Optimal public transport networks for a general urban structure

Authors

Andrés Fielbaum
Sergio Jara-Diaz
Antonio Gschwender

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2016

Subject Area

place - urban, planning - network design

Keywords

Public transport, Lines structure, Urban form, Centers structure

Abstract

Using a quite general parametric description of an urban setting in terms of its network, centers structure and demand pattern, we find the optimal spatial arrangement of transit lines out of four basic strategic competing options: direct, exclusive, hub-and-spoke and feeder-trunk. We identify clearly the relation between the characteristics of both the urban setting (mostly monocentric, polycentric or dispersed) and the users (transfer penalty, patronage) with the line structure that shows the best response.

Rights

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

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Recommended Citation

Fielbaum, A., Jara-Diaz, S., & Gschwender, A. (2016). Optimal public transport networks for a general urban structure. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Vol. 94, pp. 298–313.