Examining the impact of daily weather on urban public transport passenger travel behavior using smart card data

M. Zhou, Donggen Wang, Q. Li, W. Tu, R. Cao, J. Cao

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    Abstract

    Facilitated by the emerging data from smartcard systems along with meteorological observation data, this study extends the exploration on everyday weather impact on the travelers' behavior in regard to their travel decisions, mode choices, and daily regularities in public transit sectors. To fully take advantage of the enriched spatiotemporal content from smartcard data and the fine-resolution meteorological observations, collective trip generation features including ridership statistics and modal choices in a more detailed temporal resolution are investigated followed by an exploratory probe into the differences among regular travelers in terms of their sensitivities towards changes in weather conditions. Analytical results suggest changes in several weather elements would lead to various shifts in public transit systems and regular travelers demonstrate diversified resilience to changing weathers with overall prominent regularity.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationProceedings of the 20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2015
    Subtitle of host publicationUrban Transport Analytics
    EditorsSylvia Y. He, Yong-Hong Kuo, C.H. Cheng, Janny M.Y. Leung
    PublisherHong Kong Society for Transportation Studies Limited
    Pages111-118
    Number of pages8
    ISBN (Electronic)9789881581440
    Publication statusPublished - 2015
    Event20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Urban Transport Analytics, HKSTS 2015 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Duration: 12 Dec 201514 Dec 2015

    Publication series

    NameProceedings of the 20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies, HKSTS 2015: Urban Transport Analytics

    Conference

    Conference20th International Conference of Hong Kong Society for Transportation Studies: Urban Transport Analytics, HKSTS 2015
    Country/TerritoryHong Kong
    CityHong Kong
    Period12/12/1514/12/15

    Scopus Subject Areas

    • Transportation

    User-Defined Keywords

    • Public transport
    • Smartcard data
    • Travel behavior
    • Weather condition

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