The Taxi Market in Athens, Greece, and Its Impacts on Urban Traffic

Golias, L; Karlaftis, MG

dc.contributor.author	Golias, L	en
dc.contributor.author	Karlaftis, MG	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:17:16Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:17:16Z
dc.date.issued	2001	en
dc.identifier.issn	0278-9434	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/14422
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dc.subject.classification	Transportation	en
dc.subject.other	Passenger car equivalents	en
dc.subject.other	Taxi equivalence factor	en
dc.subject.other	Computer simulation	en
dc.subject.other	Estimation	en
dc.subject.other	Highway traffic control	en
dc.subject.other	Taxicabs	en
dc.subject.other	Traffic surveys	en
dc.subject.other	Urban planning	en
dc.subject.other	Motor transportation	en
dc.title	The Taxi Market in Athens, Greece, and Its Impacts on Urban Traffic	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2001	en
heal.abstract	This paper examines the nature of the taxi market in Athens and estimates the impacts of taxi traffic on congestion. Using computer simulation and the taxi equivalence factor, a concept similar to the passenger car equivalents (PCE) for heavy vehicles, the effects regarding various traffic and environmental characteristics related to taxi traffic can be quantified. The methodology was used to estimate the effects of taxi traffic in Athens, Greece, a city whose dependence on taxis is high. The results show that the effect of taxis on traffic appears to depend on whether streets have one, two, or three traffic lanes, and on the traffic mix. But, what seems to be the most important problem of taxi traffic is the location of their stops. That is, the most important problem with taxis, in the context of Athens, is curbside stopping to drop-off/pick-up passengers. Alleviating this problem could help in improving traffic speeds in the CBD by almost 12% during the morning peak hours. © 2001 Eno Transportation Foundation, Inc.,.	en
heal.publisher	ENO FOUNDATION TRANSPORT INC	en
heal.journalName	Transportation Quarterly	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000166268600005	en
dc.identifier.volume	55	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.spage	63	en
dc.identifier.epage	71	en