Measuring Multimodal Transport Level of Service

One of the challenges facing intermodal integration is that the planning framework needed for it lacks appropriate measures of level of service (LOS) that cut across the modes involved and the connections between them. In this study a framework and a set of metrics of LOS in a multimodal context is developed. Measures of performance are defined from the user’s perspective (demand side) and the provider’s perspective (supply side). A working definition of a “multi-modal corridor” is adopted and a methodology for defining and combining measures of performance for such a corridor is developed. The methodology is defined in the context of evaluation for the purpose of choosing among alternative corridors. The approach is grounded in utility theory and quantitatively these measures of performance are defined as indirect utility functions of the type used in choice models. Many LOS metrics are non-additive and their combination for a multimodal systems requires specific models that reflect the way the attributes impact users of different modes and during different segments of a multimodal journey.

• Record URL:
  http://www.uctc.net/research/papers/UCTC-FR-2010-26.pdf
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  • This document is disseminated under the sponsorship of the Department of Transportation, University Transportation Centers Program.
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California Transportation Center (UCTC)

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• Authors:
  • Kanafani, Adib
  • Wang, Rui
• Publication Date: 2010-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Edition: Final Draft
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 44p
• Serial:
  • UCTC Research Paper

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Choice models; Intermodal transportation; Level of service; Mathematical models; Multimodal transportation; Performance measurement; Supply; Travel demand
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01330098
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCTC-FR-2010-26
• Files: BTRIS, UTC, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Feb 22 2011 11:27AM