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From squaresville to triangle town: Geometries for public transport network planning Bell, K 2016, 'From squaresville to triangle town: Geometries for public transport network planning', in Paul Burton and Heather Shearer (ed.) Proceedings of the SOAC 7 - State of Australian Cities Conference (SOAC 2015), Gold Coast, Australia, 9-11 December 2015, pp. 1-14. Document type: Conference Paper Collection: Conference Papers Title From squaresville to triangle town: Geometries for public transport network planning Author(s) Bell, K Year 2016 Conference name SOAC 2015 Conference location Gold Coast, Australia Conference dates 9-11 December 2015 Proceedings title Proceedings of the SOAC 7 - State of Australian Cities Conference (SOAC 2015) Editor(s) Paul Burton and Heather Shearer Publisher State of Australian Cities Research Network Place of publication Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia Start page 1 End page 14 Total pages 14 Abstract Research into public transport network planning has previously identified the benefits of the "network effect" obtained by cities using a square network structure as a base for their public transport routes (Mees 2000; Nielsen et al. 2005; Dodson et al. 2011). This network effect allows cities to invest in public transport services in a way that generates far greater patronage than would otherwise have been expected by focusing on individual routes (Mees 2010). Although the ability for the network effect to occur in non-grid based networks had previously been identified (Nielsen et al. 2005), alternate network geometries used by medium to large cities have not been explored. As part of a larger study of transport planning in cities with high-quality public transport, public transport planners in Zurich were interviewed about the approach to network design in their region, which revealed the use of a triangular based geometry to provide the backbone of their network design. This paper describes the key principles and methods used in a triangular network design, and explores its potential for use in Australian cities. It concludes that the radial nature and centrality of public transport networks in Australian cities may be more easily transitioned to a triangular rather than square geometry. Subjects Transport Planning Keyword(s) public transport network design triangle Copyright notice © SOAC National Conference 2015. All Rights Reserved. Related Links Link Description https://apo.org.au/node/63271 Link to Published Version   Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 14 Apr 2016, 12:01:45 EST Thu, 07 Nov 2019, 08:53:42 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 154 Abstract Views  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 14 Apr 2016, 10:43:00 EST by Catalyst Administrator