A planning tool for maximising transit services. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ma, Yunfeng; Li, Jianling; Han, Chien-Pai
• Is Part Of: Transportmetrica. Volume 4:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 22
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: transit planning tool -- accessibility -- hierarchy of travel needs -- optimisation -- Prize-Collecting Salesman (PCS) problem; Transportation -- Mathematical models -- Periodicals; 388.015118
• DOI: 10.1080/21680566.2015.1017023
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2168-0566

Abstract

Abstract : Transit is important for urban sustainable development, but the cost of providing transit services is high. Strategic planning for a public transit system is necessary to maximise the return of public investment. We develop a planning tool to aid decision-making about service area, using optimisation techniques for the Prize-Collecting Salesman problem and the concept of hierarchy of travel needs. We demonstrate the usefulness of the model for maximising service area under a given budget constraint and socioeconomic conditions, and suggest future research directions.