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This thesis proposes a two-step model for practically locating each stop on the line. The first step is to develop an optimization model, which minimizes the overall travel time of each passenger and obtains the optimal bus stop spacing. The model is processed via the sequential unconstrained minimization technique. The second step is to develop a modification model, which takes into account the road grade, interaction with other modes of transportation, the state of traffic flow, the delay time at intersections, the interference delay time when a bus goes into or out of a stop, the dwell time at stops, the driver's reaction time after passengers' boarding and alighting, the average travel distance of passengers, the average speed-to-stop of passengers, the density of passengers and other factors and obtains the practical bus stop spacing. Finally, the two-step model is applied to a real case of Liaoyuan city in Jilin Province, China. The operating results suggest that the model should deal with the stop location problem well.

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11-0889

English

17p

2011

Transportation Research Board 90th Annual Meeting

DVD

Figures (3) ; References (26) ; Tables (2)

Boarding and alighting; Bus stops; Location; Optimization; Public transit; Traffic flow; Traffic models; Travel time; Urban areas

China

Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2011 Paper #11-0889

TRIS, TRB

Feb 17 2011 5:36PM