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Connectivity analysis as an alternative predictor of transit demand: a case study of the railway network, Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.author Jayasinghe, A
dc.contributor.author Pathiranage, N
dc.date.accessioned 2014-01-10T14:21:02Z
dc.date.available 2014-01-10T14:21:02Z
dc.date.issued 2014-01-10
dc.identifier.uri http://dl.lib.mrt.ac.lk/handle/123/9767
dc.description.abstract RapidlY increasingtraffic congestionin urban and suburban roads raises the urgent needJor an efficient raillvay servicein Sri Lanka. In studies on rail transportation planning, boneuer, travel demand has often taken a back seat to design and engineering[eateres; perhaps due to the lack of adequate data availabiliry. Taking its cues from this insufftcienry, this stucjy explores the potential of using "Connectiviry.Analysis" to serve as an alternative methodology of travel demand Jorecasting. The connectiviryof railway stations in termsof railway and road accessuere computed separatelY f?y using 'Connectiviry.Analysis' and f?y anaIYsingthe relationship with travel demand Jor stations Ivithin the railzvay nellVork of Sri Lanka. Results revealeda significant correlation betueen transit demand and the connectiviryof raihvay stations, such that connectiviry values have the capabiliry to explain over 77% of the variation in rail transit demand. Therefore the stuqy suggests that the "Connectiviry .Analysis" method can serve as an alternative predictor of transit demand, in the absence of good, qualiry data on trip-making and emplqyment trends. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.subject connectiviryanalYsis en_US
dc.subject transit demand
dc.subject station
dc.subject raillvay netuore
dc.subject road network
dc.title Connectivity analysis as an alternative predictor of transit demand: a case study of the railway network, Sri Lanka en_US
dc.type Conference-Full-text en_US
dc.identifier.year 2012 en_US
dc.identifier.conference Emerging built environments reflections of culture, technology and politics is space en_US
dc.identifier.pgnos 94-109 en_US
dc.identifier.proceeding Proceedings of the 6th FARU conference proceedings 2012 en_US


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