Year
2022
Degree Name
Master of Philosophy
Department
School of Civil, Mining, and Environmental Engineering
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed people’s daily travel. This research aims to analyse the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people’s travel pattern using public transport data and other COVID-19 relevant information (e.g., the daily number of new cases and travel restrictions). A case study in New South Wales, Australia is conducted by analysing Opal card data provided by Transport for NSW and other complementary data. The study area includes the Greater Sydney and the Illawarra regions, which consist of inter-city and intra-city trips based on multi-modal public transport systems like buses, trains, light rail and ferries. The analysis results of this study can help transport authorities and public transport operators better understand the change in people’s travel pattern after the COVID-19 outbreak and further evaluate, predict and adjust relevant public transport services and regulations to better meet the travel demand when a similar crisis occurs again in the future.
Recommended Citation
Qu, Tianyang, The Impact of COVID-19 on Travel Pattern – Evidence from Opal Card Data Analysis in New South Wales Australia, Master of Philosophy thesis, School of Civil, Mining, and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, 2022. https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses1/1601
FoR codes (2008)
090507 Transport Engineering
Unless otherwise indicated, the views expressed in this thesis are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the University of Wollongong.