Impact of weather on transit ridership in Chicago, Illinois

Zhan Guo; Nigel H M Wilson; Adam Rahbee

doi:10.3141/2034-01

Impact of weather on transit ridership in Chicago, Illinois

Zhan Guo, Nigel H M Wilson, Adam Rahbee

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This paper explores the weather-ridership relationship and its potential applications in transit operations and planning. Using the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) in Illinois as a case study, the paper investigates the impact of Ave weather elements (temperature, rain, snow, wind, and fog) on daily bus and rail ridership and variation across modes, day types, and seasons. The resulting relationships are applied to the CTA ridership trend analysis, showing how preliminary findings may change after controlling for weather. The paper emphasizes the importance of having a theoretical framework encompassing weather and travel.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Transit Marketing, Bus, and Paratransit
Publisher	National Research Council
Pages	3-10
Number of pages	8
Edition	2034
ISBN (Print)	9780309104616
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3141/2034-01
State	Published - 2007

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Civil and Structural Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

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