Kailai Wang , Gulsah Akar , Long Cheng , Kevin Lee , Meredyth Sanders
{"title":"Investigating tools for evaluating service and improvement opportunities on bicycle routes in Ohio, United States","authors":"Kailai Wang , Gulsah Akar , Long Cheng , Kevin Lee , Meredyth Sanders","doi":"10.1016/j.multra.2022.100040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100040","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Over the past two decades, transportation engineers and urban planners have become increasingly interested in using performance measures to capture roadway infrastructure effects on bicyclists' comfort levels. In this study, a tool is developed for evaluating Ohio's local roads and identifying opportunities for improvement. This begins by assessing the available data sources required to develop a customized model for Ohio, United States. Stakeholder interviews and data assessment outcomes indicate that most local jurisdictions do not have access to all relevant data for a complete bicycle level of traffic stress (LTS) analysis. Therefore, we extend the original bicycle LTS framework by formulating effective methods to deal with missing data. The designed methods are based on Ohio's functional classification system, and existing data on speed limits, traffic volumes, and bicycle facility widths. Our approach enables agencies to conduct bicycle LTS analysis when critical data elements are missing (such as posted speed limits, traffic volumes, and bicycle facility widths). For example, compared to the assignments with completed Mid-Ohio region data, the proposed approach reaches a 90% match in bicycle LTS score assignments in urban areas when road traffic volumes are missing. Local communities in Ohio and beyond can adopt the proposed approach to achieve interim and temporary results when collecting accurate data is not feasible due to time and cost considerations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100933,"journal":{"name":"Multimodal Transportation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772586322000405/pdfft?md5=4a56d01426f18b297e35a6a055893895&pid=1-s2.0-S2772586322000405-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72073619","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discussions on pedestrian delay models and applications at signalized crosswalks","authors":"Weijie Chen, Feng Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.multra.2022.100039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100039","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100933,"journal":{"name":"Multimodal Transportation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772586322000399/pdfft?md5=c5faa1f87a5c124fb0fe34ddaf49b6e5&pid=1-s2.0-S2772586322000399-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72073624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent advances in understanding the impact of built environment on traffic performance","authors":"Dong Xiao , Inhi Kim , Nan Zheng","doi":"10.1016/j.multra.2022.100034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100034","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100933,"journal":{"name":"Multimodal Transportation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S277258632200034X/pdfft?md5=15af7338a961970f71e2fb4ff6f6e048&pid=1-s2.0-S277258632200034X-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72073625","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xiaoran Qin , Jintao Ke , Xiaolei Wang , Yili Tang , Hai Yang
{"title":"Demand management for smart transportation: A review","authors":"Xiaoran Qin , Jintao Ke , Xiaolei Wang , Yili Tang , Hai Yang","doi":"10.1016/j.multra.2022.100038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100038","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The current revolutions of automation, electrification, and sharing are reshaping the way we travel, with broad implications for future mobility management. While much uncertainty remains about how these disruptive technologies would exactly impact demand for future mobility and enhancement of transportation supply, it is clear that innovative demand management is equally important as smart supply technology development in solving worsening traffic problems in big cities. In this work, we will discuss the significances, opportunities, and challenges of demand management in the era of smart transportation. Innovative ways of travel demand management for road transportation, public transit, and smart mobility are described, including tradable travel credit schemes for road congestion mitigation, revenue-preserving and Pareto-improving strategies for peak-hour transit demand management, and a novel reward scheme integrated with surge pricing in a ride-sourcing market.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100933,"journal":{"name":"Multimodal Transportation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772586322000387/pdfft?md5=ed36296fcb63908a21440b02b3d8a3b6&pid=1-s2.0-S2772586322000387-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72073620","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lufthansa Express Rail in Germany: A critical evaluation of benefits and limitations of the intermodal network based on journey time and fares","authors":"S. Wandelt, Xiaoqian Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.multra.2022.100048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100048","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100933,"journal":{"name":"Multimodal Transportation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75507532","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Discussions on pedestrian delay models and applications at signalized crosswalks","authors":"Weijie Chen, Feng Zhu","doi":"10.1016/j.multra.2022.100039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100039","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100933,"journal":{"name":"Multimodal Transportation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78463556","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An ant colony optimization approach to the multi-vehicle prize-collecting arc routing for connectivity problem","authors":"Luana Souza Almeida, Floris Goerlandt","doi":"10.1016/j.multra.2022.100033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100033","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Blocked roads can jeopardize emergency response activities in the aftermath of disasters, such as earthquakes. In many cases, the distribution of relief supplies to affected communities, the evacuation of victims, and Search and Rescue activities cannot be resumed due to the lack of connectivity of the road network. The multi-vehicle prize collecting arc routing for connectivity problem (KPC-ARCP) aims to determine the routes of synchronized road clearing teams during the immediate response of a disaster, to reconnect the network so that the utility of the reconnection is maximized. This paper proposes an Ant Colony Optimization (ACO) algorithm to solve the KPC-ARCP and compares its performance to results of earlier studies which apply GRASP and Matheuristic methods to solve the problem. Performance comparisons consider the computation time and accuracy of the solution, and are implemented on academic and real cases in Istanbul. The runs on academic and real-world instances indicate that ACO has a reasonable performance compared to the existing methods. However, the high complexity of its parameter tuning suggests that GRASP is likely more suitable for KPC-ARCP.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100933,"journal":{"name":"Multimodal Transportation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772586322000338/pdfft?md5=62992a26cab87720b4b12fbb55d21eeb&pid=1-s2.0-S2772586322000338-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72109903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Accessibility-based vulnerability analysis of multi-modal transportation networks with weibit choice models","authors":"Yu Gu , Anthony Chen , Songyot Kitthamkesorn","doi":"10.1016/j.multra.2022.100029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100029","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study proposes utility-based accessibility measures and a weibit-based analysis method for analyzing multi-modal transportation network vulnerability. To account for the multi-dimensional travel choice behavior in multi-modal transportation networks, an advanced weibit-based combined modal split and traffic assignment model is adopted to derive the accessibility measures based on the weibit-expected travel disutility from both route choice and mode choice dimensions. The accessibility at the modal split level is derived from the nested weibit model, while that at the route choice level is obtained based on the path-size weibit model. The proposed weibit-based vulnerability measures are inherently suitable for assessing the relative degradation in network performance and can measure the vulnerability of networks with heterogeneous scales without overestimating the importance of modes or routes sharing similar features. Using a simplified multi-modal transportation network of Hong Kong, numerical experiments are conducted to demonstrate the properties of the proposed multi-modal vulnerability analysis. The results indicate that the proposed analysis can effectively address similarity and heterogeneity issues in the analysis of choice behavior and network vulnerability, which are often ignored by the traditional logit-based measures.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":100933,"journal":{"name":"Multimodal Transportation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772586322000296/pdfft?md5=ab8e015666f8a0271939e9ce3a1cc57a&pid=1-s2.0-S2772586322000296-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72111335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An ant colony optimization approach to the multi-vehicle prize-collecting arc routing for connectivity problem","authors":"Luana Souza Almeida, F. Goerlandt","doi":"10.1016/j.multra.2022.100033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.multra.2022.100033","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":100933,"journal":{"name":"Multimodal Transportation","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85843588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}