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Mathias Moller, Sebastián Raveau Abstract Overcrowding in metro systems can exert a negative impact on the travel experience of the passengers and on the system’s capacity. This can affect passengers in different ways, worsening their perception of safety, altering their behaviour, decreasing their satisfaction, and leading to higher travel-time sensitivities. One of the causes of overcrowding... read more →

Vicente Iglesias, Sebastián Raveau Abstract Mode choice modeling has shown a significant crowding effect over travel time perception. But the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the related sanitary measures have changed perceptions of overcrowding on the mode choice. This study aims to quantify these changes through a hybrid discrete choice model using data collected through a... read more →

Franco Basso, Marco Batarce, Raúl Pezoa, Matías Villalobos, Mauricio Varas  Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the government measures to curb its spread, have significantly affected mobility. Various studies have investigated behavioral changes across different transport modes accounting for sociodemographic variables, yet the focus has predominantly been on public transportation. This article addresses this gap by quantifying the... read more →

Rodrigo Mora, Natan Waintrub, Cristhian Figueroa, Amarilis Horta  Abstract Promoted by most governments as a sustainable form of transportation, cycling is surging worldwide. Despite the positive impacts of cycling, conflicts between cyclists and other street users such as pedestrians, cars and buses have increased, especially in countries lacking proper cycling infrastructure. This paper aims to understand a... read more →

Ignacio Tiznado-Aitken, Thomas E. Guerrero B., Lake Sagaris  Abstract When suitably organized, public transport plays an important role in social inclusion and equity by providing crucial access to social, political, and economic opportunities. Notwithstanding, a growing body of evidence points to gender-based harassment and violence associated with public transport journeys as significant barriers to women's travel. This raises important... read more →

Chinh Q. Ho, Alejandro Tirachini Abstract Mobility as a service (MaaS) is an emerging framework that integrates multiple transport services into a single and intuitive platform. This paper contrasts the urban passenger transport markets in developed versus developing economies to understand the challenges of integrating mobility services using the MaaS framework, with a focus... read more →

Yu Wang, Charisma Choudhury, Thomas O. Hancock, Yacan Wang, Juan de Dios Ortúzar Abstract We aim to understand the effect of different information types on risk perception and examine the relationship between perceived risk and travel behaviour during a pandemic outbreak. A hybrid choice model structure, incorporating a multiple discrete-continuous extreme value model, was formulated and estimated to explore... read more →

Álvaro Rodríguez-Valencia, J. de D. Ortúzar, Santiago Mesa-García Abstract Motorcycle and car ownership are rapidly growing in the Global South. However, little research has been conducted to understand the factors influencing motorcycle ownership and whether they differ from those affecting car ownership. In this paper, we explore and explain the similarities and differences between the... read more →