Volume 8, Numbers 2-3, 225-240, DOI: 10.1007/s11067-007-9046-3

A Stochastic Process Approach for Frequency-based Transit Assignment with Strict Capacity Constraints

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From the issue entitled "Special Issue on The Pan-American Conference on Traffic and Transportation Engineering (PANAM XIV), Guest Editors: Concepción Román García, Raquel Espino Espino and José Holguín-Veras"

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Abstract

Transit assignment models represent the stochastic nature of waiting times, but usually adopt a deterministic representation route flows and costs. Especially in cities where transit vehicles are small and not operating to timetables, there is a need to represent the variability in flows and costs to enable planners make more informed decisions. Stochastic process (SP) models consider the day-to-day dynamics of the transit demand-supply system, explicitly modelling passengers’ information acquisition and decision processes. A Monte Carlo simulation based SP model that includes strict capacity constraints is presented in this paper. It uses micro-simulation to constrain passenger flows to capacities and obtain realistic cost estimates. Applications of the model and its comparison with the De Cea and Fernandez (Transp Sci, 27:133–147, 1993) model are presented using a small network.

Keywords  Transit assignment - Stochastic process - Strict capacity constraints - Day-to-day dynamics

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