This study presents a multimodal evacuation microsimulation modeling framework. The paper first determines optimum marshal point locations and transit routes, then examines network conditions through traffic microsimulation of a mass evacuation of the Halifax Peninsula, Canada. The proposed optimization modeling approach identifies marshal point locations based on transit demand obtained from a Halifax Regional Transport network model. A mixed integer linear programming (MILP) technique is used to formulate the marshal point location and transit route choice problem. The study proposes a novel approach to solving the MILP problem, using the “branch and cut” algorithm, which demonstrates superiority in computation time and production of quality solutions. The optimization model determines 135 marshal points and 12 transit routes to evacuate approximately 8,400 transit-dependent individuals. Transit demand and marshal point locations are found to be concentrated at the core of the peninsula. The microsimulation modeling takes a dynamic traffic assignment-based approach. The simulation model predicts that it takes 22 h to evacuate all auto users but just 7 h for the transit-dependent population. The study reveals that the transit system has excess capacity to assist evacuees who switch from auto and other modes. Local traffic congestion prolongs the evacuation of a few densely-populated zones in the downtown core of the peninsula. The findings of this research help policy-makers understand the impacts of marshal point locations and transit route choice decisions on multimodal evacuation performance, and provide insights into emergency planning of multimodal evacuations under "mode switch" and transit-based evacuation scenarios.


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    Title :

    Development of a Multimodal Microsimulation-Based Evacuation Model


    Additional title:

    Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board


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    Publication date :

    2019-05-05




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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