Travelling together but differently: Comparing variations in public transit user mode choice attributes across New Delhi and New York

Kumar, Chitresh and Ganguly, Anirban (2018) Travelling together but differently: Comparing variations in public transit user mode choice attributes across New Delhi and New York. Theoretical and Empirical Researches in Urban Management, 13 (3). pp. 54-73. ISSN 20653913

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Abstract

Over the years, use of public transport has been the preferred mode of commuting for millions of people across the globe – both for developing and well as developed countries. While using public transport, commuters are often vested with a plethora of attributes that ultimately result in their final decision making regarding the public transportation mode choice. The purpose of this paper is to identify and prioritize a set of critical attributes that users consider while deciding their mode choice for urban public transport. The multi criteria decision analysis (MCDA) tool of Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) is used to prioritize the identified attributes. A survey among daily commuters in New York (USA) and Delhi (India) revealed that while the commuters from a developed country (USA) preferred safety and reliability, the counterparts from a developing country (India) weighed price / fare over other attributes. The findings of the current study might aid the policy makers in designing better public transport infrastructure as well as developing sustainable transport policy initiatives that aim to persuade people to use more public transport.

Item Type: Article
Keywords: Analytical hierarchical process | Mode choice | Public transit | Urban mobility | User perception
Subjects: Social Sciences and humanities > Social Sciences > Transportation
JGU School/Centre: Jindal Global Business School
Depositing User: Mr Sombir Dahiya
Date Deposited: 22 Dec 2021 09:43
Last Modified: 22 Dec 2021 09:43
Official URL: http://www.um.ase.ro/no133/4.pdf
URI: https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/331

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