Abstract: Transit is a very important traveling mode for rural residents in developing China. The intention of rural and suburban residents to choose a transit mode is affected by various types of factors. Based on the revealed data, ...

Abstract: Proper traffic control and guidance are imperative to reduce fatalities and property damage. When resources are scarce during emergency evacuation for any natural or artificial disasters, it is crucial to identify the most ...

Abstract: Vehicle merging is a tactical process. In the existing merging models, drivers need to select a target gap and adjust their speed to reach a comfortable merge position to execute lane changing. However, such sequential ...

Abstract: This paper discusses an analytical dynamic traffic assignment (DTA) model with the extended capability of performing rolling horizon implementation. This model is formulated as a link-based variational inequality and can ...

Abstract: In this paper, three traveler classes are classified according to different assumptions of travelers’ route choice behavior, including fixed route, stochastic dynamic user optimum, and dynamic user optimum. Note that ...

Abstract: To convert HOV (high-occupancy vehicle) lanes to HOT (high-occupancy toll) lanes, it is necessary to evaluate the relevant benefits to drivers, to highway maintenance, to traffic management, and to the whole society under ...

Abstract: For both travelers and traffic operation centers, especially under extremely large traffic volumes, full-coverage traffic state monitoring of a major corridor is urgently needed. In the present paper, a traffic speed ...

Abstract: This study proposes a quantitative approach to evaluate the effects of mixed traffic flow on bus running times (except bus dwell times) near bus-stop areas based on linear regression and survival analysis theory. Research ...