Covers 2026-08-31 to 2026-09-07; 5 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-08-31 – 2026-09-07.

Top papers

• Improving Bus Service Levels: A Coupling Coordination Model Based on Travel Hotspot Detection
• Determinants of the Willingness to Use Microtransit Services: Case Studies from Mexico and Colombia
• Exploring Bus Stop Mobility Pattern With Temporal Variation: A Multiperiod Prediction Framework
• A scoping review of electric vehicle adoption barriers and policy gaps in South Asia
• Comprehensive Planning for Healthy Eating and Active Living: A Systematic Assessment from Wisconsin

Themes: microtransit, public transport, urban mobility, socioeconomic characteristics, sustainability, bus stop mobility, demand prediction, intelligent transportation systems

Methods: survey, case-study, deep learning, data analysis, predictive modeling, data mining

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Covers 2026-08-24 to 2026-08-31; 4 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-08-24 – 2026-08-31.

Top papers

• Determinants of the Willingness to Use Microtransit Services: Case Studies from Mexico and Colombia
• Impact of transportation on the property market at the national level: case of the USA
• Analisis Persepsi Penumpang Angkutan Kota Trayek 47 Kilang terhadap Kualitas Layanan Angkutan Kota
• YOLOv11n-LSL: An Efficient Network for Foreign Object Intrusion Detection in Complex Railway Environments

Themes: urban mobility, microtransit, public transport, socioeconomic characteristics, sustainability, public transportation, service quality, passenger perception

Methods: survey, case-study, Granger causality test, vector error correction model, impulse-response analysis

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Covers 2026-08-17 to 2026-08-24; 5 free papers from 10 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-08-17 – 2026-08-24.

Top papers

• Measuring the Destination Access and Equity Impacts of Public Transit Service Changes: A Case Study of Title VI Policy at MBTA
• Riding to opportunity: subway opening and urban entrepreneurial activity in China
• Spatial and Statistical Analysis of the Route Network of Public Transport in Almaty and Suburban Areas
• Planning with autistic adults: experiences of transport, housing and recreation, and the conditions of participation
• ASSESSMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY OF OMITUNTUN MASS TRANSIT IN IBADAN NIGERIA

Themes: public transit, public transport, urban planning, equity impacts, Title VI policy, service changes, destination accessibility, mass transit

Methods: qualitative, case-study, survey, mixed-method, multinomial logistic regression, quantitative

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Covers 2026-08-10 to 2026-08-17; 5 free papers from 12 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-08-10 – 2026-08-17.

Top papers

• A Trilevel Programming Model and Nested Generalized Benders Decomposition for the Bus Line Contracting Problem
• Typology of transit-oriented development to promote sustainable urban structure
• Beyond Supply Security: Territorial Service Security for Regional Science in an Age of Compound Shocks
• Lithium–sulfur battery technology presents a promising pathway for advancing the electrification of sustainable public transportation systems
• The Impact of Sustainable Development Concepts on Urban Structure: A Comparative Analysis of Global Urban Experiences)

Themes: transit-oriented development, public transportation, sustainable urban planning, urban dynamics, land use, lithium-sulfur batteries, sustainability, alternative fuels

Methods: survey, case-study, data analysis, spatial analysis, K-means clustering, multi-objective optimization

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Covers 2026-08-03 to 2026-08-10; 5 free papers from 12 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-08-03 – 2026-08-10.

Top papers

• Optimization of Multimodal Public Transit Networks Considering Spatial Equity
• PHIMBYs and the politics of transit-oriented development: Moving beyond the NIMBY-YIMBY binary in Vancouver’s Broadway Plan
• How to promote the combined use of metro and shared bicycles under different land-use patterns around metro stations: A case study of Shanghai
• Estimating Heterogeneity in Travel Mode Choice Shifts with Causal Forests
• Factorial Analysis of Commercial Motorcycle Accidents in Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Themes: urban mobility, public transit equity, multimodal networks, spatial equity, transportation planning, route segmentation, ETA estimation, traffic patterns

Methods: case-study, qualitative, quantitative, machine learning, optimization, genetic algorithm

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Covers 2026-07-27 to 2026-08-03; 5 free papers from 11 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-07-27 – 2026-08-03.

Top papers

• Equity-oriented transit-oriented development in Taipei: accessibility, displacement and commerce
• Bus network reform in Barcelona during the 2010s: did it improve transit accessibility and network performance in the Catalan capital?
• Grid-Constrained Planning for Scalable Hydrogen Production and Refueling at Transit Bus Depots
• The impact of a new transit infrastructure on the economic fabric of Rome
• Public transport and its influence on healthcare access, engagement, and delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic in Papua New Guinea

Themes: urban mobility, public transport, sustainability, public service quality, sustainable transportation, light rail transit, transit-oriented development, accessibility

Methods: qualitative, case-study, AHP, descriptive, scenario modeling, comparative analysis

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Covers 2026-07-13 to 2026-07-20; 5 free papers from 14 selected papers.

A review of recent research on public transit.

Episode covers 2026-07-13 – 2026-07-20.

Top papers

• Does Public Transit Serve People Experiencing Homelessness? A National Assessment of Homeless Shelter Accessibility in the US
• The association between mobility and crime in England and Wales
• EXPRESS: Platform Competition and Adoption Heterogeneity: How Dockless Bike Sharing Shapes Urban Air Quality
• Combining Ex Post Quantitative Metrics and Case Narratives to Reveal Factors Affecting Cost and Economic Development Outcomes of Transportation Investment Projects in the United States
• Predicting the Societal Benefits of Integrated Cycling and Public Transit Networks

Themes: public transit, social equity, public transportation, public health, homelessness, urban studies, accessibility, integrated cycling

Methods: case-study, quantitative, geocoding, spatial analysis, data integration, predictive modeling

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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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• 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 — 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 ...
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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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