{"title":"A stochastic programming model for designing bus bridging services under metro disruptions","authors":"Lu Zhen , Xueqin Du , Haolin Li , Zanyang Wu","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2327811","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2327811","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the growing reliance on urban metro networks, any accidental disruption can lead to rapid degradation and significant economic losses. Bus bridging services are common and efficient ways to minimize such adverse impacts. In this study, we investigate the problem of designing bus bridging services in response to unexpected metro disruptions, and propose a routing strategy with multiple bridging routes. In particular, to respond to uncertain factors such as passenger arrivals and bus travel times in the disruption environment, we develop a two-stage stochastic programming model for the collaborative optimization of bus bridging routes, schedules, and passenger assignments. To solve the computational challenges arising with the proposed model, a tailored tabu search algorithm is developed. Finally, several sets of numerical experiments are conducted and experimental results reveal that our proposed routing strategy can effectively improve the service level for the affected passengers during metro disruptions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 103-118"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140150854","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-sequence spatio-temporal feature fusion network for peak-hour passenger flow prediction in urban rail transit","authors":"Lining Liu , Yugang Liu , Xiaofei Ye","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2327805","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2327805","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This research addresses the challenge of predicting URT station passenger flow during peak hour. The Multi-Sequence Spatio-Temporal Feature Fusion Network Model (MSSTFFN) based on trend decomposition is introduced to capture complex spatio-temporal correlations. This model combines seasonal trend decomposition, graph convolutional neural networks, and modified Transformer networks. The MSSTFFN model is evaluated using actual data from Hangzhou City. The results indicate that, in comparison to the baseline model, this model consistently delivers the best prediction results across various datasets as well as prediction tasks. It exhibits exceptional and consistent performance in prediction sub-tasks involving different input and prediction step combinations, highlighting its advanced, robust, and versatile nature. Through micro-comparisons of specific prediction results for different types of stations, the practical application value is verified. Furthermore, through the design of ablation experiments and testing on various datasets, the contribution value of the features and model’s generalization capability are validated.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 86-102"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140172398","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}
Zhiliang Luo , Amirarsalan Mehrara Molan , Joseph E. Hummer , Anurag Pande
{"title":"Introducing the concept of alternative intersections with three-phase traffic signals","authors":"Zhiliang Luo , Amirarsalan Mehrara Molan , Joseph E. Hummer , Anurag Pande","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2334101","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2334101","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>At intersections where traffic demand is above capacity, reducing the number of signal phases may help operational performance. Alternative intersections may help achieve the reduction; however, retrofits to alternatives with two-phase signals may be impactful and unpopular. Our study evaluates five alternative signalized intersections with three critical phases, namely partial median U-turn intersection (MUT), partial continuous-flow intersection (CFI), a combination of MUT and CFI (MUT/CFI combo), reverse reduced conflict intersection (reverse RCI), and thru-cut. Three-phase designs may provide better capacity than conventional intersections with fewer impacts than two-phase intersections and, therefore, may be more palatable to stakeholders. A wide range of simulation scenarios were tested to evaluate the performance of the intersections using VISSIM and the Surrogate Safety Assessment Model. Based on the results, all three-phase designs outperformed the conventional design in terms of traffic operation. The partial CFI and MUT/CFI combo yielded the fewest conflicts among the designs evaluated.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 169-182"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140589504","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":"Intelligent driving model considering vehicular dynamics and heterogeneous road environments","authors":"Jiahao Zhang , Hongsheng Qi","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2329469","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2329469","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding vehicles’ movement in complex environments becomes cruical with the fast development of connected automated vehicles (CAVs). Current microscopic traffic flow models lack consideration for vehicle dynamics and complex road topologies. This study develops a model addressing these issues, retrieving vehicles’ maneuvers and predicting vehicles’ two-dimensional motion. It introduces a two-dimensional intelligent driving model utilizing steering angle and acceleration as control inputs. Intricate road topologies are represented with potential fields and a virtual boundary to capture the heterogeneous environment’s complexity. A driving potential field model is also developed for off-ramp areas. Model parameters are optimized with the dynamic time warping (DTW) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm. Furthermore, model predictive control (MPC) enhances the realism of the model’s output. Field validation results demonstrate that the proposed models can accurately describe vehicles’ two-dimensional movement in intricate environments, offering valuable support for research on heterogeneous traffic flows for CAVs and CVs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 119-134"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140201869","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":"High-speed train rescheduling and arrival-departure tracks utilization planning in infectious epidemic","authors":"Xuelei Meng , Haijun Li , Limin Jia , Ruhu Gao","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2333648","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2333648","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This paper analyzes the relation of arrival-departure tracks and the platforms of various types of stations, and the minimum dwelling time and adjacent train arrival interval to avoid contact of the boarding and alighting passengers. It constructs an integrated model of high-speed train rescheduling and the arrival-departure tracks utilization planning, taking the minimum dwelling time at stations, train tracking interval, minimum train running time in sections, and the arrival-departure tracks occupation as the constraints. The genetic algorithm based on the tabu search strategy is utilized to address the problem. A comparison is conducted between the computational results based on the classical genetic algorithm and the designed algorithm, revealing a 18.92% reduction in total calculation time consumption and a 1.11% improvement in accuracy. The proposed method can provide decision support for train dispatching work in epidemic situations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 144-156"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140589507","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":"Exploring the travel behavioral differences for the elderly mobility on public transit","authors":"Shin-Hyung Cho , Shin Hyoung Park , Sangho Choo","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2321730","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2321730","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Developing an integrated transportation system has required strategies to improve mobility in public transportation networks. This study aims to construct a route choice model incorporating heterogeneous travel behaviors and suggest policy improvements considering travel behavioral characteristics for the elderly in transportation planning. A stated preference survey has been established to explore the travel behaviors on public transit. The behavioral differences of elderly travelers are compared with young adult travelers by the parameters of travel time attributes. Travel time multipliers are developed to compare the time impedance for the travels on public transit using the concept of willingness to pay. Travelers are reluctant to increase the transfer time for all types, resulting in multipliers ranging from 1.91 to 2.11. The results provide the implications of transport policy for the elderly considering a convenient transfer on the integrated transit system in an aging society.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 61-71"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140002549","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":"Evaluating the effectiveness of engineering countermeasures at yellow dilemma zone: a driving simulator-based study","authors":"Bharat Kumar Pathivada , Vedagiri Perumal","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2321399","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2321399","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The indecisiveness of drivers at the yellow onset creates a dilemma zone (DZ) upstream of the signalized crossings. The yellow light dilemma negatively influences intersection safety, often leading to rear-end and right-angle collisions. This study explores the impact of upstream road marking and active in-vehicle warnings designed based on DZ boundaries. The prototype concepts of in-vehicle warning systems and upstream road marking were designed and implemented in the driving simulator environment. The driver responses from the experimental setup were captured to evaluate the effectiveness of the designed DZ countermeasures. Study results indicate that implemented DZ countermeasures (i.e. DZ road marking, in-vehicle display warning, and in-vehicle audio warning) significantly decreased the drivers’ crossing probability, resulting in a shorter dilemma zone. However, the proposed countermeasures did not show any improvement in the drivers’ red-light running (RLR) behavior. The driving simulator study showed promising results in reducing aggressive crossing responses at the yellow onset.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 49-60"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140011484","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}
Guanqun Wang , Zhigang Xu , Yizhe Cao , Siming Zhai , Peng Liu
{"title":"Cooperative vehicle-infrastructure warning (CVIW) applications: people’s willingness to pay and perceived importance","authors":"Guanqun Wang , Zhigang Xu , Yizhe Cao , Siming Zhai , Peng Liu","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2319998","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2319998","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Cooperative vehicle-infrastructure warning (CVIW) applications have great potential to relieve traffic congestion and improve traffic safety and mobility. To understand their public acceptance, we investigated Chinese drivers’ (<em>N</em> = 427) perceived importance and willingness to pay (WTP) for 11 CVIW applications, and their potential demographic determinants. Overall, the surveyed participants felt positive toward some of the involved CVIW applications. Among them, 32.6% (long downhill warning) to 79.2% (emergency brake warning) judged the CVIW applications as (very) important. “Emergency brake warning” application had the highest WTP, and “traffic jam warning” application had the lowest WTP. After negative binomial-logit hurdle regression analysis, we find that (1) perceived importance is a positive predictor of WTP; (2) driving mileage and driving experience impact WTP for most of the involved CVIW applications; (3) gender is not a significant factor on WTP. Our results can provide practical insights into predicting CVIW applications deployment and valuing them.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 22-35"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140002733","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":"Who does new trips and why?: An analysis toward the modeling of induced demand","authors":"Vasiliki Kalliga , Santhanakrishnan Narayanan , Constantinos Antoniou","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2333647","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2333647","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Improvements in infrastructure capacity and travel conditions including the introduction of a new transport mode can induce changes in traffic. Although this can occur through a variety of behavioral mechanisms, in this study, the main focus is on the increase of individual mobility rates – namely induced trips. A three-step methodological framework is proposed to identify and model-induced trips, along with the development of discrete choice models, which is the first step of the framework and acts as its foundation. Multinomial logit (MNL) and nested logit (NL) models are estimated, with trip frequencies as the dependent variable. Factors such as age, household type, household car ownership, the number of children and trip reason are found to be influential on the decision of making new trips. Results also suggest that shared mobility significantly paves way to new trips. The contributions from this study can support in understanding the reasons behind the generation of new trips and devise pertinent policies.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 1","pages":"Pages 135-143"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140300681","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Irtiza Rafid Khan , Kirti Mahajan , Vishal C. Kummetha , Steven D. Schrock , Alexandra Kondyli
{"title":"Effectiveness of unconventional anti-texting messages displayed on dynamic message signs","authors":"Irtiza Rafid Khan , Kirti Mahajan , Vishal C. Kummetha , Steven D. Schrock , Alexandra Kondyli","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2313291","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2313291","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Dynamic message signs (DMS) are widely adopted to display traffic and safety information. This study investigated the effectiveness of behavioral safety messages, including 10 unconventional anti-texting messages used on DMS. Feedback on the usability and effectiveness of various messages was collected from 120 drivers in an online survey. The influence of ten unconventional anti-texting DMS messages on driver performance was observed using driving simulator experiments with sixty participants. 89% of the respondents reported reading the signs, while 85% thought about the relevance of displayed messages. During the simulator experiment, drivers responded to a significantly lesser number of text messages after observing the anti-texting DMS messages, compared to the segments without any DMS. Both self-perceived opinions and driver performance metrics indicated a positive influence of displaying safety messages on DMS. Group comparisons across age and gender showed that some messages were more effective than others among specific driver groups.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"16 10","pages":"Pages 1378-1388"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139756101","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}