TY - GEN
T1 - Microscopic traffic simulation for transportation planning an application on transit system planning
AU - Liu, Xiaobo
AU - Chen, Mei
AU - Su, Hu
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - This study presents a practical approach to transit system planning using microscopic simulation with emphasis on operational issues. The microscopic simulation model can generate detailed estimates of traffic conditions considering time-varying demand and individual driver's behavior. Therefore, it can evaluate drivers' interactions with complex traffic environment and analyze the impact of major roadwork improvement and/or advanced transportation management strategies on the transit and traffic operations. A microsimulation-based transit planning practice is presented as case study. Exhaustive analyses combining various alignments and three transit technologies including BRT, LGR, and AGT are conducted to evaluate the performance of each alternative. The case study demonstrates the feasibility, applicability and benefits of the proposed approach. Copyright ASCE 2008.
AB - This study presents a practical approach to transit system planning using microscopic simulation with emphasis on operational issues. The microscopic simulation model can generate detailed estimates of traffic conditions considering time-varying demand and individual driver's behavior. Therefore, it can evaluate drivers' interactions with complex traffic environment and analyze the impact of major roadwork improvement and/or advanced transportation management strategies on the transit and traffic operations. A microsimulation-based transit planning practice is presented as case study. Exhaustive analyses combining various alignments and three transit technologies including BRT, LGR, and AGT are conducted to evaluate the performance of each alternative. The case study demonstrates the feasibility, applicability and benefits of the proposed approach. Copyright ASCE 2008.
KW - Microsimulation
KW - Transit system
KW - Transportation planning
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U2 - 10.1061/40961(319)27
DO - 10.1061/40961(319)27
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:70349398641
SN - 9780784409619
T3 - Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices 2008 - Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices 2008, TDIBP 2008
SP - 161
EP - 166
BT - Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices 2008 - Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices 2008, TDIBP 2008
T2 - 1st International Symposium on Transportation and Development Innovative Best Practices 2008, TDIBP 2008
Y2 - 24 April 2008 through 26 April 2008
ER -