HighlightsContinuum approximation model of sustainable transit systems in large urban networks.Transportation system with minimum social, economic, and environmental costs.Transit system with optimal line spacing, stop spacing, headway, and fare.Congestion theory combined with the MFD to model the dynamics of congestion.Network allocation scenarios: mixed network, dedicated lanes, and parallel network.

    AbstractMass transit is a key component of a sustainable transportation system in urban networks. In this research, we propose a continuum approximation model to optimize the line spacing, stop spacing, headway, and fare of the transit system by minimizing a linear combination of (1) users generalized cost, (2) agency operating cost, and (3) external cost of the emission in the urban region. The design of the transit system can be optimized by minimizing the total cost of the transportation system in three different network allocation scenarios: (i) mixed network (Bus), (ii) dedicated lanes (BRT), and (iii) parallel networks (Metro).


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    Title :

    Optimal design of sustainable transit systems in congested urban networks: A macroscopic approach


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2017-03-16


    Size :

    25 pages




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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