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Multi-Criteria Appraisal of Regular Bus, Bus Rapid Transit and Metro in Tehran

Keyvan Ekbatani, Mehdi | 2010

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  1. Type of Document: M.Sc. Thesis
  2. Language: Farsi
  3. Document No: 40343 (09)
  4. University: Sharif University of Technology
  5. Department: Civil Engineering
  6. Advisor(s): Vaziri, Manuchehr
  7. Abstract:
  8. Viewpoints of various interest groups should be addressed in any public service appraisal. Urban public transportation development and services have diverse impacts on users, operators and the community. The impacts can be characterized by a wide range of perspectives including: efficiency, effectiveness, efficacy, economic, social and environmental dimensions. Deployment of quantitative techniques, such as multicriteria decision making methods, would facilitate such a multidimensional analysis and appraisal. The objective of the study summarized herein was to shed some light on the perceived attributes pertinent to the Tehran regular transit service appraisal. The major services include regular bus, bus rapid transit and rail rapid transit. The study consisted of several stages. Firstly, to ascertain attributes of urban public transportation services, a relevant questionnaire was designed and prepared. Secondly, interest groups encompassing users, operators and the community were surveyed. Finally, based on the completed questionnaires, the study database was created and analyzed. To identify key attributes, quantitative techniques such as frequency analysis, correlation analysis, grouping techniques and factor analysis were deployed. The study showed that the surveyed persons identified three to seven attributes as the key factors for service appraisal. Using grouping techniques and factor analysis, the attributes were consolidated into seven new dimensions. The study confirmed that the efficacious appraisal of urban public transportation services is inherently one of the multicriteria decision making situation. The study showed interesting results regarding the key perceived attributes and criteria. The surveyed groups showed interesting similarities and differences in their attributes, selections and choices
  9. Keywords:
  10. Public Transport ; Developing Countries ; Fuzzy Logic ; Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) ; User Perception ; Tehran Metro ; Perception Analysis and Evaluation ; Multicriteria Analysis

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  • ارزيابي چندمعياره اتوبوس معمولي، اتوبوس تندرو و مترو در تهران با تاكيد بر نظر كاربران
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