Real-time integrated holding and priority control strategy for transit systems

LA Koehler, LO Seman, W Kraus… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a real-time integrated holding and priority control strategy for bus rapid
transit (BRT) and high-frequency segregated transit systems, in a network approach …

Improving the operational efficiency of buses with dynamic use of exclusive bus lane at isolated intersections

J Zhao, X Zhou - IEEE Transactions on Intelligent …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The allocation of exclusive bus lanes is a strategy for giving priority to buses and improving
the efficiency of the urban transportation system. However, in the traditional exclusive bus …

Metro timetable optimisation for minimising carbon emission and passenger time: a bi‐objective integer programming approach

H Wang, X Yang, J Wu, H Sun… - IET Intelligent Transport …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Timetable optimisation in metro systems is typically a multi‐objective decision problem
involving both social and passengers' benefits. Based on the train operation and passenger …

Traffic signal coordination for tramlines with passive priority strategy

Y Bai, J Li, T Li, L Yang, C Lyu - Mathematical Problems in …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Prioritizing traffic signals for trams crossing intersections without stops can increase the
service punctuality and travel speed of trams, but it may also increase the delays of other …

Dual-objective optimization for lane reservation with residual capacity and budget constraints

P Wu, F Chu, A Che, Y Zhao - IEEE Transactions on Systems …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
With the increase of transport demands, more pressure and challenges are being imparted
into efficient transportation. As a conventional and direct congestion alleviation strategy …

Optimizing bus lane placement on networks while accounting for queue spillbacks

M Bayrak, SI Guler - 2018 21st International Conference on …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Implementing dedicated bus lanes on a network can improve bus travel times at the
detriment of cars due to the reduced car capacities, especially at intersections. The optimum …

Optimizing vehicle and pedestrian trade-off using signal timing in intersections with center transit lanes

J Zhao, W Ma - Journal of Transportation Engineering, Part A …, 2018 - ascelibrary.org
The construction of exclusive bus lanes is a strategy for giving priority to buses and
improving the efficiency of the urban transportation system, and for that purpose, center …

Scheduling lane conversions for bus use on city-wide scales and in time-varying congested traffic

N Saade, J Doig, MJ Cassidy - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2018 - Elsevier
The paper explores what can occur when select street lanes throughout a city are
periodically reserved for buses. Simulations of an idealized city were performed to that end …

Optimal bus lane reservation with uncertain impact

P Wu - 2018 ieee 15th international conference on networking …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies a robust bus lane reservation problem with discrete scenarios for efficient
bus transit to handle uncertain negative traffic impact due to reserved lanes where a …

Optimal allocation of designated bus lanes in multi-modal urban networks

D Tsitsokas, M Saeedmanesh… - 18th Swiss …, 2018 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Road space distribution among multiple modes of transport in contemporary urban
environments has attracted the interest of several researchers and policy planners …