A Simulation Sandbox to Compare Fixed-Route, Semi-flexible Transit, and On-demand Microtransit System Designs

With advances in emerging technologies, options for operating public transit services have broadened from conventional fixed-route service through semi-flexible service to on-demand microtransit. Nevertheless, guidelines for deciding between these services remain limited in the real implementation....

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Published inKSCE journal of civil engineering Vol. 26; no. 7; pp. 3043 - 3062
Main Authors Yoon, Gyugeun, Chow, Joseph Y. J., Rath, Srushti
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Seoul Korean Society of Civil Engineers 01.07.2022
Springer Nature B.V
대한토목학회
Subjects
Buses (vehicles)
Case studies
Civil Engineering
Design
Engineering
Engineering schools
Future Urban Mobility with MaaS
Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences
Industrial Pollution Prevention
New technology
Public transportation
Scheduling
Simulation
Technological change
Travel
토목공학
Public transport
Semi-flexible transit
On-demand microtransit
Mobility-as-a-Service
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Summary:With advances in emerging technologies, options for operating public transit services have broadened from conventional fixed-route service through semi-flexible service to on-demand microtransit. Nevertheless, guidelines for deciding between these services remain limited in the real implementation. An open-source simulation sandbox is developed that can compare state-of-the-practice methods for evaluating between the different types of public transit operations. For the case of the semi-flexible service, the Mobility Allowance Shuttle Transit (MAST) system is extended to include passenger deviations. A case study demonstrates the sandbox to evaluate and existing B63 bus route in Brooklyn, NY and compares its performance with the four other system designs spanning across the three service types for three different demand scenarios.
ISSN:1226-7988
1976-3808
DOI:10.1007/s12205-022-0995-3