Optimizing bus stop spacing in urban areas

Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 446-458

  Ibeas, Ángel ^a   dell'Olio, Luigi ^a   Alonso, Borja ^a   Sainz, Olivia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTABRIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bi level optimization model; Bus stop spacing; Network design

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORT; NETWORK ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; URBAN AREA; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 74449086962     PISSN: 13665545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tre.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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