To improve the operational service capability of flex-route transit under the condition of uncertain and inhomogeneous passenger travel demand, a dynamic meeting points optimization solution is proposed. This solution can set dynamic pickup and drop-off meeting points according to real-time travel demand. The flex-route transit operation mode is described in detail and is divided into a two-stage optimization problem. Mixed integer programming is employed to formulate the problem with a twofold objective—(1) serve as many requests as possible; and (2) minimize the time cost of the accepted passengers. An improved memetic solution algorithm is proposed for the model constructed. Computational results based on real-world cases show that the dynamic clustering meeting points solution breaks the space constraints of the original pickup and drop-off points of passengers and can significantly reduce the proportion of passenger reservation requests rejected without increasing operation cost.
Dynamic Clustering Meeting Points Strategy to Improve Operational Service Capability of Flex-Route Transit
J. Transp. Eng., Part A: Systems
01.06.2023
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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