Bus Rapid Transit - Centre of Excellence

Submitted to the Department of Psychology and Language Sciences in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at University College London

How well does BRT perform in contrast to LRT? An Australian case study using MetroScan_TI

Hensher, D.A., Ellison, R., Ho, C. and Weisbrod, G. (2018)

for Edward Elgar book on Bus Rapid Transit edited by Fiona Ferbrache, Chapter 3. (In Press)

Evaluating BRT and LRT on a level playing field in developed economies: A cross cultural comparison

Hensher, D.A., Balbontin, C., Ho, C. and Mulley, C., Macario, R. and Stewart. (2018)

for Edward Elgar book on Bus Rapid Transit. edited by Fiona Ferbrache, Chapter 13. (In Press)

Impact of a Loan-Based Public Transport Fare System on Fare Evasion: Experience of Transantiago, Santiago, Chile

Bucknell, C., Muñoz, J.C., Schmidt, A., Navarro, M. and Simonetti, C. (2016)

Transportation Research Record, 2544 (6). 20-27

Experience conditioning in commuter modal choice modelling – Does it make a difference? (2016)

Hensher, D.A. and Ho, C.Q. (2016)

Transportation Research Part E 95 (2016) 164–176

A joint best-worst scaling and stated choice model considering observed and unobserved heterogeneity: an application to residential location choice

Balbontín, C., Ortúzar, J. de D. and Swait, J.D. (2015)

The Journal of Choice Modelling 16, 1-14

Dealing with collinearity in travel time valuation

De Grange, L., Fariña, P. and Ortúzar, J. de D. (2015)

Transportmetrica 11A(4), 317-332

What is behind fare evasion in urban bus systems? An econometric approach

Guarda, P., Galilea, P., Paget-Seekins, L. and Ortúzar, J. de D. (2015)

What is behind fare evasion in urban bus systems? An econometric approach. Transportation Research A, 84, 55-71

Accounting for stochastic variables in discrete choice models

Díaz F., Cantillo V., Arellana J. y Ortúzar J. de D. (2015)

Transportation Research, 78B(2), 222-237

Customer service quality and benchmarking in public transport contracts

Hensher, D.A. (2015)

International Journal of Quality Innovation 1(1), 1-17

Greening Demand Chains in urban passenger transport: emission savings from complex trip chains?

Ho, C. and Hensher, D.A. (2015)

In Fahimnia, B., Bell, M., Hensher, D.A and Sarkis J. (eds.), Green Logistics and Transportation: A Sustainable Supply Chain Perspective, Springer International Publishing, Switzerland

“The War for the Fare”: How Driver Compensation Affects Bus System Performance

Johnson, R.M., Reiley, D.H. and Muñoz, J.C. (2015)

Economic Inquiry 53 (3), 1401-1419

Transforming bus transit in Brasilia: from conventional bus lines to a BRT integrated system

Lindau L. A., Albuquerque C., Ariolia M. and Facchini D. (2015)

14th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport Thredbo. Santiago, Chile, 31 August – 3 September, 2015

Mega Events and the Transformation of Rio de Janeiro into a Mass-Transit City

Lindau, L.A., Petzhold, G.S., Tavares, V.B. and Facchini, D. (2015)

14th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport Thredbo. Santiago, Chile, 31 August – 3 September, 2015

Exploring the relationship between ‘Ex Ante’ support for voting to prioritise government investment and a willingness to pay higher taxes for transport investment

Hensher, D.A. and Mulley, C. (2014)

Roads & Transport Research 23(2), 41-49

Public transport integration in Bogotá and Cali, Colombia – Facing transition from semi-deregulated services to full regulation citywide

Hidalgo, D. and King, R. (2014)

Research in Transportation Economics 48, 166-175

A review of technological improvements in bus rapid transit (BRT) and buses with high level of service (BHLS)

Hidalgo, D. and Muñoz, J.C. (2014)

Public Transport 6, 185-213

Planning, operation, and control of bus transport systems: A literature review

Ibarra-Rojas O.J., Delgado F., Giesen R. and Muñoz J.C. (2014)

Transportation Research 77B, 38–75

Bus Control Strategy Application: Case Study of Santiago Transit System

Lizana, P., Muñoz, J.C, Giesen R. and Delgado F. (2014)

Procedia Computer Science 32, 397-404

Citizen participation for sustainable transport: the case of “Living City” in Santiago, Chile (1997–2012)

Sagaris, L. (2014)

Journal of Transport Geography 41, 74-83

Confiabilidade e Variabilidade do Tempo de Viagem em Sistemas Bus Rapid Transit

Silva, D.M., Petzhold, G., Nitzke, L.M., de Souza, L.W. and Tapia, R.J. (2014)

XXVIII Congresso de Pesquisa e Ensino em Transportes ANPET, Curitiba, Brazil, 24-28 November, 2014

Incentive schemes for bus drivers: The case of the public transit system in Santiago, Chile

Tiznado, I., Galilea, P., Delgado, F. and Niehaus, M. (2014)

Research in Transportation Economics 48, 77-83

Tracing a path to knowledge? Indicative user impacts of introducing a public transport map in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Zegras, C., Eros, E., Butts, K., Resor, E., Kennedy, S., Ching, A., Mamun, M. (2014)

Cambridge Journal of Regions, Economy and Society 8, 113–129

Reflections on citizen-technical dialogue as part of cycling-inclusive planning in Santiago, Chile

Sagaris, L. and Ortúzar, J. de D. (2014)

Research in Transportation Economics 53, 20-30

Lessons from 40 years of planning for cycle-inclusion: Reflections from Santiago, Chile

Sagaris,L. (2014)

Natural Resources Forum 39(1), 64-81

Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective (Book)

Muñoz, J.C. and Paget-Seekins, L. (eds.) (2016)

Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective. Policy Press, Bristol.

The impact of bus rapid transit on housing price and accessibility changes in Sydney: a repeat sales approach.

Mulley, C. and Tsai, C. (2016)

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation (in press).

Rail Transit Ridership – A Station-Area Analysis of Boston’s MBTA

Chen, S.-h., Zegras, C. (2016)

Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (presented)

Fare structures (book chapter)

Batarce, M. and Mulley, C. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 145-160. Policy Press, Bristol.

Road safety impacts of BRT and busway features (book chapter)

Duduta, N. and Lindau, L.A. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 355-368. Policy Press, Bristol.

BRRT adding an R for reliability (book chapter)

Delgado, F., Muñoz, J.C. and Giesen, R. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 317-336. Policy Press, Bristol.

The TRESIS approach to population synthesis and spatial micro simulation

Ellison, R. and Hensher, D.A. (2016)

In Lovelace, R. (ed.), Spatial Microsimulation with R, Chapman & Hall/CRC The R Series

BRT as a tool for negotiated re-regulation (book chapter)

Flores, O. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 51-72. Policy Press, Bristol.

Designing bus concession contracts (book chapter)

Galilea, P. and Batarce, M. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 127-144. Policy Press, Bristol.

Densificación residencial e integración social en torno a estaciones de transporte masivo (in Spanish)

Greene, M., Ortúzar, J.de D., Figueroa, C. and Waintrub, N. (2016)

In Políticas Públicas. Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago (in press).

Data challenges: more behavioural and (relatively) less statistical – a think piece.

Hensher, D.A. (2016)

Invited plenary paper for Transportation Research Procedia, (edited by Marcela Munizaga, Selected proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on Travel Survey Methods), 4 June 2015.

A simplified and practical alternative way to recognise the role of household characteristics in determining an individual’s preferences

Hensher, D.A., Ho, C. and Beck, M.J. (2016)

Transportation (accepted).

Preferences for BRT and light rail (book chapter)

Hensher, D., Mulley, C. and Rose, J. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 209-230. Policy Press, Bristol.

Assessing corridor performance (book chapter)

Herrera, J.C., Muñoz, J.C., Hensher, D., Mulley, C., Li, Z. and Lindau, L.A. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 299-316. Policy Press, Bristol.

The path toward integrated systems (book chapter)

Hidalgo, D., Muñoz, J.C. and Velasquez, J.M. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 31-50. Policy Press, Bristol.

Managing drivers and vehicles for cost-effective operations in regulated transit systems (book chapter)

Ibarra, O., Giesen, R. and Muñoz, J.C. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 337-354. Policy Press, Bristol.

Designing a BRT based network under integrated operations (book chapter)

Larrain, H., Ibarra, O., Muñoz, J.C. and Mulley, C. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 281-298. Policy Press, Bristol.

FMS-TQ: combining smartphone and iBeacon technologies in a transit quality survey.

Li, C., Zegras, C., Zhao, F., Pereira, F., Nawarathne, K.N., Qin, Z, Ben-Akiva, M. Zhao, J. (2016)

Annual Meeting of the Transportation Research Board (accepted for presentation).

Global overview of BRT and bus corridors (book chapter)

Lindau, L.A., Albuquerque, C., Petzhold, G. and Facchini, D. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 15-28. Policy Press, Bristol.

Institutional design and regulatory frameworks (book chapter)

Macário, R., Spandou, M. and Neves, L. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 73-100. Policy Press, Bristol.

Looking forward (book chapter)

Muñoz, J.C. and Paget-Seekins, L. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 369-376. Policy Press, Bristol.

The promise of BRT (book chapter)

Paget-Seekins, L. and Muñoz, J.C. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 1-14. Policy Press, Bristol.

Conflict over public space (book chapter)

Paget-Seekins, L. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 163-180. Policy Press, Bristol.

User preferences and route choice (book chapter)

Raveau, S., Muñoz, J.C. and Ortúzar, J. de D. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 231-246. Policy Press, Bristol.

Strategic participation for change (book chapter)

Sagaris, L. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 101-126. Policy Press, Bristol.

Network governance through time: the case of London´s public transport system

Spandou, M. and Macário, R. (2016)

14th World Conference on Transport Research, Shanghai, China, 10-15 July 2016 (accepted for presentation).

Opportunities provided by automated data collection systems (book chapter)

Wilson, N. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 263-280. Policy Press, Bristol.

Inertia and shock effects on mode choice panel data: implications of the Transantiago implementation

Yáñez, M.F., Cherchi, E., Ortúzar, J. de D. and Heydecker, B.G. (2016)

Transportation Science (accepted).

Designing BRT oriented development (book chapter)

Zegras, C., Stewart, A., Forray, R., Hidalgo, R., Figueroa, C., Duarte, F. and Wampler, J. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 181-208. Policy Press, Bristol.

Passenger information systems (book chapter)

Zurob, C., Allard, J.M., Macário, R., Garcia, B. and Garcia, C. (2016)

In J.C. Muñoz and L. Paget-Seekins (eds.), Restructuring Public Transport through Bus Rapid Transit: An International and Interdisciplinary Perspective, 247-260. Policy Press, Bristol.

Valuing crowding in public transport systems using mixed SP/RP data: the case of Santiago

Batarce, M., J. C. Muñoz, J. de D. Ortúzar, S. Raveau, C. Mojica and R. A. Ríos (2015)

Transportation Research Record, 2535, 73-78.

Integrated Real-Time Transit Signal Priority Control for High-Frequency Transit Service.

Delgado, F., J.C. Munoz, R. Giesen and N.H. Wilson (2015)

Forthcoming in Transportation Research Record 2533, 28-38

Analysis of Real-Time Control Strategies in a Corridor with Multiple Bus Services

Hernández, D., J. C. Muñoz, R. Giesen and F. Delgado (2015)

Transportation Research Part B, 78, 83-105.

Understanding the Relationship between Voting Preferences for Public Transport and Perceptions and Preferences for Bus Rapid Transit versus Light Rail

Hensher, D.A., Mulley, C. and Rose, J.M. (2015)

Journal of Transport Economics and Policy 49(2), 236-260.

Generation Heuristics for Zonal Express Services

Larrain, H., J.C. Munoz and R. Giesen (2015)

Transportation Research Part E, 79, 201-212.

Quantifying the effects of driver non-compliance and communication system failure in the performance of real-time bus control strategies

Phillips, W., A. del Rio, J.C. Munoz, F. Delgado and R. Giesen (2015)

Transportation Research Part A, 78, 463-472.

Ridership Response to Incremental Bus Rapid Transit Upgrades in North America: Demographic and Network Effects.

Stewart, A. F., Attanucci, J. P. and Wilson, N. H. M. (2015)

Transportation Research Record 2538, 37–43.

Trunk and feeder services regulation: Lessons from South American case

Salazar-Ferro, P., J.C. Munoz and R. Behrens (2015)

Case Studies on Transport Policy, 3 (2), pp 264–270

Valuation Of Travel Time Savings For Intercity Travel: The Madrid-Barcelona Corridor

Román C., Martín J.C., Espino R., Cherchi E., Ortúzar J.D., Rizzi L.I., González R.M. and Amador F.J. (2014)

Transport Policy

Advancing Urban Mobility with National Programs: A Review of Colombia’s National Urban Transport Policy

Hidalgo, D. and Díaz, R. (2014)

Transportation Research Board 93nd Annual Meeting. Washington DC, USA, 12-16 January, 2014.

BRT and bus priority corridors: scenario in the American continent

Lindau, L.A., Petzhold, G.S., Silva, C.A.M. and Facchini, D. (2014)

Transportation Research Board 93nd Annual Meeting. Washington DC, USA, 12-16 January, 2014.

Citizen Participation for Sustainable Transport: The Case of Living City

Sagaris, L. (2014)

Journal of Transport Geography (accepted).

Incentive Schemes, Provision of Quality and Monitoring: the case of the public transit system in Santiago de Chile

Batarce, M. and Galilea, P. (2013)

13th Thredbo International Conference Series on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport. Oxford, UK, 15-19 September, 2013.

Exhaust Emissions of Transit Buses: Brazil and India Case Studies

Cooper, E., Arioli, M. and Carrigan, A. (2013)

13th International Conference on Competition and Ownership in Land Passenger Transport. Oxford, UK, 15-19 September, 2013.

Evolution of public transportation public private partnerships in Latin America: The Role of BRT in Mexico City and Santiago de Chile

Flores, O. and Zegras, C. (2013)

Working Paper, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Citizens, Complexity and the City – Lessons from citizen participation in urban (transport) planning in Santiago Chile, 1997-2012

Sagaris, L. (2013)

Ph.D. thesis, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toronto

Impacts of Regulatory Schemes on Innovation: The Case of Urban Public Bus Transport in Santiago

Tamblay, S., Galilea, P., and Batarce, M. (2013)

13th World Conference on Transport Research. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 15-18 July, 2013.

Publications

Vehicle routing problem with steep roads

Impact of COVID-19 on the number of days working from home and commuting travel: A cross-cultural comparison between Australia, South America and South Africa

Designing integrated urban delivery systems using public transport

Using Twitter to Infer User Satisfaction With Public Transport: The Case of Santiago, Chile

Integrating Frequency Setting, Timetabling, and Route Assignment to Synchronize Transit Lines

On evasion behaviour in public transport: Dissatisfaction or contagion?

Introduction to Special issue on developments in mobility as a service (MaaS) and intelligent mobility

Transit-oriented development and air quality in Chinese cities: A city-level examination

Do preferences for BRT and LRT change as a voter, citizen, tax payer, or self-interested resident?

Effect of critical incidents on public transport satisfaction and loyalty: an Ordinal Probit SEM-MIMIC approach

The efficiency of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems: A dynamic congestion approach

Understanding public transport satisfaction: Using Maslow’s hierarchy of (transit) needs

Citizen participation for sustainable transport: Lessons for change from Santiago and Temuco, Chile

BRT+ / UITP / VREF New Report on how to integrate BRT

Comparing Chinese and Non-Chinese Bus Rapid Transit Systems Evidence from Evaluating Global Systems on the Basis of Bus Rapid Transit Design Indicators

A psychological approach to understand decisions about time in public transport. Evidence from lab experiments in London, UK and Santiago, Chile.