The role of paratransit: some reflections based on the experience of residents’ coach services in Hong Kong

Paratransit refers to urban transport services “somewhere between private passenger transport and conventional public transport in terms of cost and quality of service” [Rimmer (1980), Paratransit: A commentary. Environ. Plan. A 12, 937–944]. Since the 1980s, a new form of paratransit—residents’ coach, which provides exclusive transport services to residents living in private housing estates—has emerged in Hong Kong. What was the background underlying the emergence and subsequent growth of residents’ coach services? Also, what was the role of residents’ coach in the public transport system of Hong Kong? With the completion of more railway extensions, should residents’ coach services be replaced? If so, what are the potential impacts on people’s life? This paper addresses the above research questions through a large-scale questionnaire survey that examined not only people’s modal choice but also their residential choice, socio-economic background and attitudes. The findings suggest that transport policy makers should pay more attention to examine new forms of paratransit and the ways of integrating them into the overall public transport system, both spatially and temporally. It is only through the development of an efficient and multi-modal transport system can the maximum potential of paratransit in filling the transport gap between conventional mass transit and private cars be realized.     

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大连客车厂涂装工艺改进措施

对涂装车间关键环节进行整改,涂装质量得到提升并使产能提速,进而实现整车产量翻番,取得良好社会效益和经济效益。     

客车冷却系统风扇驱动方式研究

总结客车冷却系统风扇的多种驱动方式,研究各种驱动方式对客车总布置、噪声等方面的影响。     

客车骨架五大片制作精度要点简析

介绍客车车身骨架五大片的关键尺寸及其相应的控制方法。     

客车出口认证技术法规及试验

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基于ADAMS的客车独立悬架的运动仿真

应用多体动力学软件ADMAS建立SX6123低入口公路客车的前空气独立悬架系统模型,通过对其进行运动学仿真分析,得到前轮定位参数随车轮跳动变化的关系曲线,为独立悬架系统的设计和匹配提供参考。     

客车电气设计的方案优化

介绍客车电气设计的方案优化问题,首次提出两种优化方法,并在样车上得到运用,线束的重量得到减轻,电气系统的成本得到降低。这种优化方法的计算量不大,其前提条件也容易满足,可推广到其它车辆。