Methodology for characterizing the mobility patterns of users of public bus systems through smart card data and spatial analysis

Authors

  • Renato Goersch Andrade Parente Federal University of Ceará, Ceará – Brazil
  • João Lucas Albuquerque Oliveira Federal University of Ceará, Ceará – Brazil
  • Ivana Maria Feitosa Silva Federal University of Ceará, Ceará – Brazil
  • Francisco Moraes de Oliveira Neto Federal University of Ceará, Ceará – Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7756-4619

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14295/transportes.v30i3.2749

Keywords:

Mobility Patterns, Smart Card, Mobility Characterization, Public Transport

Abstract

Considering the importance of the public transport system in promoting equity in access and sustainable transport, it is essential to know how the mobility patterns of users vary spatially and temporally. This paper proposes a method to assess the mobility patterns in the public transportation system using smart card data and spatial analysis. The method contributes to understand the relationship between the mobility patterns and the demand variation in Brazilian cities, where a major part of their population depends on public transportation for daily commuting. Thus, the method was based on hypotheses about the types of patterns, their spatial and temporal variability, and how they relate spatially to the public transport demand. The application of the method to the 2014 and 2018 data of Fortaleza's public bus system showed a great decrease in the number of users who live in peripheral areas, with the lowest levels of accessibility, and who use the system regularly to commute.

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Author Biography

Francisco Moraes de Oliveira Neto, Federal University of Ceará, Ceará – Brazil

Possui Graduação em Engenharia Civil pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (2002), Mestrado em Engenharia de Transportes pela Universidade Federal do Ceará (2004), e Doutorado pela University of Tennessee-Knoxville (2010). Realizou estágio pós-doutoral no Centro de Pesquisa em Análise de Sistemas de Transportes (CTA - Center for Transportation Analysis) do Laboratório Nacional de Oak Ridge (ORNL - Oak Ridge National Laboratory), USA. Atualmente é Professor Adjunto do Departamento de Engenharia de Transportes da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC) e Professor Permanente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Transportes da UFC (PETRAN). Participa em pesquisa colaborativa com o Grupo de Pesquisa em Transportes, Trânsito e Meio Ambiente do Departamento de Engenharia de Transportes da UFC - GTTEMA/DET/UFC. Possui experiência profissional e acadêmica em Gerenciamento e Simulação de Sistemas Urbanos de Tráfego, e em Pesquisa Operacional. Tem interesse nas seguintes áreas: Análise de Sistemas de Transportes, com ênfase na Modelagem de Redes de Transportes de Carga e de Passageiros, Modelagem Comportamental e Análise Espacial em Transportes.

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2022-12-13

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Goersch Andrade Parente, R. ., Albuquerque Oliveira, J. L. ., Feitosa Silva, I. M. ., & Moraes de Oliveira Neto, F. . (2022). Methodology for characterizing the mobility patterns of users of public bus systems through smart card data and spatial analysis. TRANSPORTES, 30(3), 2749. https://doi.org/10.14295/transportes.v30i3.2749

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