Quantifying the potential benefits of buspooling: Case study and sensitivity analysis

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2025

Subject Area

place - asia, place - urban, mode - bus, mode - car, mode - subway/metro, mode - taxi, planning - methods

Keywords

High-capacity ridesharing, Buspooling, On-demand, Passenger matching problem, Environment benefits, Sensitivity analysis

Abstract

In the realm of mobility services, high-capacity ridesharing such as buspooling holds promise in alleviating the overuse of low-capacity cars and addressing accessibility bottlenecks to public transit systems. However, research on buspooling remains in its fancy stage, requiring dedicated efforts to quantify and enhance its potential benefits. In this paper, we propose car-user-oriented and sustainable operating principles and embody them in a passenger matching model. Furthermore, we employ a solution approach including the spatial-temporal pruning strategies and a heuristic algorithm to guarantee the efficiency of larger-scale computing. Applying this system to the case of Beijing, results demonstrate that buspooling services could yield significant benefits to passengers, operators, and the environment. The consistency observed between the distribution of taxi trips and bus routes suggests that buspooling could effectively enhance subway accessibility, especially for residents in suburban areas. Moreover, findings from a sophisticated analysis can inform the design of a more attractive and eco-friendly system for intermodal transit services in practice.

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Permission to publish the abstract has been given by Elsevier, copyright remains with them.

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