{"title":"Real-time Vulnerability Analysis of Urban Expressway","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2260972","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2260972","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study proposes a new method for evaluating the road network vulnerability per unit time: the real-time vulnerability index (RVI). The practical application of the proposed measure in real traffic scenarios is investigated by using empirical data from Shanghai Expressway.To prevent traffic congestion, a critical threshold of RVI (RVI*) is suggested for traffic control. Furthermore, the hysteresis on macroscopic fundamental diagram (MFD) and RVI is further analyzed in the phase transition of traffic states. The results show that RVI can help derive some representative traffic characteristics in real time and dynamically reflect road network vulnerability: when traffic congestion or accidents occur on the road network, the results observed for the traffic hysteresis on MFD and RVI were consistent, and RVI is easier to observe and more suitable for traffic management. The findings prove that RVI is a reliable indicator to help predict the dynamic operation of the road network.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 9","pages":"Pages 959-977"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136154153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Analysis of the factors affecting the time spent on leisure activities by using an ordered logit model","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2266189","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2266189","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The objective of the current study is to analyze the time spent on leisure activities in Budapest, considering five influencing factors. Data were collected from Google Popular Time (GPT) via location services using Python, resulting in a dataset of 1336 entries from July 2022. The analysis utilized the Ordered Logit Model (OLM). According to the outcomes, about 17% of visitors allocate significant time to leisure, while half spend relatively less. Leisure time is positively influenced by ratings and location but negatively affected by security levels. This study demonstrates the utility of GPT data for understanding individual behavior, offering valuable insights for decision-makers, tourism managers, and planners. Additionally, it sheds light on leisure-related traffic patterns, aiding in the identification of popular locations and peak time periods for leisure activities. This information can indirectly impact traffic flow in specific areas.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 9","pages":"Pages 1081-1090"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135096370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spatio-temporal graph attention networks for traffic prediction","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2261706","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2261706","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The constraints of road network topology and dynamically changing traffic states over time make the task of traffic flow prediction extremely challenging. Most existing methods use CNNs or GCNs to capture spatial correlation. However, convolution operator-based methods are far from optimal in their ability to fuse node features and topology to adequately model spatial correlation. In order to model the spatio-temporal features of traffic flow more effectively, this paper proposes a traffic flow prediction model, the Spatio-Temporal Graph Attention Network (STGAN), which is based on graph attention mechanisms and residually connected gated recurrent units. Specifically, a graph attention mechanism and a random wandering mechanism are used to extract spatial features of the traffic network, and gated recurrent units with residual connections are used to extract temporal features. Experimental results on real-world public transportation datasets show that our approach not only yields state-of-the-art performance, but also exhibits competitive computational efficiency and improves the accuracy of traffic flow prediction.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 9","pages":"Pages 978-988"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136279553","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Shared travel demand forecasting and multi-phase vehicle relocation optimization for electric carsharing systems","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2262205","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2262205","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Electric shared mobility is flourishing in urban transportation. However, the problem of uneven vehicle distribution and untimely vehicle charging hampers user trip experience and system operation efficiency. To overcome these challenges, this study proposed a multi-phase vehicle relocation optimization approach for one-way station-based carsharing systems. In phase one, a micro-level shared travel demand forecasting model was developed to capture the number of orders in the short-term future. In phase two, stations were divided into different categories based on the results of user travel demand forecast. In phase three, the minimization of driving mileage and carbon emissions was taken as the optimization objective, and a solution method combining Gurobi solver and charging priority ranking was designed. Finally, the effectiveness and advantages of the proposed model and algorithm were comprehensively validated through a case study using real passenger orders and geographic data from the city of Shanghai, China.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 9","pages":"Pages 1002-1017"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135967375","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Psychological antecedents of electric vehicle adoption in the West Bank","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2266184","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2266184","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The global electric vehicle (EV) market overgrew in the previous decade. This paper investigates the factors affecting EV purchase intention in the West Bank, Palestine. This study adopts the exploratory sequential mixed methods approach by conducting unstructured interviews and questionnaires in a developing country context. We obtained 384 survey responses from EV owners and non-EV owners – this study used the partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) tool for empirical analysis. The study results show that environmental concerns, subjective norms, cognitive status, incentive policies, and product perception significantly affect consumers’ intentions to purchase EVs in the West Bank. Environmental concerns indirectly correlate with consumers’ intentions to purchase EVs through attitudes as a mediator. However, perceived behavior control has no significant impact on purchasing intent. These results will help policymakers in improving transportation policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 9","pages":"Pages 1069-1080"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135592789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Can taxi data inform bus route improvement? A case study in Shanghai","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2262207","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2262207","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Taxis not only substitute for but also complement bus transit. With the complementary relationship, taxi trips reveal the origin-destination pairs where the level of bus service is low. This study attempts to utilize taxi data to identify potential weak links in the bus network. An evaluation methodology is proposed using taxi trips to evaluate the bus routes by incorporating accessibility measures at the stop level and convenience measures at the route level. With over 52,000 taxi orders collected in Jiading District of Shanghai, China, the corresponding alternative bus trips are simulated and then classified into 16 types of patterns according to the stop-level and route-level measures. The top five types, accounting for 78% of all trips, are selected for visual and quantitative analysis. The findings show that the proposed methodology can well assist bus agencies to improve service efficiency with better planning and design of bus routes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 9","pages":"Pages 1018-1038"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136280188","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-objective optimization for through train service integrating train operation plan and type selection","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2264046","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2264046","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Providing effective Through Train Services (TTSs) faces challenges due to complex infrastructure conditions, train performances and passenger demands. To enhance TTSs between two different classes of urban rail transit lines with variations in train speed and capacity, we propose a multi-objective Integer Non-Linear Programming (INLP) model. This model maximizes passenger travel time savings and average train load utilization, and develops an integrated approach to simultaneously optimize the frequencies of through express trains and local trains, as well as the operation zones, stopping patterns and type selection of through trains. Additionally, a Non-Dominated Sorting Genetic Algorithm II is designed to solve the INLP model based on a simple test network and a real-world case from the Nanjing Subway. The unique benefits of our proposed method are demonstrated by a comprehensive compared with the Single Line Operation Mode and the all-stop plans under Through Operation Mode.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 9","pages":"Pages 1039-1058"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135592624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental study on the departure time choice behavior during the morning rush hours under different road capacity conditions","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2259143","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2259143","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper presents an experimental study on the departure time choice behavior during the morning rush hours under different road capacity conditions. Experimental data are analyzed from the aspects of the equilibrium state of a traffic system and the choice behavior of subjects. The experimental results showed that the user equilibrium is easy to achieve in the medium-capacity scenario; however, it is difficult in the low- and high-capacity scenario. This implies that the user equilibrium cannot predict the aggregate behavior well when the bottleneck capacity is too low or too high. A reinforcement learning model is constructed to reproduce experimental results and uncover subjects’ learning mechanism. Simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental results. The results presented in this study could provide the theoretical support for developing measures for transportation management and control during the morning rush hours.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 9","pages":"Pages 943-958"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136236223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact assessment of professional drivers’ speed compliance and speed adaptation with posted speed limits in different driving environments and driving conditions","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2252222","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2252222","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study analyzed the impact of driving environments (real-world and simulated world) and driving conditions (no time pressure and time pressure) on speed compliance and speed adaptation. Professional car drivers were recruited, and the data was collected in real-world and simulated world under no time pressure and time pressure driving conditions. The comparison results using Wilcoxon-signed rank test showed that speed compliance and speed adaptation were not consistently significant and were not in the same direction highlighting the influence of various factors like road features and driver characteristics. The generalized linear mixed model results showed that speed compliance was relatively better in simulated world (by 3.98 kmph) than real-world. Further, speed adaptation under time pressure was about 5.86 kmph lower during real-world as compared to simulated world. The findings from this study can provide new insights on road safety strategies and policy implications for limiting speeding-related crash risks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 8","pages":"Pages 872-882"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42001120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Vehicle detection in diverse traffic using an ensemble convolutional neural backbone via feature concatenation","authors":"","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2250622","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2023.2250622","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Nowadays, deploying an intelligent vehicle detection system (IVDS) in diverse traffic is a work priority. It provides real-time traffic information with vehicle counts and types of vehicles. IVDS deployment in diverse traffic is challenging because different vehicle classes occlude each other on the road. In recent years, convolutional neural network (CNN) based deep learning (DL) methods have attained incredible progress in implementing IVDS. However, most CNN-based DL methods do not include diverse traffic conditions in Asian countries. Also, due to existing feature extraction backbones, they cannot accurately detect multi-scale vehicles. This work proposes an advanced visual computing deep learning (AVCDL) method with a vast labeled vehicle dataset to detect vehicles in diverse traffic. It includes an ensemble backbone and an improved multi-stage vehicle detection head (MSVDH). An ensemble CNN backbone extracts the vehicle features and combines them on a single channel via a feature concatenation. The final detection is carried out by an improved MSVDH that classifies the target vehicles. The proposed method is examined, tested, and evaluated using traffic statistics. It is contrasted with current cutting-edge vehicle detection techniques. It achieves 86.32% mean average precision (mAP) on self-collected diverse traffic labeled dataset (DTLD) and 86.17% mAP on KITTI. Moreover, the real-time performance is validated with NVIDIA Jetson Tx2 and Nano boards. It achieves 15 frames per second (FPS) on Jetson Tx2 and 7 FPS on Jetson Nano.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 8","pages":"Pages 838-856"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45326643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}