Bus lanes with intermittent priority: Strategy formulae and an evaluation

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 731-744

  Eichler, Michael ^a   Daganzo, Carlos F ^a  

^a Berkeley   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced public transit systems; Bus lanes; Intelligent transportation systems; Intermittent bus priority; Transit signal priority

Indexed keywords

INTELLIGENT VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAFFIC SIGNS; WIDENING (TRANSPORTATION ARTERIES);

ADVANCED PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEMS; BUS LANES; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS; INTERMITTENT BUS PRIORITY; TRANSIT SIGNAL PRIORITY;

BUS TRANSPORTATION;

BUS TRANSPORT; INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION;

EID: 33745040703     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2005.10.001     Document Type: Article

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