Local Public Transportation Route Plan & Management Course

MODULE 3:
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
PLANNING PROCESS
Eden Sorupia, PhD

LPTRP Misamis Occidental – Session 1

13–17 August 2018

1
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Public Transport Route Planning Process
Delineation of Study Area

Statement of Current PT Problems

Setting Up of PT Objectives

Analysis of Existing PT and Transport Situation

Drawing Up of a Rational PT Network for the

Study Area

Recommendation for PT Level of Supply

Parameters

Recommendation for Franchising Issuance

2
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 PTPRP Study Areas
• National: Inter-regional routes
• Regional: Intra-regional/Inter-provincial routes
• Provincial: Intra-provincial/Inter-municipal routes
• City/Municipal: Intra-city/Intra-municipality

3
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Statement of Public Transport Problems

a) General Description
Gap between a desired state and the actual state

b) Who are the persons involved

• Passengers
• Service providers
• Government planners and regulators
• General public opinion
• Media
• Citizen groups

4
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Statement of PT Problems (Con’t.)
c) Examples of PT Problems
• overcrowding in public transport vehicles/lack of
passenger space
• lack of driver discipline
• lack of public transport vehicles…long waiting time
• low travel speed
• unreasonable fares
• safety risks
• unserved areas
• destructive competition
• colorum operation
• others
5
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Setting Up of Objectives
Desired qualities: A PT network that --
 will best serve the demand in terms of coverage and level of supply
 economically viable to society and financially viable to operators
 environmentally sustainable
 socially acceptable
 compatible with the overall transport system
More Specifically
 accessible > reasonable access time to PT node
 reliable > reasonable waiting time at stops and terminal
> adherence to schedule (for scheduled trips)
 reasonable travel speed
 sufficient passenger space in vehicles
 viable load factor
 acceptable air pollution level
 reasonable fare structure
 minimum accident rates
 security for passengers
6
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Analysis of Existing PT Situation
Involves data collection activities to determine current
 PT system performance
 PT passenger demand pattern
 Traffic-related information
 Passenger-related information
Current PT System Performance
 PT routes and areas of operation and number of units
 PT operating characteristics: PT surveys needed
 PT terminals inventory
Current PT Demand Pattern
 Passenger origin-destination (OD)
 Volume of ridership per route
 Boarding and alighting volumes
 Passenger load profile

7
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Analysis of Existing PT Situation
Current Traffic-
Related Information

Traffic congestion
situation along main
Public Transport sections
 traffic volume
 road capacity based on
road inventory
 volume-capacity ratio
Traffic Volume Volume Capacity Ratio
Level of Service (LOS)

8
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Analysis of Existing PT Situation
Summary of Current PT System Performance
 PT Routes Coverage
- List of actual PT routes in operation
- Comparison between authorized and actual PT routes
- Show maps of the above

 PT Operational Characteristics per Route

- Number of Units (NU) in actual operation
- Average daily frequency (F)
- Average number of round trips per day (NRT)
- Average seating capacity (ASC)
- Average daily load factor (ALF)
- Route Length (RL)
- Average travel speed (ATS)
- Kilometer-run per vehicle per day (KRD)
9
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Analysis of Existing PT Situation
PT Financial Performance per Route per Unit
- Average daily gross revenue (GRD)
- Average daily operating expenses (OED)
- Average daily net income (NID)
PT Terminal Facilities
- Map showing terminal locations
- Terminal capacity
Passenger Related Information
- Average daily passenger expenses on public transport use
- Average passenger waiting time at stops
- Passenger perception on : comfort, accessibility, waiting time,
travel time, safety, fare structure, crew attitude, etc.
- Passenger suggestions to improve PT services
10
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Drawing Up of Rational PT Network
• Building a passenger load profile
- OD data
- Boarding/Alighting data

• Establishing PT routes structure based on passenger

load profile

11
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Example: Passenger Demand Pattern
Public Transportation (PT) Origin-Destination (OD)

5km 10km
A B C

PT OD Table (Pax/day)
To
A B C Total
From
A - 4,800 1,700 6,500
B 5,200 - 2,400 7,600
C 1,500 2,000 - 3,500
Total 6,700 6,800 4,100 17,600

12
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Passenger Volume per Section:

6,700 3,500
Pax/day 6,500 4,100
A B C

13
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Basic Route Structure:
Ave One-Way Passenger Volume (pax/day)
6,600 3,800
A B C

Passenger Load Profile:

Route A to C : PV = 3,800 pax/day

Route A to B : PV = 2,800 pax/day

14
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Estimating PT Level of Supply per Route
Given PV for a route, to determine the number of units required to serve
the demand uses the following relationship:
NU = PV
ASC x VLF x NRTi

Where: NU = no. of units operating per day

PV = average one-way passenger volume in pax/day
ASC = average seating capacity
VLF = viable load factor
NRTi = ideal no. round trips per day

To give allowance for repair and maintenance, a utilization rate (UR) is

introduced, so, the required fleet size (FS) of a given route is

Fleet Size (FS) = NU

UR
15
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 Factors re the Level of Supply
Explanations for the level of supply factors:
PV: is the target passenger volume for the design year for future scenarios,
PT shall be determined using passenger demand forecast;
NU: required number of units to be operated per day for a given route;
ASC: depends on the type of vehicle to be operated in a route
VLF: shall be based on financial factors such as vehicle operating cost and
profit to operators
NRTi: based on the design operating characteristics, to wit:
- Average travel speed
- Dwell time per stop
- Terminal waiting time
- Route length
- Operating hours per day

16
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]
 End

17
Local Public Transport Route Planning & Management Training Course | [TITLE OF LECTURE]