Article ID: | iaor2009115 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Volume: | 35 |
Issue: | 2 |
Start Page Number: | 445 |
End Page Number: | 456 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2008 |
Journal: | Computers and Operations Research |
Authors: | Murray Alan T., Farhana Bilal |
Keywords: | facilities, transportation: road, decision theory: multiple criteria |
Park-and-ride services are an important component of many public transportation systems in the United States. Locating park-and-ride facilities is an essential step when planning for these services. In this research we focus on three major siting/modeling concerns that need to be addressed when siting park-and-ride facilities: covering as much potential demand as possible, locating park-and-ride facilities as close as possible to major roadways, and siting such facilities in the context of an existing system. This paper presents a multi-objective spatial optimization model for integrating these considerations.