Xin Li , Hang Xu , Zhanghua Teng , Qingxin Yin , Yun Yuan
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Abstract
The integration of shared bikes and flexible transit services offers significant potential and benefits for urban transit systems. This paper presents a novel robust optimization framework for designing demand responsive connectors (DRC) that are fed by shared bikes. A two-stage model is formulated, with the first stage focusing on prereserved requests and the second stage addressing en-route random requests. The findings demonstrate that incorporating shared bikes can enhance the efficiency of serving en route late requests and reduce the required DRC vehicle fleet size. Additionally, it is observed that e-bikes are particularly suitable for this joint service due to their adaptability.
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Transportation Letters: The International Journal of Transportation Research is a quarterly journal that publishes high-quality peer-reviewed and mini-review papers as well as technical notes and book reviews on the state-of-the-art in transportation research.
The focus of Transportation Letters is on analytical and empirical findings, methodological papers, and theoretical and conceptual insights across all areas of research. Review resource papers that merge descriptions of the state-of-the-art with innovative and new methodological, theoretical, and conceptual insights spanning all areas of transportation research are invited and of particular interest.