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Matching user demand and technical supply for the design of traveller information systems. (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Smith, N., Salim, V., Gannon, J., Olaru, D., & Wigan, M. (2005, January). Matching user demand and technical supply for the design of traveller information systems. Presented at Transportation Research Board 84th Annual Meeting

The majority of states across Australia have a publicly funded traveller information service in operation. They clearly provide some benefits to the travelling public, but there has been limited reported analysis of user opinions of the services and... Read More about Matching user demand and technical supply for the design of traveller information systems..

Speeding behaviour and collision involvement in Scottish car drivers. (2005)
Book Chapter
Stradling, S. G., Carreno, M., Ferguson, N., & Rye, T. (2005). Speeding behaviour and collision involvement in Scottish car drivers. In D. A. Hennessy, & D. L. Wiesenthal (Eds.), Contemporary Issues in Road User Behavior and Traffic Safety (113-123). Nova Science Publishers

This chapter combines data sets from two recent studies of Scottish drivers, one conducted for the Scottish Executive and one for the Strathclyde Safety Camera Partnership. Both surveys involved in-home interviews with quota samples of drivers. Full... Read More about Speeding behaviour and collision involvement in Scottish car drivers..

Transportation metadata: role of data and information technology section: final metadata working group report. (2005)
Report
Zmud, J., Wigan, M., Turner, S., Hall, J., Gillman, R., & Harrison, F. (2005). Transportation metadata: role of data and information technology section: final metadata working group report

This report is the collaborative product of a workgroup convened under the auspices of Data and
Information Technology Section (ABJ00) of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). The Lilbrary and
Information Science Committee (ABG40) from the Resea... Read More about Transportation metadata: role of data and information technology section: final metadata working group report..

Regeneration friend or foe? - issues with national congestion pricing (2005)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W. (2005). Regeneration friend or foe? - issues with national congestion pricing. Scotregen, 4-5

There has been support for the Minister for Transport, Alistair Darling, as he took the major step of proposing trials for a national Road User or Congestion Charging scheme. According to a Department for Transport feasibility study, the cost to dri... Read More about Regeneration friend or foe? - issues with national congestion pricing.

Changes in the frequency of shopping trips in response to a congestion charge (2005)
Journal Article
Schmöcker, J.-D., Fonzone, A., Quddus, M., & Bell, M. G. (2006). Changes in the frequency of shopping trips in response to a congestion charge. Transport Policy, 13(3), 217-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.09.005

This paper presents an analysis of shopping trips into London’s central shopping district (Oxford Street area) before and after the introduction of the congestion charging scheme in February 2003. In collaboration with a major department store, three... Read More about Changes in the frequency of shopping trips in response to a congestion charge.

Analysis of an agent-based metric-driven method for ad-hoc, on-demand routing (2005)
Journal Article
Buchanan, W. J., Migas, N., Sinclair, G., & McArtney, K. (2006). Analysis of an agent-based metric-driven method for ad-hoc, on-demand routing. Ad hoc networks, 4(2), 147-167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adhoc.2004.04.009

Ad-hoc networks could bring many benefits over traditional, fixed networks. Unfortunately, they have many difficulties, including the selection of the optimal route, the availability of routes as mobile nodes move around the physical space, and probl... Read More about Analysis of an agent-based metric-driven method for ad-hoc, on-demand routing.

Maritime policy in Scotland (2005)
Journal Article
Baird, A. J., & Baird, A. (2005). Maritime policy in Scotland. Maritime Policy and Management, 32(4), 383-401. https://doi.org/10.1080/03088830500300404

This paper begins by defining the meaning of the term `maritime policy'. Since devolution in the UK, the opening of the new Scottish parliament in 1998 and the creation of the Scottish Executive, little effort has been made to establish a distinct ma... Read More about Maritime policy in Scotland.

International comparative field evaluation of a traffic-responsive signal control strategy in three cities (2005)
Journal Article
Kosmatopoulos, E., Papageorgiou, M., Bielefeldt, C., Dinopoulou, V., Morris, R., Mueck, J., Richards, A., & Weichenmeier, F. (2006). International comparative field evaluation of a traffic-responsive signal control strategy in three cities. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 40(5), 399-413. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2005.08.004

The recently developed network-wide real-time signal control strategy TUC has been implemented in three traffic networks with quite different traffic and control infrastructure characteristics: Chania, Greece (23 junctions); Southampton, UK (53 junct... Read More about International comparative field evaluation of a traffic-responsive signal control strategy in three cities.

Accessibility and transport. (2005)
Preprint / Working Paper
Stradling, S. G., Carreno, M., Ferguson, N., Rye, T., Halden, D., Davidson, P., Anable, J., Hope, S., Alder, B., Ryley, T. J., & Wigan, M. Accessibility and transport

The Topic Report uses a number of multivariate statistical analyses to examine the inter-linking of person and household characteristics with travel availability measures looking at variations in the accessibility of transport and accessibility by tr... Read More about Accessibility and transport..

Edinburgh and the politics of congestion charging: negotiating road user charging with affected publics (2005)
Journal Article
McQuaid, R. W., & Grieco, M. (2005). Edinburgh and the politics of congestion charging: negotiating road user charging with affected publics. Transport Policy, 12(5), 475-476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.06.005

The citizens of Edinburgh have just rejected a congestion charging scheme for this capital city. This short postscript examines the case for a full post-mortem, a post-mortem which must include the participation of those who said no.

Impacts of congestion charging on shopping trips in Edinburgh (2005)
Journal Article
Hu, S., & Saleh, W. (2005). Impacts of congestion charging on shopping trips in Edinburgh. Transport Policy, 12(5), 443-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.06.004

This paper presents an investigation into the impacts of the introduction of congestion charges on shopping trips in Edinburgh. Other transport policies such as parking costs, public transport costs and petrol fees have also been investigated, using... Read More about Impacts of congestion charging on shopping trips in Edinburgh.

Road user charging: Theory and practice (2005)
Journal Article
Saleh, W. (2005). Road user charging: Theory and practice. Transport Policy, 12(5), 373-376. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.06.001

In 1999 the DETR became concerned that there was a general shortage of research projects looking at innovatory approaches to road user charging and so it launched a programme aimed specifically at generating novel postgraduate research. Theoretical a... Read More about Road user charging: Theory and practice.

Stochastic social optimum traffic assignment (2005)
Journal Article
Maher, M., Stewart, K., & Rosa, A. (2005). Stochastic social optimum traffic assignment. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 39(8), 753-767. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2004.10.001

This paper formulates a Stochastic Social Optimum (SSO) that relates to the Stochastic User Equilibrium (SUE) in the same way as the Social Optimum (SO) relates to the User Equilibrium (UE) in a deterministic environment. At the SSO solution, the tot... Read More about Stochastic social optimum traffic assignment.

Road-user charging and the modelling of revenue allocation. (2005)
Journal Article
Farrell, S., & Saleh, W. (2005). Road-user charging and the modelling of revenue allocation. Transport Policy, 12(5), 431-442. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2005.06.003

The objective of this paper is to investigate the potential impacts of implementing variable congestion charging on the peak spreading of departure time choices, taking into account levels of scheduling flexibility of individuals. In particular, this... Read More about Road-user charging and the modelling of revenue allocation..

The Application of Mathematical Programming Approaches to Estimating Container Port Production Efficiency (2005)
Journal Article
Cullinane, K., Song, D.-W., & Wang, T. (2005). The Application of Mathematical Programming Approaches to Estimating Container Port Production Efficiency. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 24(1), 73-92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11123-005-3041-9

Container terminal production is both an important and complicated element in the contemporary global economy. This paper aims to evaluate the efficiency of the world’s most important container ports and terminals using the two alternative techniques... Read More about The Application of Mathematical Programming Approaches to Estimating Container Port Production Efficiency.

The relationship between privatization and DEA estimates of efficiency in the container port industry (2005)
Journal Article
Wang, T.-F., Cullinane, K., Ji, P., & Wang, T. (2005). The relationship between privatization and DEA estimates of efficiency in the container port industry. Journal of Economics and Business, 57(5), 433-462. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconbus.2005.02.007

A major objective of port privatization is to improve the efficiency of the sector. This paper presents the pros and cons of port privatization and provides an empirical examination of the relationship between privatization and relative efficiency wi... Read More about The relationship between privatization and DEA estimates of efficiency in the container port industry.

Effect of attribute perceptions on mode choice behavior in a transit market. (2005)
Journal Article
Wan, Q., & Lo, H. K. (2005). Effect of attribute perceptions on mode choice behavior in a transit market. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 6, 1740-1750. https://doi.org/10.11175/easts.6.1740

Random utility models are often used to model traveler mode choice behavior in the demand analysis of a transit system. Transit operators might base their policy and operations planning on these estimates. The choice probability of these models is ex... Read More about Effect of attribute perceptions on mode choice behavior in a transit market..