Research Hub Resource Library
A database of latest research related material of Transport for New South Wales (TfNSW). The findings presented in the Research Hub are the outcome of research and should not be regarded as being the opinion, responsibility or policy of TfNSW or of any agency of the NSW Government.
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Leadership and Safety Performance - Research Report May 2018
Research report on leadership and safety performance on Sydney Metro Nortwest
Greening rail infrastructure for carbon benefits
This paper presents the importance of greening rail infrastructure for environmental and ecological benefits.
Insights from the Sydney Commercial Vehicle Video Study
This paper discusses the methodology and key findings of a project that combined road freight data to address questions around congestion.
Forecasting Car Ownership in the Sydney Area
The paper describes and compares car ownership models for the Sydney area, discussing shifts in key variables such as income and age.
An Empirical Assessment of Teleworking Using the Sydney Household Travel Survey data
This paper assesses the impacts of teleworking on travel demand using Household Travel Survey data.
Developing an Operational Concept Framework to support government policy and regulation on Connected and Automated Vehicles
This paper proposes the established systems engineering method as a means of enabling the introduction of connected and automated vehicles.
Detailed analysis of the travel patterns of rail users in Sydney
This paper analyses data from the Sydney Household Travel Survey (HTS) for rail users in Sydney.
Development of New External Noise Limits for Electric Rolling Stock on the TfNSW Network
This paper discusses the process to develop, the lessons learnt and the impacts of the Transport rolling stock standards.
Working while travelling - What are implications for the value of travel time savings in the economic appraisal of transport projects
This paper details the Hensher Equation as an alternative valuation of contemporary business travel time savings.
Why are young people driving less - Trends in licence-holding and travel behaviour
This paper examines licence-holding trends for young people in NSW, and explores their policy and planning implications.
Quality investigation and variability analysis of GPS travel time data in Sydney
The paper examines the potential role of Global Positioning Systems data to enhance operational applications in transport across Sydney.
A New Standard - Developments Near Rail Tunnels
This paper presents an outline of the T HR CI 12051 ST Standard for developments near rail tunnels.
Prolonged sitting in cars - prevalence, socio-demographic variations, and trends
This paper examines the population prevalence, socio-demographic variations, and trends for prolonged sitting in cars among adults.
Prediction of vehicle kilometres travelled - a multilevel modelling approach
This paper takes a multilevel modelling approach to investigate the spatial effects underlying differences in vehicle kilometres of travel.
Practical Application of AS74702016 Human Factors Integration in Engineering Design – General Requirements (ASA)
This paper examines the development, aims and applications of the AS7470:2016 standard.
Evaluation and Implementation of Shared Spaces in NSW
A majority of the demand for travel and mobility can be classified as a derived demand, a
demand for a commodity or service that is a consequence of the demand for another need.
People travel to access employment, education, for commercial purposes or to participate and enjoy leisure activities.
Working from home and implications for metropolitan strategic transport mode
COVID-19 has resulted in a seismic change in the way we all work and travel. A notable change has been remote working away from the main office with much of this occurring from home.
Community transport of the future
Transport disadvantage is a truly complex problem. Older people, people with disability and those living in rural and remote areas are among the most likely to experience difficulties with access and mobility, but there are a wide range of causal factors and forms of exclusion that can make it difficult for people to access and use transport.
Frictionless Ticketing for Public Transport
Transport for New South Wales (Transport) has partnered with iMOVE and La Trobe’s Centre for Technology Infusion
(CTI) to evaluate emerging technology options that can deliver Frictionless Ticketing.
Exploring balance between movement and place in designing safe and successful places - Final Report
The purpose of this pilot project is to use the Movement & Place Framework to guide the development and testing of a prototype streetscape design assessment system using immersive virtual environments (IVE), to gain insights into citizen perceptions of design elements and safe system treatments.