Research Article

A new perspective on public transportation systems investments after the COVID-19 pandemic effect: Bus rapid transit (BRT) for the metropolis, small & medium-scale cities

Volume: 28 Number: 3 June 30, 2022
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A new perspective on public transportation systems investments after the COVID-19 pandemic effect: Bus rapid transit (BRT) for the metropolis, small & medium-scale cities

Abstract

Public transportation is one of the sectors most affected by the COVID19 pandemic and consequently public transportation ridership has decreased in the ratio of 50%-90% during this period. Some of these passengers are expected not to use public transportation even if the pandemic is stable. Due to the high risk of infection in public transportation and the fact that the social distance-face mask rule is not obeyed to a certain extent, new regulations in public transportation should be made evident. Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a high-quality public transportation system that has been widely preferred in both metropolis and medium-scale cities in recent years because of its low investment cost and short construction period. In this study, the economic effects of BRT system that is planned with the consideration of social distance according to the requirements of the pandemic were examined in terms of the country's economy and investor/operating institutions. Calculations were performed for the metropolis and small & medium-scale cities as two different types of cities. With the aim to find an urgent solution to the damaged image of public transportation due to the pandemic and the increasing traffic density, the effects of 1, 2 and 3 years of the implementation period on feasibility studies were investigated. In order to minimize the effect of the pandemic, occupancy rates during peak hours were assumed as 70%, which is the value specified for social distance in the literature, and the value of 90% used in feasibility studies. Four different scenarios were created by determining the number of passengers per square meter as 4 and 6. It was determined that the implementation period of BRT in one year could give more profitable results in terms of the country's economy and investor/operating institutions for both types of cities (the metropolis and small & medium-scale cities). In terms of the country's economy, it was determined that the scenario of 70% occupancy-4 passengers/m2 could be applied for both cities. In terms of operating institutions, although the scenario of 70% occupancy-4 passenger/m2 did not give profitable results for both cities, the findings have shown that this scenario could be applied by considering profitability in the country's economy. The results of this investigation show that BRT is a preferable system that could be applied both in the metropolis and small & medium-scale cities, and to minimize the impact of the pandemic on public transportation.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Engineering

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Publication Date

June 30, 2022

Submission Date

March 4, 2021

Acceptance Date

July 2, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 28 Number: 3

APA
Yıldızhan, F. (2022). A new perspective on public transportation systems investments after the COVID-19 pandemic effect: Bus rapid transit (BRT) for the metropolis, small & medium-scale cities. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, 28(3), 363-371. https://izlik.org/JA28YK68ZN
AMA
1.Yıldızhan F. A new perspective on public transportation systems investments after the COVID-19 pandemic effect: Bus rapid transit (BRT) for the metropolis, small & medium-scale cities. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2022;28(3):363-371. https://izlik.org/JA28YK68ZN
Chicago
Yıldızhan, Fatih. 2022. “A New Perspective on Public Transportation Systems Investments After the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) for the Metropolis, Small & Medium-Scale Cities”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 28 (3): 363-71. https://izlik.org/JA28YK68ZN.
EndNote
Yıldızhan F (June 1, 2022) A new perspective on public transportation systems investments after the COVID-19 pandemic effect: Bus rapid transit (BRT) for the metropolis, small & medium-scale cities. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 28 3 363–371.
IEEE
[1]F. Yıldızhan, “A new perspective on public transportation systems investments after the COVID-19 pandemic effect: Bus rapid transit (BRT) for the metropolis, small & medium-scale cities”, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 28, no. 3, pp. 363–371, June 2022, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA28YK68ZN
ISNAD
Yıldızhan, Fatih. “A New Perspective on Public Transportation Systems Investments After the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) for the Metropolis, Small & Medium-Scale Cities”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi 28/3 (June 1, 2022): 363-371. https://izlik.org/JA28YK68ZN.
JAMA
1.Yıldızhan F. A new perspective on public transportation systems investments after the COVID-19 pandemic effect: Bus rapid transit (BRT) for the metropolis, small & medium-scale cities. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi. 2022;28:363–371.
MLA
Yıldızhan, Fatih. “A New Perspective on Public Transportation Systems Investments After the COVID-19 Pandemic Effect: Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) for the Metropolis, Small & Medium-Scale Cities”. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 28, no. 3, June 2022, pp. 363-71, https://izlik.org/JA28YK68ZN.
Vancouver
1.Fatih Yıldızhan. A new perspective on public transportation systems investments after the COVID-19 pandemic effect: Bus rapid transit (BRT) for the metropolis, small & medium-scale cities. Pamukkale Üniversitesi Mühendislik Bilimleri Dergisi [Internet]. 2022 Jun. 1;28(3):363-71. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA28YK68ZN