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Analytical Procedures for Estimating the Capacity of the Urban Expressway Section near Off-Ramps and On-Ramps with a Median Exclusive Bus Lane
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents a microsimulation approach for developing the analytical procedure for estimating the capacity of the urban expressway section near off-ramps and on-ramps with a median exclusive bus lane (XBL). First, ...
Development of City-Specific Driving Cycles for Transit Buses Based on VSP Distributions: Case of Beijing
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: With the rapid increase of automobile ownership, the city of Beijing, China, faces challenging issues with regard to traffic congestion and vehicle emissions. In seeking solutions to these issues, developing and improving ...
Microscopic Traffic Simulation Approach to the Capacity Impact Analysis of Weaving Sections for the Exclusive Bus Lanes on an Urban Expressway
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: This paper presents a microscopic traffic simulation approach to the capacity impact analysis of weaving sections caused by the installation of exclusive bus lanes (XBLs) on urban expressways. Three typical configurations ...
Design of Flexible Transit with Multitype Stations Considering Spatiotemporal Heterogeneity
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: Flexible transit is an alternative to fulfilling personalized and uncertain demand. This paper describes the design of a flexible transit system with multitype stations and a hybrid time window operating pattern to accommodate ...
Nonlinear Effects of the Built Environment on Subways at Station Level: Average Travel Distance Changes under the Influence of COVID-19
Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
Abstract: The travel behavior of subway passengers has shown systematic differences with the onset and progression of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study focused on subway stations in Xi’an and systematically analyzed the spatiotemporal ...
How to Improve the Transit Service with Integrated Operational Strategies Considering Emissions under Heterogeneous Demand
Publisher: ASCE
Abstract: Recently, traffic problems such as congestion and emission have been increasing. Transit travel is considered to be one of the effective ways to relieve these problems. The attractiveness of transit travel can be improved ...