ABSTRACTWhile much has been reported about bus travel times and their variability for formal bus services, little is known about travel time variation for paratransit, the dominant means of transportation in most low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study quantifies the components of paratransit travel time on a selected route in Kumasi, Ghana. It analyzes the variability of travel times within the day and from day to day. A mobile phone app was employed to conduct a travel time survey onboard paratransit vehicles on the study route. GPS and stop-related data were collected. Various travel time variability measures and heat map was used for within day and day-to-day variability analysis in both directions of the study section. About 16% of travel time in the study section was spent dwelling (boarding and alighting). The variation in travel times across the day was comparatively higher than those of formal bus services and fluctuated across the day with no distinct pattern within any given time period. Both early and late trips contributed to this variation across the day. Fridays had significantly different variability from other weekdays.


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    Titel :

    VARIABILITY OF PARATRANSIT TRAVEL TIMES: THE CASE OF KUMASI, GHANA


    Beteiligte:
    George Ukam (Autor:in) / Charles Adams (Autor:in) / Atinuke Adebanji (Autor:in) / Williams Ackaah (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2023




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Unbekannt




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