Covers 2026-07-06 to 2026-07-13; 5 free papers from 8 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-07-06 – 2026-07-13.

Top papers

• Policies For The Implementation of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in an Effort To Reduce Traffic Congestion in The City of Cirebon
• Rethinking spaces of fear: a mixed-methods study on perceived insecurity in urban areas and its implications for street design and engineering
• Analyzing Night Shift Workers’ Commute Burden and Nighttime Mobility Patterns: A Case Study in Baltimore
• Road Network Capacity Assessment and Improvement Strategies for Bimodal Urban Networks Based on the Three-Dimensional Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram
• Bibliometric Analysis of Transit Ridership and the Built Environment

Themes: urban congestion, road network capacity, public transport, bus-lane priority, macroscopic fundamental diagram, public transportation, underutilization, transport planning

Methods: survey, qualitative, case-study, simulation, analysis of variance, descriptive-quantitative

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Covers 2026-06-29 to 2026-07-06; 5 free papers from 6 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-06-29 – 2026-07-06.

Top papers

• Strategic Approaches to Alleviate Traffic Congestion and Enhance Urban Mobility in Peshawar
• CalmMobility in the Smart City: From Techno-Solutionism to Human-Paced Mobility Transitions
• Modelling Passenger Satisfaction in Light Rail Transit Using an Integrated TAN Bayes and PLS-SEM Approach
• Silence in Transit: Women's Experiences of Sexual Harassment and Bystander’s Action in Public Transportation
• Shared autonomous vehicles and inclusive mobility: perceptions of older adults and people with reduced mobility in Athens, Greece

Themes: smart cities, passenger satisfaction, light rail transit, transportation planning, socio-demographic influences, sustainability, traffic congestion, urban mobility

Methods: survey, qualitative, quantitative, PLS-SEM, mixed-methods, conceptual

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Covers 2026-06-22 to 2026-06-29; 5 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-06-22 – 2026-06-29.

Top papers

• Short-Run Price Elasticity of Demand for Public Transit in Belo Horizonte, Brazil: Evidence from a 2023 Fare Cut
• Advancing transit facility electrification through public–private partnerships: lessons and frameworks for US agencies
• Users’ Perception About Importance of Operational Parameters of Bus Rapid Transit: An Application of Analytical Hierarchy Process
• Indonesia-JICA Cooperation in The MRT Jakarta Phase II Project As an Implementation of SDG 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
• Mortality and morbidity caused by pneumonia in children and adolescents are associated with socioeconomic and urban conditions in São Paulo, Brazil

Themes: Bus Rapid Transit, user perception, public transport, operational parameters, urban transport, public transit, price elasticity, fare changes

Methods: qualitative, Analytical Hierarchy Process, comparative analysis, panel data, event study, mixed-methods

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Covers 2026-06-15 to 2026-06-22; 5 free papers from 7 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-06-15 – 2026-06-22.

Top papers

• Towards Sustainable and Inclusive Transit Environments: Quantifying Pedestrian Accessibility Efficiency and Equity for Temporarily Mobility-Impaired Pedestrians
• Sector-specific carbon emission trajectories in Beijing (2025–2035): a STIRPAT–LEAP coupled framework for identifying optimal decarbonization pathways
• Continuous Monitoring of Magnetic Fields in AC/DC Electric Rail Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Light and Heavy Rail Passenger Exposure
• UrbanFlow AI: Smart Urban Mobility System - Real-Time Transit Management, AI-Driven Occupancy Prediction, and Intelligent Fleet Operations
• Weekday Commuting Costs and Weekend Recreational Mobility Conditions: A U-Shaped Relationship in the Jobs–Housing–Recreation Spatial Structure

Themes: public transit, pedestrian accessibility, mobility impairment, transit environments, walking efficiency, universal design, urban mobility, AI

Methods: real-world walking experiments, Random Forest model, experimental, system architecture, AI integration, survey

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Covers 2026-06-08 to 2026-06-15; 2 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-06-08 – 2026-06-15.

Top papers

• Are Lockdowns More Effective Than Voluntary Measures in Checking Mobility During a Pandemic?
• Risk Behaviors among Street Adolescents in Urban Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

Themes: COVID-19, mobility, public health, pandemic management, voluntary measures, street adolescents, risk behaviors, substance use

Methods: regression analysis, quantitative, cross-sectional, survey

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Covers 2026-06-01 to 2026-06-08; 5 free papers from 7 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-06-01 – 2026-06-08.

Top papers

• Determinants of public transport use in Bengaluru: an empirical analysis of commuter behaviour
• INVESTIGATING PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS AND INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES IN METROPOLITAN KANO, NIGERIA
• Integrated assessment of urban public transport using accessibility indices and user perceptions in Aktobe, Kazakhstan
• Elevating Urban Public Transit: Consensus-Based Expert Study on Urban Air Mobility and Aerial Cable Car Integration
• Amenity Supply and Sustainable Underground-Space Vitality in a High-Density Commercial Interchange Hub: Evidence from Licun Station, Qingdao

Themes: public transportation, urban mobility, transportation access, quality of life, cancer patients, healthcare disparities, public health, commuter behaviour

Methods: survey, mixed-methods, observational study, ordinal logistic regression, ordered logistic regression, qualitative

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Covers 2026-05-25 to 2026-06-01; 5 free papers from 7 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-05-25 – 2026-06-01.

Top papers

• The benefits of in situ reporting: Experimental evidence from in-the-moment surveys of public transit riders
• Sustainable Transportation Systems and Climate Change in Developing Countries with Special Reference to India
• RAILEYE : AI Driven Real Time Crowd Safety Analytics for Railway Stations Using Cctv Surveillance
• EXPRESS: Ride-to-Health: The Impact of Ridesharing on Patients’ Emergency Care Access
• Transportation access as a structural determinant of quality of life and symptom burden among cancer patients.

Themes: healthcare disparities, transportation access, quality of life, cancer patients, public health, public transit, in situ reporting, data quality

Methods: observational study, ordinal logistic regression, experimental, survey, empirical analysis, data analysis

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Covers 2026-05-18 to 2026-05-25; 5 free papers from 6 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-05-18 – 2026-05-25.

Top papers

• Challenges of spatial integration and sustainability in urban mass transit systems: evidence from Addis Ababa Light Rail Transit (LRT)
• PERCEPTION-BASED EVALUATION OF URBAN PUBLIC SPACES IN DELHI: A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS FIVE TYPOLOGICALLY DISTINCT SITES
• LEOPARD: Automated CAD-to-Synthetic Pipeline for 3D-Printed Firearm Detection in Civil Transit Security
• A Study Among the Public on Bystander Behaviour on Crime Victimisation in Chennai City
• Kinetics and consumer orientations: how body movement direction and self-efficacy jointly shape product preferences and risk-taking decisions

Themes: urban mass transit, sustainability, spatial integration, light rail transit, climate change, 3D-printed firearms, civil security, synthetic data

Methods: descriptive research, qualitative, survey, field study, synthetic dataset creation, computer vision

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• mobilitydata.org — “GTFS Workshop: Data that Moves Cities” Promotes the Use of Data ...
• planetizen.com — Above the tracks: China's unique model for transit-oriented ...
• governing.com — Public Transit's Pandemic Woes Persist - Governing Magazine
• greenpeace.org — Up to 56% of population in European countries report being 'cut off ...
• openei.org — South Africa-GTZ Bus Rapid Transit Johannesburg - OpenEI
• ndtv.com — Delhi Public Transport Drivers' Strike Begins With Partial Shutdown

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Episode covers 2026-05-11 – 2026-05-18.

Top papers

• Modeling Barriers to Cashless Fare Adoption in U.S. Public Transit Systems
• Optimization of the Transport Structure Driven by Urban Rail Transit Under Low-Carbon Target
• A route aware predictive energy management framework for solar integrated electric bus transportation systems
• Day-Ahead Optimal Scheduling for Electric Bus PV-Storage Charging Station Under Uncertainty: An IGDT-Based Approach

Themes: sustainability, urban transport structure, low-carbon transport, urban rail transit, multi-objective optimization, cashless fare systems, public transit, digital inclusion

Methods: multi-objective optimization, genetic algorithm, case-study, survey, structural equation modeling, simulation

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• visahq.com — China's Transport System Handles Record Passenger Volumes on ...
• visahq.com — Beijing's Border Crossings Top 7 Million as Capital Rolls Out One ...
• globalmasstransit.net — Leshan deploys 55 new pure electric buses, China
• visahq.com — Beijing Cross-Border Traffic Tops 7 Million as One-Stop 240-Hour ...
• ecoticias.com — China is sending 600 next-generation buses to Nicaragua, and the ...
• leonliao.substack.com — Why Has Chinamaxxing Suddenly Become Popular in the Past Two ...

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Episode covers 2026-05-04 – 2026-05-11.

Top papers

• When public transit stops, bikes roll: Measuring the impacts of public transit strikes on bicycle sharing use in Montréal
• From Functional Service to Emotional Engagement: Modeling the Mediated Pathways to Satisfaction in Age-Friendly Public Transit
• Reported impacts and workplace needs of transit operators related to passenger drug misuse on transit vehicles
• The Role of Smart Mobility Stations in Sustainable Urban Mobility
• Traffic light cycles for a sustainable city

Themes: public transit, urban planning, bicycle sharing, transport resilience, transportation strikes, urban mobility, age-friendly public transit, elderly mobility

Methods: multilevel regression, data analysis, structural equation model, qualitative, literature review, case study

In the news

• fox4news.com — Highland Park launches new transit service following DART exit
• mobilizednews.com — Update: Mobility + Transportation as a Service
• komonews.com — Community feedback looms large as Sound Transit considers ...
• accesspress.org — Driving toward an accessible autonomous future | Access Press
• metro-magazine.com — NJ TRANSIT to Expand Cleanliness, Safety, and Accessibility Under ...
• youtube.com — The Fare Hikes are funding Zero Emissions But where is ... - YouTube

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