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Why most DRT/Micro-Transits fail – What the survivors tell us about progress

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  • Currie, Graham
  • Fournier, Nicholas

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Media often reports demand responsive transit (DRT) and ‘micro-transit’ (MT) as ‘re-inventing’ conventional fixed route transit but rarely report financial data on DRT/MT performance or note their high failure rates.

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  • Currie, Graham & Fournier, Nicholas, 2020. "Why most DRT/Micro-Transits fail – What the survivors tell us about progress," Research in Transportation Economics, Elsevier, vol. 83(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:retrec:v:83:y:2020:i:c:s0739885920300937
    DOI: 10.1016/j.retrec.2020.100895
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    1. Sharif Azadeh, Shadi & van der Zee, J. & Wagenvoort, M., 2022. "Choice-driven service network design for an integrated fixed line and demand responsive mobility system," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 166(C), pages 557-574.
    2. Ghimire, Subid & Bardaka, Eleni & Monast, Kai & Wang, Juan & Wright, Waugh, 2024. "Policy, management, and operation practices in U.S. microtransit systems," Transport Policy, Elsevier, vol. 145(C), pages 259-278.
    3. Rich, Jeppe & Seshadri, Ravi & Jomeh, Ali Jamal & Clausen, Sofus Rasmus, 2023. "Fixed routing or demand-responsive? Agent-based modelling of autonomous first and last mile services in light-rail systems," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 173(C).
    4. Hyunmyung Kim & Jaeheon Choi & Sungjin Cho & Feng Liu & Hyungmin Jin & Suhwan Lim & Dongjun Kim & Jun Lee & Chang-Hyeon Joh, 2022. "Identifying Different Sources of the Benefit: Simulation of DRT Operation in the Heartland and Hinterland Regions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(24), pages 1-20, December.
    5. Sergei Dytckov & Jan A. Persson & Fabian Lorig & Paul Davidsson, 2022. "Potential Benefits of Demand Responsive Transport in Rural Areas: A Simulation Study in Lolland, Denmark," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-21, March.

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