Choice f micro-mobility: Case studies of ta public bicycle sharing system in New Zealand

This study considers how to improve understanding of sustainable urban transport planning from the perspective of the Central Business District (CBD) redevelopment process for two cities, Hamilton and Christchurch in New Zealand (NZ). The most proportion of ‘Public Bicycle Share Schemes’ operate in densely populated cities as these are characterized by limited modal accessibility but high population density in the urban CBD. This situation is similar to NZ’s two medium-sized cities, in each of which the city’s population density is constantly increasing in the past years. In this study, Multinomial and Mixed Logistic regression models were used to determine the model specification, and subsequently, to test the mode choice cross-elasticities for promoting greater use of the bicycle sharing system in conjunction with public transport service. The data were gathered using stated preference surveys from 486 New Zealanders, and the modeling results indicate that the potential improvement in a modal shift towards micro-mobility, which can be enhanced by applying different policy options

Traffic Impact Assessment and Proposal Report: Te Ara Hou Social Services Village, Hamilton

This report examines and describes the traffic and parking effects of the proposal to increase the parking space of the Te Ara Hou Christian Social Service Village (TAH Village) located at 100-104 Morrinsville Road in Hamilton. The TAH Village is a medium-sized village on the outskirts of Hamilton city that provides a range of services for the community to improve it, within this village there is a wide range of facilities for all sections of the community such as an Elderly care and Child care facility, church, cafe and a Food bank. The village comprises of thirteen community groups. It provides “multi-purpose and inter-denominational deeds or services in Hamilton city and Waikato regional areas”

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thesisEarthquakes could significantly impact road network capacity and further change spatial and temporal traffic demand patterns. This paper presents a practically useful dynamic traveler microassignment model to simultaneously capture variable traffic demand and departure time choice dynamic for different trip purposes. These travel choice dimensions are integrated in a stochastic utility maximization framework that considers multiple user decision criteria, such as travel time and schedule delay. For a typical case that assumes the logit-based alternative choice model, this paper develops an equivalent gap function-based optimization formulation and a heuristic iterative solution procedure. A case study using a large-scale transportation network (adapted from the Salt Lake City metropolitan area) is presented to illustrate the capability of the proposed system integration for realistic traffic impact studies. Experimental results from two network damage scenarios show the dramatic changes in postearthquake traffic demand, departure time, and route choice patterns; a small amount of capacity loss in critical links could lead to substantial networkwide travel time increases

The development of demand responsive transport service for older people in NZ rural areas: Preliminary Case Study in Thames

This study investigates improvements to public transport for people aged over 65 in New Zealand rural and small cities. Due to the popularity of Thames, NZ for people aged 65 and over the population for this age group is increasing in Thames and therefore so does the demand for alternative modes of transport (to maintain the elderly’s independence), especially once owning or driving a private motor vehicle is no longer a viable option. This study explores the existing problems that the elderly face regarding transportation in Thames, NZ rural and investigates possible public transport improvements to help maintain independence for people aged 65 and over

Diboson Excesses Demystified in Effective Field Theory Approach

We study the collider implication of a neutral resonance which decays to several diboson final states such as $W^+W^-$, $ZZ$, and $Z\gamma$ via a minimal set of effective operators. We consider both CP-even and CP-odd bosonic states with spin 0, 1, or 2. The production cross sections for the bosonic resonance states are obtained with the effective operators involving gluons (and quarks), and the branching fractions are obtained with the operators responsible for the interactions with electroweak gauge bosons. We demonstrate that each scenario allows for a broad parameter space which could accommodate the recently-reported intriguing excesses in the ATLAS diboson final states, and discuss how the CP states and spin information of the resonance can be extracted at the LHC run II.Comment: 22 pages, 6 figures, main text slightly modified with results unchange

Freight Transport Modal Shift in NZ: Building Understanding of Shippers’ Mode Choice based on RP (revealed preference)/ SP (stated preference) surveys

The main objectives of this study are to identify the constraints on shifting freight in New Zealand (NZ) from road to rail and/or coastal shipping, and to quantify the trade-off between factors affecting shippers’ perceptions, to assist in increasing the share of freight moved by non-road transport modes. This was done by three logistic regression methods. The ranked logit results show that NZ shippers ranked transport time as the most significant constraint upon distributing goods by rail, while accessibility and load size were the most significant constraints upon using coastal shipping. The study also identifies how NZ shippers’ modal shift constraints vary according to the firm’s individual or logistical characteristics (e.g. their use of logistics facilities, lead time, and delivery distance). Mode choice models, consistent with econometric theory and based on transport cost, time, reliability and modal frequency, are developed. Multinomial logit (MNL) and mixed logit (ML) models are estimated, to identify the factors influencing the choice between road, rail and coastal shipping, for domestic inter-island freight flows. Finally, the models are used, with empirical data on transport cost, time and reliability, to estimate the effect (on mode split) of policies to alter the values of these variables

Road safety study in New Zealand: Road Crashes involving overseas Drivers

The study explores the driving behaviour of overseas drivers and identifies the key causes contributing to road crashes in New Zealand (NZ) related to demographic and socio-economic characteristics of overseas drivers. A revealed preference (RP) study of 205 overseas drivers has been used to investigate whether overseas drivers’ characteristics affected their ranked preference for attributes related to the risk of driving in NZ. The RP study and rank-ordered logistics regression models have been used to identify the importance of various factors in determining the causes of crashes and providing some insights into issues that should be considered accident reduction policy development. The results indicate that roundabouts are rare in some Asian countries and thus confusing to Asian drivers; mountainous roads are considered the most difficult terrain to drive on. The results further indicate that fatigue has a moderate impact on the drivers, with those aged above 30 tending to believe that fatigue affects subsequent driving performance. The results are consistent with the historical data from 2,328 crashes related to overseas drivers from 2010 to 2014 as extracted from the Crash Analysis System. Finally, the results of this study indicate that ‘tailored’ programmes to educate overseas drivers would be more effective than current practices and guidelines

Community-based Engineering research: Why aging New Zealanders Living in rural need better transport service

With the increased population of the elderly, providing more active public transportation for an older population is a global issue. This study investigates the travel behaviour and mode choice attitudes of people aged 65 and older and improves transport accessibility by proposing a demand responsive transport (DRT) service in New Zealand (NZ) rural areas and small towns. A case study was conducted at the Thames, Waikato to investigate the travel behaviour of the elderly and explore the presence of heterogeneity in transport mode choice. Thames is located at the Thames-Coromandel District with a high proportion (27.1%) of people aged 65 and older. Due to the popularity of Thames for people aged 65 and over, the population of this age group in Thames is increasing and predicted to increase to 43% in the year 2043. Therefore, the demand for alternative modes of transport, especially once owning or driving a private motor vehicle is no longer a viable option. This study explores the existing problems that the elderly face regarding transportation in Thames and investigates possible public transport improvements to help keep the people aged 65 and over able to travel locally within Thames. To achieve the objective of this study, a revealed preference survey was examined for exploring various types of elderly’s travel behaviour and mode choice. A rank-ordered logit model was adopted using data analysis on the choices of individuals over various mode choice options and the critical components of effective DRT service implementation for older people in NZ rural areas and small cities. The results show that as age increases the number of people using their vehicles for transport around Thames decreases and reliance on family or friends. This travel behaviour is especially the case in the major areas of Thames further away from the Thames CBD and shops where walking, cycling or mobility scooters are not a viable option due to long walking distance and need to carry groceries. The destinations that the elderly visit dictates to some extent the type of transport chosen. For example, from the results revealed that the majority of elderly make weekly trips for shopping but modes of transport such as the bus, walking, cycling and mobility scooters are not favourable for shopping in all cases due to the limit on weight, size and quantity that can be physically carried using these transport options. The results are also supporting a DRT service in NZ rural areas and small towns. For further research into a DRT service is justified where the elderly life also restricts the mode of transport used due to travel distance and topography