Optimizing bus stop spacing in urban areas

Optimizing bus stop spacing in urban areas

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Article ID: iaor20101231
Volume: 46
Issue: 3
Start Page Number: 446
End Page Number: 458
Publication Date: May 2010
Journal: Transportation Research Part E
Authors: , , ,
Keywords: location
Abstract:

This work develops a bi-level optimization model for locating bus stops to minimize the social cost of the overall transport system. The work takes into account possible changes in demand due to different bus stop locations considering congestion on buses, interaction with private traffic, operational variables (fleet, frequency, operator budgets), and the socio-demographic characteristics of each zone in the urban area. Finally, the technique is applied to a real case and a sensitivity analysis is performed to check how the different variables analysed influence the solution provided by the model.

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