Regression analysis of travel indicators and public transport usage in urban areas

Currently, planners try to have more green travel options to decrease economic, social and environmental problems. Therefore, this study tries to find significant urban travel factors to be used to increase the usage of alternative urban travel modes. This paper attempts to identify the relationship...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Hussein, Muhammad Zaly Shah, Moeinaddini, Mehdi, Hamzah, Amran
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spelling my.utm.603962021-11-03T08:21:23Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/60396/ Regression analysis of travel indicators and public transport usage in urban areas Muhammad Hussein, Muhammad Zaly Shah Moeinaddini, Mehdi Hamzah, Amran TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery Currently, planners try to have more green travel options to decrease economic, social and environmental problems. Therefore, this study tries to find significant urban travel factors to be used to increase the usage of alternative urban travel modes. This paper attempts to identify the relationship between prominent urban mobility indicators and daily trips by public transport in 30 cities from various parts of the world. Different travel modes, infrastructures and cost indicators were evaluated in this research as mobility indicators. The results of multi-linear regression analysis indicate that there is a significant relationship between mobility indicators and the daily usage of public transport. 2015 Article PeerReviewed Muhammad Hussein, Muhammad Zaly Shah and Moeinaddini, Mehdi and Hamzah, Amran (2015) Regression analysis of travel indicators and public transport usage in urban areas. World Academy Of Science, Engineering And Technology, 9 . pp. 1192-1196. ISSN 1307-6892
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topic TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
spellingShingle TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
Muhammad Hussein, Muhammad Zaly Shah
Moeinaddini, Mehdi
Hamzah, Amran
Regression analysis of travel indicators and public transport usage in urban areas
description Currently, planners try to have more green travel options to decrease economic, social and environmental problems. Therefore, this study tries to find significant urban travel factors to be used to increase the usage of alternative urban travel modes. This paper attempts to identify the relationship between prominent urban mobility indicators and daily trips by public transport in 30 cities from various parts of the world. Different travel modes, infrastructures and cost indicators were evaluated in this research as mobility indicators. The results of multi-linear regression analysis indicate that there is a significant relationship between mobility indicators and the daily usage of public transport.
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author Muhammad Hussein, Muhammad Zaly Shah
Moeinaddini, Mehdi
Hamzah, Amran
author_facet Muhammad Hussein, Muhammad Zaly Shah
Moeinaddini, Mehdi
Hamzah, Amran
author_sort Muhammad Hussein, Muhammad Zaly Shah
title Regression analysis of travel indicators and public transport usage in urban areas
title_short Regression analysis of travel indicators and public transport usage in urban areas
title_full Regression analysis of travel indicators and public transport usage in urban areas
title_fullStr Regression analysis of travel indicators and public transport usage in urban areas
title_full_unstemmed Regression analysis of travel indicators and public transport usage in urban areas
title_sort regression analysis of travel indicators and public transport usage in urban areas
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