Public transport planning

Public transport planning or transit planning is the spatial planning professional discipline responsible for developing public transport systems.[1] It is a hybrid discipline involving aspects of transport engineering and traditional urban planning.[2] Indeed, many transit planners find themselves involved in discourse with urban-land-use issues such as transit-oriented development.

Transit planners are responsible for developing routes and networks of routes for urban transit systems. These may follow one or more models depending on the character of the communities they serve. For example, in urban areas, a system may attract enough ridership to support high frequencies of service. At these high frequencies, services can operate at demand service levels where the specific frequency of service in each corridor can be independent and where transfers can reasonably occur at random. In less densely developed areas service may operate somewhat infrequently. To optimize the quality of trips for customers, some systems compensate by operating a timed-transfer system. In this model, routes are designed to bring buses (or trains or ferries) together at a central location at predetermined times. Customers then transfer between the vehicles which leave a few minutes later. In systems committed to this system, routes are designed to take travel time into account.

In addition to serving customers' transportation needs, transit planners often consider transportation projects' other impacts. Economic impacts, directly on providers and consumers, on local economies, and on the aggregate level in large economic spheres, often feature prominently in deciding between different projects.[3] In recent decades, concerns about environmental quality have produced a growing interest in developing sustainable transportation and transit planning has evolved to reflect these new concerns.[4] Similarly, impacts on social equity have been paid increasing attention by transit planners in recent years.[5]

Karel Martens has suggested a new paradigm to transportation planning through Transport Justice, philosophical-ethical approach. In this approach he critiques conventional performance oriented metrics in transport planning and proposes a justice based model grounded in the sufficiency principle, aimed at securing a minimum accessibility threshold for all individuals.[6]

## References

1. ↑ Ceder, Avishai (2015). Public Transit Planning and Operation: Modeling, Practice and Behavior, 2nd ed. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4665-6391-9.
2. ↑ Xie, Feng; Levinson, David L. (2011). Evolving Transportation Networks. Springer. ISBN 978-1-44-19-9803-3.
3. ↑ Bhatta, Saurav Dev; Drennan, Matthew P. (March 1, 2003). "The Economic Benefits of Public Investment in Transportation: A Review of Recent Literature". Journal of Planning Education and Research 22 (3): 288–296. doi:10.1177/0739456X02250317.
4. ↑ Hutton, Barry (2013). Planning Sustainable Transport. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-84971-391-7.
5. ↑ Deakin, Elizabeth (May 1, 2001). "Sustainable Development and Sustainable Transportation: Strategies for Economic Prosperity, Environmental Quality, and Equity". Institute of Urban & Regional Development. http://escholarship.org/uc/item/0m1047xc. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
6. ↑ Martens, Karel (2016). Transport Justice. doi:10.4324/9781315746852. ISBN 978-1-317-59958-6. https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.4324/9781315746852/transport-justice-karel-martens.

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Public transport

Bus service|

* Bus
* driver
* list
* Bus rapid transit
* Charabanc
* Express bus
* Guided bus
* Intercity bus
* driver
* Open top bus
* Public light bus
* Rail replacement bus
* Shuttle bus
* Transit bus
* Trolleybus

Rail|

* Cable car
* Commuter rail
* Elevated railway
* Funicular
* Heavy rail
* Heritage railway
* Heritage streetcar
* High-speed rail
* Higher-speed rail
* Horsecar
* Inter-city rail
* Interurban
* Light rail
* Maglev Train
* Medium-capacity rail system
* Monorail
* Narrow-gauge railway
* People mover
* Railbus
* Rapid transit
* Regional rail
* Rubber-tyred metro
* Street running
* Suspension railway
* Tram
* Tram-train
* Vactrain

Vehicles
for hire|

* Auto rickshaw
* Boda boda
* Combination bus
* Cycle rickshaw
* Dollar van
* Dolmuş
* Gondola
* Hackney carriage
* Jeepney
* Limousine
* Motorcycle taxi
* Marshrutka
* Nanny van
* Paratransit
* Personal rapid transit
* Pesero
* Public light bus
* Pulled rickshaw
* Share taxi
* Songthaew
* Taxicab
* Tuk tuk

Carpooling|

* Car jockey
* Flexible carpooling
* Real-time ridesharing
* Slugging
* Vanpool

Ship|

* Cable ferry
* Ferry
* Hovercraft
* Hydrofoil
* Ocean liner
* Water taxi

Other
transport|

* Aerial tramway
* Airline
* Airliner
* Carsharing
* Elevator
* Escalator
* Gondola lift
* Horse-drawn vehicle
* Hyperloop
* Micromobility
* Bicycle-sharing
* Scooter-sharing
* Moving walkway
* Trackless train

Locations|

* Airport
* Bus bulb
* Bus garage (bus depot)
* Bus lane
* Bus stand
* Bus station
* Bus stop
* Bus terminus
* Bus turnout (bus bay)
* Dry dock
* Ferry terminal
* Hangar
* Harbor
* Interchange station
* Kassel kerb
* Layover
* Metro station
* Park and ride
* Port
* Queue jump
* Taxicab stand
* Train station
* Tram stop
* Transit mall
* Transport hub

Ticketing
and fares|

* Automated fare collection
* Bus advertising
* Contract of carriage
* Dead mileage
* Exit fare
* Fare avoidance
* Fare evasion
* Farebox recovery ratio
* Free public transport
* Free travel pass
* Integrated ticketing
* Manual fare collection
* Money train
* Paid area
* Proof-of-payment
* Reduced fare program
* Smart cards
* Ticket machine
* Transfer
* Transit pass

Routing|

* Circle route
* Cross-city route
* Network length
* Non-revenue track
* Radial route
* Transport network

Facilities|

* Checked baggage
* First class
* Sleeper
* Standing passenger
* Travel class

Scheduling|

* Bus bunching
* Clock-face scheduling
* Headway
* On-time performance
* Public transport timetable
* Short turn

Politics|

* Airport security
* Rail subsidies
* Security
* Transit district
* Transit police
* Transit-oriented development (TOD)
* Transportation authority

Other topics|

* Boarding
* Bus rapid transit creep
* Crush load
* Destination sign
* Dwell time
* Hail and ride
* Prohibited activities
* Request stop
* Passenger load factor
* Transit map

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