The Movingo integrated ticket: seamless connections across the mälardalen region of Sweden

ABSTRACT

The need for improved public transport (PT) ticketing in ever-growing deregulated PT markets has made well-designed integrated ticketing systems a priority area of intervention for PT service providers around the world. Yet, very little practical evidence of its impacts are reported in Sweden and in the world at large. The focus of this study was the impacts of the Movingo integrated ticketing scheme in terms of PT patronage, user satisfaction and the perceived quality of the ticketing set-up. Three travel surveys were conducted along the Stockholm-Uppsala route. Methods including logistic regression and correlated t-tests were used to analyse the samples. The findings suggest that the scheme made rail commuting more attractive resulting in an overall increase of about 24% in ticket sales with 3% – 15% car commuters reporting that they patronised PT services after the project. The scheme also resulted in increased rail commuter satisfaction. The overall perceived quality of the ticketing set-up did not however improve due to interoperability challenges. Service providers’ uncertainty about equitable distribution of revenue among the participating service providers, interoperability challenges and the lack of interest among most of the participating service providers to sell Movingo tickets are some issues to be addressed.     

Development and Deployment of Public Transport Policy and Planning in Taiwan

Over the past decade, the escalating roadway congestion and environmental deterioration due to heavy use of private vehicles have provoked the Taiwan government to realize the importance of public transport systems. Under the “carrot-and-stick” rationales, the government has formulated public transport policies and exercised a series of related initiatives by providing sufficient and higher quality of public transport services so as to attract more private vehicle users. In this paper, the planning philosophy and policy formulation of Taiwan’s public transport development are highlighted. The most important initiatives, including the Five-year Enhancement of Mass Transportation Program and the upgrading public transport schemes in the National Development Plan are examined. Based on previous experience and lessons, we point out the most challenging issues that the government will encounter. Suggestions for the future of public transport planning are also addressed.     

短波收信天线交换系统的初步设计

根据短波通信业务对收信天线交换的发展需求，简要介绍了短波收信天线交换系统的功能与结构，并对系统的功能模块进行了初步设计。     

Managing transportation during highway reconstruction: A recommended process

Major highway reconstruction can cause significant disruptions to existing travel patterns and economic activity. Reducing these impacts on travelers, shippers, businesses and residents requires that innovative and effective transportation management actions be developed and implemented. This paper reports the major findings and recommendations of a research study on managing transportation during highway, reconstruction. The primary objectives of the study were

A cross-country study of fairness and infringement on freedom as determinants of car owners' acceptance of road pricing

Jakobsson et al. (2000) found that in Sweden public acceptance of road pricing decreases if it is perceived to be unfair and to infringe on freedom. The present study reports a survey investigating whether the same effects are found in the Asian countries of Japan and Taiwan. The results indicate that fairness plays the same role. However, income had a direct effect on acceptance in Taiwan but not in Japan or Sweden.     

Bus Priority Using pre-signals

The need to provide efficient public transport services in urban areas has led to the implementation of bus priority measures in many congested cities. Much interest has recently centred on priority at signal controlled junctions, including the concept of pre-signals, where traffic signals are installed at or near the end of a with-flow bus lane to provide buses with priority access to the downstream junction. Although a number of pre-signals have now been installed in the U.K., particularly in London, there has been very little published research into their design, operation and optimisation. This paper addresses these points through the development of analytical procedures which allow pre-implementation evaluation of specific categories of pre-signals. The paper initially sets out three categories of pre-signal, which have different operating characteristics, different requirements for signalling and different impacts on capacity and delay. Key issues concerning signalling arrangements for these categories are then discussed, together with a summary of the analytical approach adopted and the assumptions required. Equations are developed to allow appropriate signal timings to be calculated for pre-signalised intersections. Further equations are then developed to enable delays to priority and non-priority traffic, with and without pre-signals, to be estimated with delay being taken here as the key performance criterion. The paper concludes with three application examples illustrating how the equations are applied and the impacts of pre-signals in different situations.The analyses confirm the potential benefits of pre-signals, where these signals apply to non-priority traffic only. Where buses are also subject to a pre-signal, it is shown that disbenefits to buses can often occur, unless bus detectors are used to gain priority signalling.     

公共交通接驳换乘系统评价指标体系的构建

依照公共交通接驳换乘系统评价指标体系的构建原则,提出评价指标体系由技术性、经济性、社会性评价指标构成,并对各指标的含义做出解释,最后以北京地铁13号线部分车站作为实例,对技术性评价指标加以应用。论述一套合理的公共交通接驳换乘系统评价指标体系如何有效解决公共交通换乘效率低的问题。     

全球化对公共行政的冲击

在全球化时代,国家主权和公共行政能力遭受到了前所未有的冲击。日益壮大的非政府组织、国际组织和跨国财团正在侵占和瓜分国家的权力。主权危机直接冲击到公共行政,全球化对公共行政所产生的影响可以归纳为：第一,全球化冲击了传统的以地理区域为单位的行政辖区,并逐渐缔造出一种以个人兴趣和利益为纽带的新的距离感;第二,全球化对传统的层级制组织模式构成严重威胁,正在出现的是一种类似于网络结构的组织模式;第三,全球化,尤其是信息全球化,改变了行政机构的决策方式;第四,全球化削弱了民族国家、尤其是发展中国家,制定和实施公共政策以满足国内需求的能力。     

交互劳务代数分配法实际操作研究

本文研究辅助生产部门交互劳务代数分配法的实际操作问题,解决了该方法的辅助生产费用分配表的设计、联立方程组的建立和帐务处理等问题。笔者提出的实际应用程序可操作性强。     

单片机系统利用电话进行远程数据通信的研究

介绍了遥测、遥控系统中远程数据通信的基本模式和一般的系统组成结构;论述了有线电话MODEM的基本工作原理和常用工作方式;给出了遥测终端机中的单片机与MODEM的接口方法和AT指令集的用法及通信程序设计。