Ridership Estimation for Beirut Suburban Mass Transit Corridor: Implications for Technology Selection

摘要

This paper describes the ridership estimation procedure for the proposed Beirut Suburban Mass Transit System over the 2000-2015 time frame, and its implications on the selection of appropriate mass transit technology. The primary tool used in the ridership estimation is the Emme/2 network modeling and simulation package. The modeling effort reflected a number of data collection and statistical analysis efforts. Assumptions about economic growth, travel demand, infrastructure development, and policies were adopted to predict passenger demand for the mass transit system under a variety of plausible scenarios.