In this paper,computational models of environmental pollution and energy consumption of urban multimodal traffic network are proposed according to pertinent research and a multi-objective programming model is then developed to formulate optimization problem for such a system.Simultaneously,the main factors,such as travel time,pricing and convenience which influence travelers' choice behaviors are all considered and a combined assignment model is proposed to simulate travelers' mode and route choices.A bi-level programming model,in which the multi-objective optimization model is treated as the upper-level problem and the combined assignment model is processed as the lower-level problem,is then presented to solve multi-criterion system optimization problem for urban multimodal traffic network.The solution algorithms of the proposed models are also presented.Finally,the model and its algorithms are illustrated through a simple numerical example.
To determine how bus stop design influences mixed traffic operation near Chinese bus stops,a new theoretical method was developed by using additive-conflict-flows procedure.The procedure was extended from homogeneous traffic flow to mixed traffic flow.Based on the procedure and queuing theory,car capacity and speed models were proposed for three types of bus stops including curbside,bus bay and bicycle detour.The effects of various combinations of bus stop type,traffic volume,bus dwell time,and berth number on traffic operations were investigated.The results indicate that traffic volume,bus dwell time and berth number have negative effects on traffic operations for any type of bus stops.For different types of bus stops,at car volumes above approximately 200 vehicles per hour,the bus bay and bicycle detour designs provide more benefits than the curbside design.As traffic volume increases,the benefit firstly increases in uncongested conditions and then decreases in congested conditions.It reaches the maximum at car volumes nearly 1 100 vehicles per hour.The results can be used to aid in the selection of a preferred bus stop design for a given traffic volume in developing countries.
This paper presents an augmented network model to represent urban transit system.Through such network model,the urban transit assignment problem can be easily modeled like a generalized traffic network.Simultaneously,the feasible route in such augmented transit network is then defined in accordance with the passengers＇ behaviors.The passengers＇ travel costs including walking time,waiting time,in-vehicle time and transfer time are formulated while the congestions at stations and the congestions in transit vehicles are all taken into account.On the base of these,an equilibrium model for urban transit assignment problem is presented and an improved shortest path method based algorithm is also proposed to solve it.Finally,a numerical example is provided to illustrate our approach.
