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Integration of shared transport at a public transport stop: the intention to use means of transport in a multimodal transport system
Horjus, J.S. (2021) Integration of shared transport at a public transport stop: the intention to use means of transport in a multimodal transport system.
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| Abstract: | This paper describes the results of a survey (N=710) surrounding the case study of Leyenburg, The Hague in which a scenario of integrating shared mobility at an existing public transport stop is proposed. This study aims to determine the intention to use shared and public transport in a multimodal transport network and the factors and user characteristics that affect this intention. As digital technologies become important in the integration of modalities by offering digital planning and payment options, it has raised a discussion regarding digital exclusion in transport services. Therefore, people’s level of digital skills is included in this study as one of the user characteristics. Overall, of all the respondents, 15.7% intent to use the shared motor scooter, 15.0% intent to use the shared bicycle, and 10.8% intent to use the shared car when these modalities are made available at the public transport stop Leyenburg. A majority of the people who intent to use shared transport have not used it in the past year. The intention to use the bus or tram indicates a potential growth of the number of users when compared to the number of people currently using the bus or tram during their trip. From the group of people who intent to use the bus or tram, 64.8% of the respondents, around a quarter are currently not using it. Using an ordinal logistics regression analysis, the study has found that the intention to use shared transport is higher for people who are younger, have a high level of education and a high level of digital skills. In addition, having prior experience with shared transport in the past year and currently using multiple means of transportation during the trip are positively affecting the intention to use shared transport. The intention to combine shared transport with the bus or tram during a trip is similar to the intention to use shared transport and is related to similar characteristics, except for education. The intention to use the bus or tram is found to be mainly related to current transport usage and trip-specific factors and not to other user characteristics. For transport providers the results provide, among others, evidence that offering the shared motor scooter and bicycle would target the largest potential user group which are mainly young and highly educated people who also intent to combine the use of shared and public transport. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | ET: Engineering Technology |
| Programme: | Civil Engineering and Management MSc (60026) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/89206 |
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