Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A: Systems
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EISSN:2473-2893|ISSN:2473-2907|Disc:The Journal of Transportation Engineering contains technical and professional engineering articles on the planning, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of air, highway, rail, and urban transportation systems and infrastructure. Specific topics include management of roads, bridges, and transit systems; traffic management technology and intelligent transportation systems; connected and automated vehicle impacts; highway engineering; railway engineering; and economics, safety, and environmental aspects of transportation|Priority:12|Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers|
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Identifying Risky Driving Behaviors through Vehicle Trajectories Collected by On-Road Millimeter-Wave Radars
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Policymakers demonstrate a keen interest in understanding risky driving behaviors to formulate effective countermeasures aimed at reducing accidents and economic losses. With the increasing deployment of millimeter-wave ... -
Role of Freeway Ramp Geometry on Driver Acceleration and Merging Behavior
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Design guidelines for freeway ramp entrances are based on speed and acceleration data collected before 1950. This study investigated driver behavior over the entire freeway entrance area, including the ramp, the acceleration ... -
Optimization of Periodic Train Schedule with Flexible Train Composition during Off-Peak Periods for Urban Rail Transit
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Focusing on the insufficient passenger demand during off-peak periods in urban rail transit, a new train operation mode with flexible train composition considering trains couple/decouple at intermediate stations is proposed. ... -
Understanding the Influence of Behavioral Intention for Using an Electric Carsharing System: Hierarchical Hybrid Choice Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)An electric carsharing system (ECS) is a crucial component in the development of a sustainable transportation system. Understanding user behavior toward ECS is essential for successfully implementing such a service. This ... -
Method for Coordinated Passenger Inflow Control Strategy of Metro with Flexible Control Time Step Considering Long–Short Route Pattern
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)In metropolises with large populations, some metro lines tend to have particularly high train load rates during peak hours, causing passengers to be stranded for several times on the platforms of some stations, triggering ... -
Enhancing Road Safety: Real-Time Classification of Low Visibility Foggy Weather Using ABNet Deep-Learning Model
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Frequent highway accidents occur in the Guizhou region, among which poor visibility due to fog is one of the main causative factors. In this region, traditional large-scale, high-computational-power fog monitoring systems ... -
Energy-Efficient Timetabling Approach Considering Varying Train Loads and Realistic Speed Profiles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Energy saving has become a key concern of metro systems to reduce operating costs and meet the requirements of sustainable development. Energy-efficient timetabling, an effective way to reduce traction energy consumption, ... -
Optimization of Bus Bridging Strategy for Two Bus Types during Planned Metro Disruptions
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)When planned metro disruptions occur, the connectivity of the metro network is severely reduced, impacting the travel of a large number of commuters. The duration of planned metro disruptions varies from a few days to ... -
Lane Change Behavior Patterns and Risk Analysis in Expressway Weaving Areas: Unsupervised Data-Mining Method
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The occurrence of accidents in expressway weaving areas is significantly influenced by frequent lane change maneuvers. Acquiring the lane change behavior pattern characteristics of vehicles in this area can provide prior ... -
A Field Study about the Effects of Asymmetric Visual Perception on Lateral Driving Behaviors on Curves
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The hypothesis that drivers are balancing perceptual speed on both sides of the visual field is proposed through the analysis of the driver’s decision on lateral positioning. Moreover, the temporal frequency of the occurrence ... -
Empirical Analysis of Drivers’ Merging and Diverging Responses to Autonomous Truck Platooning on Freeway Weaving Segments
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Autonomous truck platoons hold the potential for substantial economic and environmental advantages. However, there is a lack of comprehensive research on the interactions between drivers and different configurations of ... -
Real-Time Optimization of Urban Rail Transit Train Scheduling via Advantage Actor–Critic Deep Reinforcement Learning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Under the condition of urban rail transit uncertainty of passenger demand and the high frequency of departure intervals, this study presents an innovative real-time urban rail transit (URT) train service scheduling control ... -
Influence of Plateau Environment on Operating Speed at Exit Ramps
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Due to the effects of low-pressure and hypoxic environments at high altitudes, drivers in high-altitude areas exhibit increased perceived reaction times, leading to challenges in accurate speed estimation and handling ... -
Microcirculation Bus Routes Design and Coordinated Schedules Considering the Impact of Shared Bicycles
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study focuses on solving the problem of metro first/last mile, studying the method for designing microcirculation bus routes and coordinating schedules considering the impact of shared bicycles. First, we propose a ... -
Adaptive Frequency Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory Based on Deep Reinforcement Learning
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The Green Light Optimal Speed Advisory (GLOSA) system suggests speeds to vehicles to assist them pass intersections during green intervals. In application, drivers can ultimately decide whether to change speed based on ... -
Multilevel Monitoring System for Road Networks: Anomaly Detection at the Network and Road-Segment Levels
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study introduces a novel multilevel disruption detection method for road networks. The proposed monitoring and disruption detection method can detect disruptions at both the network and road-segment levels simultaneously. ... -
A Disturbance-Driven Textual Model for Train Running Time Prediction on High-Speed Railways
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Accurately predicting train running times (TRTs) during disturbances is crucial for effective timetable rescheduling. Previous studies on train running prediction have overlooked the detailed textual description of disturbance ... -
Exploring Diversity of Activities on Shared-Use Paths: Factors and Implications for Planning and Design
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)The increased need for active transportation facilities coupled with the limited funding and space have influenced the prioritizing of shared-use paths (SUPs). Unlike other activity-specific facilities, the SUP can accommodate ... -
Data-Driven Analytics on Traffic Volume Calibration and Estimation for Town-Maintained Highways: A Case Study from Connecticut
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)Annual average daily traffic (AADT) is one of the most inevitable elements for both transportation planning and traffic safety analysis. For state Departments of Transportations (DOTs), collecting AADT data is a critical ... -
Control Strategy for Ramp Traffic Based on Improved ALINEA Algorithm
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2024)This study presents a ramp control strategy that builds upon the ALINEA framework to enhance the throughput of expressways equipped with vehicles-to-everything capabilities. The conventional ALINEA control strategy relies ...