A Heuristic Method for Bus Rapid Transit Planning Based on the Maximum Trip Service
Bus rapid transit (BRT) is characterized by higher speed, higher comfort and bigger capacity compared to conventional public transportation service. Although more and more cities choose BRT in recent years worldwide, there is an absence of scientific and quantitative approach for BRT network planning. The problem of BRT planning in a given network is very complex considering the constraints of road geometrics, regulations, right of way, travel demand, vehicle operations and so on. This paper focuses on developing an optimization model for BRT network planning, where the authors establish a mathematical model with the objective of maximizing the number of trips served by the network, subjected to a number of constraints including distance between stations, expense of construction, road geometrics, etc. In addition, the nonlinear coefficient of the BRT route is taken as a constraint, which is an important indicator but widely ignored in previous studies. A heuristic method is applied to generate optimal solutions to the integer programming model with respect to all constraints. A case study is conducted in Luoyang, China and the numerical results indicate that the method is effective therefore can be applied to improve BRT network planning.
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP050 Standing Committee on Bus Transit Systems. Alternate title: Heuristic Method for Bus Rapid Transit Planning Based on the Maximum Trip Service.
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Authors:
- Wang, Zhong
- Lan, Fengmin
- Lian, Lian
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Conference:
- Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting
- Location: Washington DC, United States
- Date: 2017-1-8 to 2017-1-12
- Date: 2017
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 14p
- Monograph Title: TRB 96th Annual Meeting Compendium of Papers
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bus rapid transit; Heuristic methods; Optimization; Transportation planning
- Geographic Terms: China
- Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01626941
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: 17-04268
- Files: PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI
- Created Date: Feb 27 2017 9:27AM