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A review of recent research on public transit. Subscribe for the premium version of this podcast: https://paperboy.fm/podcasts/public-transit/subscribe

  1. 5d ago

    Did Free Fares Move King County Riders? Plus: Mexico City ETA

    This week asks when transit changes rider behavior: free fares had modest effects in King County, while Mexico City light rail prediction focused on daily wait-time uncertainty. Covers 2026-10-12 to 2026-10-19; 5 selected papers. A review of recent research on public transit. Episode covers 2026-10-12 – 2026-10-19. Top papers Means‐Tested Public Transportation Subsidies: Causal Evidence and Implications Adaptive Time of Arrival (ETA) Prediction in Light Rail Transport Systems Using Regression and Nodal Segmentation: CDMX Light Rail Case Study Using GeoXAI to reveal gender differences in the spatially nonstationary influence of built environment on area-level happiness Trust but verify: a Verification-as-a-Service framework for sustainable infrastructure governance—An integrative conceptual review ANALYSIS OF LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURAL ORGANIZATION OF TRANSIT URBAN SPACES OF SMALL TOWNS ON THE EXAMPLE OF PAVLOVSK, VORONEZH REGION Themes: public transportation, mobility, income subsidies, health outcomes, COVID-19, transportation, ETA prediction, nodal segmentation Methods: experimental, quasi-experimental, survey, regression, case-study, qualitative Premium News Premium also covers 3 related news stories, including economictimes.indiatimes.com — free public transportation - The Economic Times, cei.org — What Mexico City can teach America about the cost of ..., and 4manhattan.com — Public Transportation News & Coverage | 4Manhattan. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 5 research articles and 3 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Did Free Fares Move King County Riders? Plus: Mexico City ETA

  2. Oct 12

    Accessibility Dashboard + Bhubaneswar Emissions

    New work turns transit gaps into scorecards and dashboards, then tests whether buses, station areas, contracts, and street simulations can deliver cleaner, more usable networks. Covers 2026-10-05 to 2026-10-12; 5 free papers from 6 selected papers. A review of recent research on public transit. Episode covers 2026-10-05 – 2026-10-12. Top papers Development and Implementation of an Interactive Data Dashboard for Inclusive Public Transit: Design and Dissemination Public Transit as a Catalyst for Emission Mitigation and Air Pollution Reduction: A Case Study in India Risk and Resilience: Managing Public Transit Contracting During a Disrupted Market A microsimulation-based framework for assessing intelligent mobility solutions at urban transit hubs: a case study of Bhubaneswar Quantitative Evaluation of Glodok Area Readiness along the Jakarta MRT Phase 2 Corridor Based on ITDP TOD Standard 3.0 Scorecard Themes: public transit, public transportation, public transit accessibility, interactive data dashboard, disability inclusion, data dissemination, transportation equity, emission mitigation Methods: qualitative, case-study, survey, video graphic traffic analysis, IPCC estimation methodologies, descriptive quantitative Premium News Premium also covers 7 related news stories, including hyperfast.in — Public Transport News, en.antaranews.com — Jakarta LRT expansion strengthens public transport integration, and mdpi.com — Quo Vadis: The Liberalization Indicators of the Railway Freight Market? Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 6 research articles and 7 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Accessibility Dashboard + Bhubaneswar Emissions

  3. Oct 6

    Why did Harare BRT stall? Plus: Patna bus driving cycles

    Harare’s unbuilt BRT and Patna’s bus driving-cycle work both point to the same lesson: transit plans depend on local streets, institutions, riders, and operations. Covers 2026-09-28 to 2026-10-05; 5 free papers from 10 selected papers. A review of recent research on public transit. Episode covers 2026-09-28 – 2026-10-05. Top papers Institutional spatial and mobility constraints limiting bus rapid transit progression in Harare Zimbabwe Shaping the future of transit: Innovations and prospects of intelligent connected bus systems Modeling flex-route transit systems with a continuous approximation Markovian approach Cooperative Optimization for Public Transit and Ride-Hailing Services Incorporated with Mode Loyalty and Heterogeneity Transit Accessibility and Commercial-Opportunity Alignment in an Oasis–Valley City: Evidence from Central Urumqi Themes: public transit, public health, intelligent connected bus systems, urban transportation, traffic congestion, advanced driver assistance systems, public transit innovation, Bus Rapid Transit Methods: GIS analysis, documentary analysis, non-participant observation, modeling, simulation, performance evaluation Premium News Premium also covers 7 related news stories, including hyperfast.in — Public Transport News, rri.co.id — Latest public transport integration News and Information Today - RRI.co.id, and rri.co.id — Latest public transportation in indonesia News and Information Today - RRI.co.id. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 10 research articles and 7 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Why did Harare BRT stall? Plus: Patna bus driving cycles

  4. Oct 1

    Bus bunching fixes + Title VI capacity under post-pandemic demand

    New transit work points to a practical agenda: improve reliability with sparse data, rebuild service around changed travel, and make equity rules usable for agencies. Covers 2026-09-21 to 2026-09-28; 5 free papers from 9 selected papers. A review of recent research on public transit. Episode covers 2026-09-21 – 2026-09-28. Top papers The Future of Transit Real-time bus arrival prediction and bus bunching prevention using a multi-agent LSTM approach Evaluating the reach and equity of public spaces in Mexico City using mobility data: the case of the Utopías in Iztapalapa Equity, Capacity, and Compliance: A Case Study of Title VI Implementation in Rural Public Transit Systems REFRAMING SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY IN POST-SOCIALIST CITIES: THE ROLE OF URBAN FORM AND WALKABILITY IN PUBLIC TRANSPORT INTEGRATION IN TETOVO Themes: public transit, ridership, financial sustainability, emerging technologies, service planning, bus arrival prediction, bus bunching prevention, real-time passenger information Methods: qualitative, case-study, simulation, literature review, expert interviews, multi-agent systems Premium News Premium also covers 8 related news stories, including hyperfast.in — Public Transport News, rri.co.id — Latest public transportation in indonesia News and Information Today - RRI.co.id, and us.headtopics.com — United States News - PUBLICTRANSPORTATION - Latest News On PUBLICTRANSPORTATION. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 9 research articles and 8 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Bus bunching fixes + Title VI capacity under post-pandemic demand

  5. Sep 22

    Can Kansas City Fund Zero-Fare Transit? Plus: Kathmandu Offline Routing

    Kansas City voters showed strong support for tax-funded zero-fare transit, while Kathmandu’s offline route-finding work tackles informal networks that major navigation platforms miss. Covers 2026-09-14 to 2026-09-21; 5 free papers from 11 selected papers. A review of recent research on public transit. Episode covers 2026-09-14 – 2026-09-21. Top papers Transit Agency Perspectives on Bus Transit Automation Technologies in Rural, Small-Urban, and Urban U.S. Communities: A Pre-Pandemic National Baseline Promoting Health Equity Through Tax-Funded Zero-Fare Public Transit: A Survey of Voters From Kansas City, MO. The Institutional Influences of Public-Private Partnerships On Transport Projects in Canadian Cities A Non-Greedy Spatially Indexed Route-Finding Algorithm for Public Transit in Kathmandu Valley A Transit-Oriented Development Evaluation Framework for County-Level High-Speed Rail Stations Themes: public transit, urban planning, public health, bus transit automation, community size, safety, transportation policy, public transportation Methods: survey, quantitative, case-study, algorithm development, performance benchmarking, mobile application deployment Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including english.news.cn — 6 killed in suspected gas leak on public transport in central ..., The New York Times — How Delhi Built a World-Class Metro for a Bargain, and indianinfrastructure.com — Towards Integrated Mobility: RRTS, TOD and multimodal ... Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 11 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Can Kansas City Fund Zero-Fare Transit? Plus: Kathmandu Offline Routing

  6. Sep 18

    Shanghai stations + Jakarta Blok M: transit as living places

    New work frames transit stops as commercial and social ecosystems while treating rider emotion, outreach encounters, and safety tolerance as signals agencies can act on. Covers 2026-09-07 to 2026-09-14; 5 free papers from 7 selected papers. A review of recent research on public transit. Episode covers 2026-09-07 – 2026-09-14. Top papers Influencing Factors, Pathways, and Zonal Differences of Commercial Format Diversity in Rail Transit Station Areas: A Case Study of Shanghai Rethinking police and social outreach collaboration: early insights from project SCOPE AI-driven passenger experience monitoring in railway operations: a Reddit-based NLP analysis of service failures, sentiment and operational priorities Transit Accessibility and The Emergence of Community-Driven Social Nodes: A Case Study of Blok M, South Jakarta Emotion Analysis in Public Transport Themes: public transport, urban planning, emotion analysis, stakeholder engagement, customer experience, Transit-Oriented Development, socio-spatial dynamics, community-driven development Methods: qualitative, case-study, multiple-criteria analysis, survey, quantitative, structural equation modeling Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including smart-union.org — Government retreats on passenger rail investment, itu.int — Shenzhen's autonomous public transportation - ITU, and travelandtourworld.com — Portland's TriMet Cuts Signal Wider US Transit Challenge as Philadelphia, Chicago and More Cities Redesign Networks. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 7 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Shanghai stations + Jakarta Blok M: transit as living places

  7. Sep 7

    Can Hotspot Maps Fix Bus Service? Plus: Microtransit Price Barriers

    Transit teams are testing hotspot maps, multiperiod bus-stop forecasts, and Latin American microtransit surveys to better match service with trips people need. Covers 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-07; 5 selected papers. A review of recent research on public transit. Episode covers 2026-08-31 – 2026-09-07. Top papers Improving Bus Service Levels: A Coupling Coordination Model Based on Travel Hotspot Detection Determinants of the Willingness to Use Microtransit Services: Case Studies from Mexico and Colombia Exploring Bus Stop Mobility Pattern With Temporal Variation: A Multiperiod Prediction Framework A scoping review of electric vehicle adoption barriers and policy gaps in South Asia Comprehensive Planning for Healthy Eating and Active Living: A Systematic Assessment from Wisconsin Themes: microtransit, public transport, urban mobility, socioeconomic characteristics, sustainability, bus stop mobility, demand prediction, intelligent transportation systems Methods: survey, case-study, deep learning, data analysis, predictive modeling, data mining Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including itu.int — Shenzhen's autonomous public transportation - ITU, wnyc.org — What stalling federal support means for the future of public transit, and thegoodpress.news — Porto Makes Public Transport Free for All Residents. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 5 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Can Hotspot Maps Fix Bus Service? Plus: Microtransit Price Barriers

  8. Sep 3

    Would Riders Choose Microtransit? Plus: Ambon Route 47 Gaps

    Fare sensitivity, safety concerns, route information, and service gaps frame how riders decide whether transit is worth choosing. Covers 2026-08-24 to 2026-08-31; 4 selected papers. A review of recent research on public transit. Episode covers 2026-08-24 – 2026-08-31. Top papers Determinants of the Willingness to Use Microtransit Services: Case Studies from Mexico and Colombia Impact of transportation on the property market at the national level: case of the USA Analisis Persepsi Penumpang Angkutan Kota Trayek 47 Kilang terhadap Kualitas Layanan Angkutan Kota YOLOv11n-LSL: An Efficient Network for Foreign Object Intrusion Detection in Complex Railway Environments Themes: urban mobility, microtransit, public transport, socioeconomic characteristics, sustainability, public transportation, service quality, passenger perception Methods: survey, case-study, Granger causality test, vector error correction model, impulse-response analysis Premium News Premium also covers 10 related news stories, including cleanenergywire.org — Germany-wide public transport ticket saves emissions despite price ..., ground.news — Urban Transport in Mexico Mobilized 268.8 Million ..., and reddit.com — Pointing to Massachusetts’s fare-free experiment, Markey, Pressley press for a $25 billion federal free transit plan. Upgrade to Premium The premium version of this podcast covers all 4 research articles and 10 news stories selected for the episode. Subscribe to the premium podcast. Generated by paperboy.fm.

    Would Riders Choose Microtransit? Plus: Ambon Route 47 Gaps
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