Transit network design: A procedure and an application to a large urban area

Authors

Ernesto Cipriani
Stefano Gori
Marco Petrelli

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2010

Subject Area

mode - bus, place - europe, planning - network design, economics - operating costs

Keywords

Transit network design, Genetic algorithms, Flow concentration

Abstract

This paper describes a procedure for solving the bus network design problem and its application in a large urban area (the city of Rome), characterized by: (a) a complex road network topology; (b) a multimodal public transport system (rapid rail transit system, buses and tramways lines); (c) a many-to-many transit demand. The solving procedure consists of a set of heuristics, which includes a first routine for the route generation based on the flow concentration process and a parallel genetic algorithm for finding a sub-optimal set of routes with the associated frequencies. The final goal of the research is to develop an operative tool to support the mobility agency of Rome for the bus network design phase.

Rights

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

Comments

Transportation Research Part C Home Page: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/0968090X

Recommended Citation

Cipriani, E., Gori, S., & Petrelli, M. (2010). Transit network design: A procedure and an application to a large urban area. Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies, Article in Press, Corrected Proof.