PROGRAMMING APPROACH TO URBAN TRANSIT PLANNING

A mathematical programming model based on the objective of maximizing net social benefits is developed to evaluate the effect of introducing a personal rapid transit system into the Minneapolis transit environment. The initial solution modeled on the Minneapolis Cordon Count considers the model characteristics of a system consisting of auto, bus, and PRT. The assumption that the demand for transit is a given function of transit characteristics underlies the derivation. The two characteristics of fare and time per trip are considered. Two sets of simulations are conducted. The first consists of the analysis of changes in transit demand. The second consists of changing the modal service characteristics which involves changing the average trip time. The major conclusions are: (1) The introduction of PRT is likely to result in a greater relative reduction of automobile than in bus use: (2) changes in PRT demand and efficiency have small effects on auto and bus use; and (3) reduction in the relative time of a bus trip to be the key to increasing bus utilization.

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• Authors:
  • Roe, T
  • Shane, M
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Media Info

• Pagination: p. 571-584
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transportation Engineering
  • Issue Number: 1-584
  • Publisher: American Society of Civil Engineers
  • ISSN: 0733-947X
  • Serial URL: https://ascelibrary.org/journal/jtepbs

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Bus transit; Demand; Fares; Information processing; Mathematical models; Modal split; Mode choice; People movers; Personal rapid transit; Planning; Simulation; Transportation planning; Travel time; Urban transportation
• Old TRIS Terms: Bus transportation (Intracity); Computerized planning
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00071766
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering
• Report/Paper Numbers: 7 Fig. 3 Tab.
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 13 1981 12:00AM