Water transit and excess travel: discrete choice modelling of bus and ferry trips in Brisbane,Australia |
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Authors: | Michael Tanko Matthew I Burke Barbara Yen |
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Institution: | 1. Centre for Naval Architecture, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden;2. Cities Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, QLD, Australia |
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Abstract: | Recent investment in urban ferry transport has created interest in what value such systems provide in a public transport network. In some cases, ferry services are in direct competition with other land-based transport, and despite often longer travel times passengers still choose water transport. This paper seeks to identify a premium attached to urban water transit through an identification of excess travel patterns. A one-month sample of smart card transaction data for Brisbane, Australia, was used to compare bus and ferry origin–destination pairs between a selected suburban location and the central business district. Logistic regression of the data found that ferry travel tended towards longer travel times (OR?=?2.282), suggesting passengers do derive positive utility from ferry journeys. The research suggests the further need to incorporate non-traditional measures other than travel time for deciding the value of water transit systems. |
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Keywords: | Excess travel ferry public transport mode choice smart card Brisbane |
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