The construction of purpose-specific OD matrices using public transport smart card data

Around the world, more and more public transport operators opt for automated fare collection systems by means of smart cards. The data registered by such a system contain valuable information for transport planning. This research aims at increasing the usability of this data for the description of public transport travel demand. Travel demand is...

A Quantitative Comparison of Aggregate Trip-based, Disaggregate Tour-based, and Disaggregate Activity-based Travel Production Models

Activity-based modelling (ABM) is the latest development in travel demand modelling practice. Different from different conventional approaches (which concern mathematical relationships between personal characteristics and travel behaviour), ABM explicitly take into consideration the reasons behind an individual’s travel behaviour. Anno 2015, ABM...

A Flexible Approach towards Public Transport Modelling in Travel Demand Models

Public transport systems create large numbers of possible combinations of public and private modes that travellers can choose to use. As a consequence, current travel demand models face problems related to flexibility in the modelling of how travellers value and use modes, consistency in the choice process and computational efficiency. To...