On the optimization of the bus network design: An analytical approach based on the three-dimensional macroscopic fundamental diagram

• Published in: Transportation research. Part B: methodological Vol. 149; pp. 393 - 417
• Main Authors: Dakic, Igor, Leclercq, Ludovic, Menendez, Monica
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.07.2021; Elsevier Science Ltd; Elsevier
• Subjects: Bi-modal MFD; Bus network design; Bus operations; Buses; Computer Science; Cost function; Decision analysis; Design optimization; Design parameters; Modal choice; Modeling and Simulation; Network design; Numerical analysis; Passengers; Peak hour traffic; Public transportation; Space allocation; Traffic congestion; Traffic flow; Transportation networks; Travel demand; Trip length distribution; User behavior; Walking; Bi-modal MFD; Trip length distribution; Space allocation; Bus network design; Bus operations; SPACE ALLOCATION; GESTION DU TRAFIC; BI-MODAL MFD; BUS NETWORK DESIGN; MODELE MACROSCOPIQUE; SIMULATEUR DE TRAFIC; AFFECTATION DU TRAFIC; BUS OPERATIONS; DUREE DU TRAJET; RESEAU DE TRANSPORT; MODELISATION; TRAFIC ROUTIER; AUTOBUS; TRIP LENGTH DISTRIBUTION; EXPLOITATION DE RESEAU DE TRANSPORT; TRIDIMENSIONNEL

•Using the trip length distribution as an intermediate level of abstraction to determine the optimal design parameters.•Analyzing two types of user behavior when selecting bus routes: minimization of the number of transfers; and minimization of the walking distance.•Considering heterogeneous design...