travel behaviour and how they interact with public transport. This thesis analyses the impact of disruptors on travel behaviour, the perception and use of public transport, enabling operators and policymakers to design appropriate measures...doctoral thesis 2023
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Dubey, S.K. (author)Understanding economic decision-making is essential for impactful policy design. In the literature, two main modelling paradigms exist: compensatory and non-compensatory. In this work, we advance the field of decision theory by developing a flexible choice model capable of approximating two modelling paradigms without imposing any a-priori...doctoral thesis 2023
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Brederode, L.J.N. (author)Strategic traffic assignment (TA) models assess long-term effects of policies on route choices of travelers. To meet stability requirements, current strategic TA models lack modelling of queues. This thesis develops two TA models that include queue modelling whilst satisfying stability requirements along with a method to fuse observed link flows...doctoral thesis 2023
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Razmi Rad, S. (author)Dedicated lanes have been proposed as a potential scenario for the deployment of connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) on the road network. However, knowledge on the design and operation of DLs and their impacts on the behaviour of drivers of CAVs and manual vehicles is lacking in the literature. This dissertation provides a research agenda on...doctoral thesis 2023
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Zhou, Y. (author)As one of the most important freight transportation modes, maritime transport has been the backbone of international trade and global economy. From the cargo flow point of view, seaports and inland shipping link the individual countries and the global waterborne transportation networks. To analyze the current ship traffic and port performance or...doctoral thesis 2022
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van den Heuvel, Jeroen P.A. (author)This thesis constitutes a first step towards measuring the passenger capacity of station platforms. First, it defines platform capacity on the basis of the locations of queues at exit escalators from platforms, the presence of passengers in the platform-edge danger zone and the duration of stops. It then renders capacity measurable using real...doctoral thesis 2022
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de Haas, M.C. (author)Mobility is an important part of daily life. With modern mobility systems, people have access to a range of transport modes allowing them to basically reach any destination they want. Although people often have multiple options to choose from, personal mobility is dominated by motorized road transport in many countries and cities, also in the...doctoral thesis 2022
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Dixit, M. (author)For more than a decade now, automated transit data collection systems (like the smart card and Automatic Vehicle Location) have been implemented, providing access to a massive amount of passively collected data. Being relatively new, they have not yet been explored to their full potential. This thesis focuses on leveraging such data to make...doctoral thesis 2022
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Reggiani, G. (author)Although many agree that the use of bicycles improves mobility and quality of life in a city, much less clear is how to assess the progress being made in this direction and how to plan bikeable cities. The bikeability of a city depends on many diverse and interrelated factors such as the land use and transport system, culture and social norms,...doctoral thesis 2022
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Liu, M. (author)Growth in the number of vehicles causes excessive traffic congestion and travel delay on urban roads, especially at signalized intersections. The recent advances in connected and automated vehicle (CAV) technology and the upgrade of Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V), Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I), and Infrastructure-to-Vehicle (I2V) communications have...doctoral thesis 2022
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Feng, Y. (author)This dissertation is focused on using Virtual Reality to study pedestrian wayfinding behaviour in buildings during both normal and emergency situations, from simple scenarios to complex scenarios. In particular, various empirical datasets featuring pedestrian wayfinding and evacuation behaviour were collected using different VR technologies to...doctoral thesis 2022
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Wierbos, M.J. (author)This dissertation studies the dynamics of bicycle traffic flow. The research focuses on busy situations such as bicycle queues at intersections and congestion upstream of a bottleneck. The cycling movements are analyzed on the aggregated scale in terms of density, speed and flow. Furthermore, cyclists are included in a traffic flow model by...doctoral thesis 2021
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Landman, R.L. (author)Due to the ever-growing traffic demand, urban areas all over the world are<br/>facing serious congestion problems. To mitigate the negative impacts of congestion, for many years more roads were built and traffic management measures locally implemented. Regardless all the extra asphalt and local control solutions, nowadays demands are often still...doctoral thesis 2021
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Zomer, L. (author)Every day residents and visitors find their way through the complex urban<br/>network to go to work or get education, or go sightseeing. This thesis<br/>contains studies on the development of spatial knowledge, activity patterns,<br/>and route dynamics of cyclists. The contributions and findings narrowed<br/>the gap between research on travel...doctoral thesis 2021
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Gavriilidou, A. (author)As the title suggests, cyclists are the main topic of this dissertation<br/>and more specifically, their behaviour while they are ‘in motion’. The<br/>term ‘in motion’ is used in the title to represent microscopic operational<br/>cycling behaviour, which is the behaviour of cyclists, treated as individuals<br/>(microscopic level), while they are...doctoral thesis 2021
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Schneider, F. (author)Knowledge about the way how the bicycle is used for activity participation is still scarce. This thesis provides empirical insights into typical activity-travel behaviour of cyclists. A special focus is put on the spatial dimension of activity-travelling by bicycle and its determinants. The findings can be used to design more bicycle-friendly...doctoral thesis 2021
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Narayan S., Jishnu (author)The past decade has seen vast advancements in various ICT (Information Communication, and Technology) platforms. These advancements have enabled the rise of innovative mobility solutions e.g. on-demand transport services. Such solutions offer flexible transport services to users in which users can receive tailor-made mobility solutions....doctoral thesis 2020
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Gong, X. (author)Using social media data, such as Twitter and Instagram, I identify relevant information, develop data models, estimate and analyse crowds’ characteristics in city events, including demographic and city-role composition, Spatial-temporal distribution, sentiment estimation, Points of Interest preferences, word use, crowd size and density...doctoral thesis 2020
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Alonso González, M.J. (author)A new range of tailored, on-demand mobility alternatives are emerging worldwide; amongst these are pooled on-demand services, i.e., shared ride-hailing services such as UberPOOL or ViaVan. Simulation studies have shown the potential benefits of these services in urban areas, yet their ridership is still very limited. This thesis examines the...doctoral thesis 2020
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Yap, M.D. (author)Public transport systems can be subject to disruptions, which have negative impacts on passengers. Disruptions can result in additional in-vehicle time, waiting time, transfer time and extra transfers for passengers. In addition, perceived journey times might increase due to higher crowding levels on public transport services. Public transport...doctoral thesis 2020