Isolated intersection control for various levels of vehicle technology: Conventional, connected, and automated vehicles

K Yang, SI Guler, M Menendez - Transportation Research Part C …, 2016 - Elsevier
Connected vehicle technology can be beneficial for traffic operations at intersections. The
information provided by cars equipped with this technology can be used to design a more …

[HTML][HTML] A modular, adaptive, and autonomous transit system (MAATS): An in-motion transfer strategy and performance evaluation in urban grid transit networks

J Wu, B Kulcsár, X Qu - Transportation Research Part A: Policy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Dynamic traffic demand has been a longstanding challenge for the conventional transit
system design and operation. The recent development of autonomous vehicles (AVs) makes …

[HTML][HTML] Emergency vehicle lane pre-clearing: From microscopic cooperation to routing decision making

J Wu, B Kulcsár, S Ahn, X Qu - Transportation research part B …, 2020 - Elsevier
Emergency vehicles (EVs) play a crucial role in providing timely help for the general public
in saving lives and avoiding property loss. However, very few efforts have been made for EV …

[HTML][HTML] Empirics of multi-modal traffic networks–Using the 3D macroscopic fundamental diagram

A Loder, L Ambühl, M Menendez… - … Research Part C …, 2017 - Elsevier
Traffic is multi-modal in most cities. However, the impacts of different transport modes on
traffic performance and on each other are unclear–especially at the network level. The …

Spatial bus priority schemes, implementation challenges and needs: an overview and directions for future studies

N Dadashzadeh, M Ergun - Public Transport, 2018 - Springer
Urban transit systems consist of multiple modes of transport of which cars and buses make
up the largest portion, particularly in developing countries. Thus, theories on the best means …

[HTML][HTML] Macroscopic modelling and robust control of bi-modal multi-region urban road networks

K Ampountolas, N Zheng, N Geroliminis - Transportation Research Part B …, 2017 - Elsevier
The paper concerns the integration of a bi-modal Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram (MFD)
modelling for mixed traffic in a robust control framework for congested single-and multi …

[HTML][HTML] Optimal pricing and investment in a multi-modal city—Introducing a macroscopic network design problem based on the MFD

A Loder, MCJ Bliemer, KW Axhausen - Transportation Research Part A …, 2022 - Elsevier
Improving the performance of an existing transportation system is a challenge for engineers
and policy makers as many dimensions and system design variables are interacting. In this …

Adaptive control algorithm to provide bus priority with a pre-signal

H He, SI Guler, M Menendez - Transportation Research Part C: Emerging …, 2016 - Elsevier
In urban areas, where road space is limited, it is important to provide efficient public and
private transportation systems to maximize person throughput, for example from a signalized …

Multi-objective optimal control formulations for bus service reliability with traffic signals

AHF Chow, S Li, R Zhong - Transportation Research Part B …, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a set of optimal control formulations for maximising bus service
reliability through deriving optimal adjustments on signal timings. The traffic dynamics is …

Operational analysis of the contraflow left-turn lane design at signalized intersections in China

J Wu, P Liu, ZZ Tian, C Xu - Transportation research part C: emerging …, 2016 - Elsevier
The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the impacts of an unconventional left-turn
treatment called contraflow left-turn lane (CLL) on the operational performance of left-turn …