dc.contributor.author | Koutsopoulos, Haris N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Sanchez-Martinez, Gabriel E | |
dc.contributor.author | Wilson, Nigel H. M. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-07-12T19:59:51Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-07-12T19:59:51Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2016-07 | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1866-749X | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1613-7159 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/110695 | |
dc.description.abstract | High-frequency transit systems are essential for the socioeconomic and environmental well-being of large and dense cities. The planning and control of their operations are important determinants of service quality. Although headway and optimization-based control strategies generally outperform schedule-adherence strategies, high-frequency operations are mostly planned with schedules, in part because operators must observe resource constraints (neglected by most control strategies) while planning and delivering service. This research develops a schedule-free paradigm for high-frequency transit operations, in which trip sequences and departure times are optimized in real-time, employing stop-skipping strategies and utilizing real-time information to maximize service quality while satisfying operator resource constraints. Following a discussion of possible methodological approaches, a simple methodology is applied to operate a simulated transit service without schedules. Results demonstrate the feasibility of the new paradigm. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | National Science Foundation (U.S.). Graduate Research Fellowship Program (Grant 1122374) | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | MIT-Chile Program | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Volvo Research and Educational Foundations (Bus Rapid Transit Centre of Excellence) | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer Berlin Heidelberg | en_US |
dc.relation.isversionof | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12469-016-0129-8 | en_US |
dc.rights | Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. | en_US |
dc.source | Springer Berlin Heidelberg | en_US |
dc.title | Schedule-free high-frequency transit operations | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Sánchez-Martínez, Gabriel E., Nigel H. M. Wilson, and Haris N. Koutsopoulos. “Schedule-Free High-Frequency Transit Operations.” Public Transport 9.1–2 (2017): 285–305. | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Transportation & Logistics | en_US |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Sanchez-Martinez, Gabriel E | |
dc.contributor.mitauthor | Wilson, Nigel H. M. | |
dc.relation.journal | Public Transport | en_US |
dc.eprint.version | Author's final manuscript | en_US |
dc.type.uri | http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle | en_US |
eprint.status | http://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerReviewed | en_US |
dc.date.updated | 2017-06-24T04:03:37Z | |
dc.language.rfc3066 | en | |
dc.rights.holder | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg | |
dspace.orderedauthors | Sanchez-Martinez, Gabriel E.; Wilson, Nigel H. M.; Koutsopoulos, Haris N. | en_US |
dspace.embargo.terms | N | en |
dc.identifier.orcid | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0144-049X | |
mit.license | PUBLISHER_POLICY | en_US |