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There were two main goals in this investigation; first, modeling capacity for articulated buses in Arterials, and, second, the analysis of the representative parameters and their interrelationships in relation to the degree of reserve and bus lane segregation. Two cases in Madrid-Spain are considered, and a third in Merida-Venezuela: in Madrid, bus lines 27 and 70, and in Merida, bus line 1 of the Trolleybus Transport System (TTS), a unique line. These systems are selected under basic criteria that simplify the analysis: similar mode that suppresses inherent factors from vehicle design; bus stop infrastructure using two fare payment methods; and bus-lane with different reserve degree and segregation elements. The available methodology in the Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual (TCQSM) was used, and a solid bus dwell-time assessment due to boarding and alighting passengers –as the most influential parameter in the capacity– was measured. These new prediction laws were considered in the methodology. Results show the effectiveness of each system and allowed the calculation of the maximum theoretical capacity and its variability range in robust form. This work is part of a wider project to analyze the influence of reserved bus lane in operational parameters.

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee AP015 Transit Capacity and Quality of Service.

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13-2283

English

15p

2013

Transportation Research Board 92nd Annual Meeting

Digital/other

Figures; References; Tables

Arterial highways; Articulated buses; Bus lanes; Bus transit operations; Dwell time; Highway capacity; Trolleybuses

Transit Capacity and Quality of Service Manual

Madrid (Spain); Merida (Venezuela)

Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; I73: Traffic Control

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2013 Paper #13-2283

PRP, TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Feb 5 2013 12:30PM