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The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Perception of Public Transportation Users in Amman (Jordan)

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  • The original version of this chapter was revised: Table 5 on Page 396 was corrected. The statement “(before the pandemic)” has been removed from the headings “Number of walking days”, “Number of days using the private car”, “Number of days using public transportation”, “Reasons for choosing the means of traveling”. The correction to this chapter is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86979-3_51

Abstract

The global pandemic of COVID-19 has a significant impact on the public transportation (PT) sector and users’ perception. This study aimed to assess the public transportation users’ perceptions, needs, and preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Amman, Jordan. A cross-sectional correlation design was used to recruit 510 participants between March 2020 - October 2020. We used an online survey that included the users’ sociodemographic data sheet, frequency of using PT and other traveling modes, and travelers’ perception towards PT before and after the pandemic. This study indicated a dramatic decrease in using PT during the pandemic, reaching 50%, and a reduction in the frequency of PT daily usage from 16% to 4%, however, all other traveling modes experienced an increase. In addition, 50% of the participants indicated that social distancing was the most important criterion to choose the mode of traveling during the pandemic, while equally 22% of the participants considered the duration and cost before traveling as an important criterion. A significant correlation between the frequency of using PT during the pandemic and anxiety was observed. However, the frequency of using PT or walking indicated a significant correlation with education levels only before the pandemic. Besides, 50% and 40% of the participants reported that neither public transportation nor walking infrastructure conditions were appropriate, respectively. The study yielded important empirical data that can be employed in PT planning and understanding users’ preferences during this pandemic and for anticipated coming waves.

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  • 05 December 2021

    In the originally published version, in the article “The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Perception of Public Transportation Users in Amman (Jordan)” (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86979-3_28) in Table 5, which is at Page 396 of the published book, the statement “(before the pandemic)” was added in the headings by mistake. The statement has been removed. The correct headings are “Number of walking days”, “Number of days using the private car”, “Number of days using public transportation”, “Reasons for choosing the means of traveling”.

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, Middle East University, Amman, 11831, Jordan

    Motasem Darwish

  2. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, University of Enna Kore, Cittadella Universitaria, 94100, Enna, Italy

    Tiziana Campisi

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Isra University, Amman, 11622, Jordan

    Ghaida Abu Rumman

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Darwish, M., Campisi, T., Rumman, G.A. (2021). The Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Perception of Public Transportation Users in Amman (Jordan). In: Gervasi, O., et al. Computational Science and Its Applications – ICCSA 2021. ICCSA 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 12954. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-86979-3_28

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