The independence of volume-capacity ratio of private toll roads in general networks

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 96-101

  Wu, Di ^a   Yin, Yafeng ^a   Yang, Hai ^b  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

General networks; Private toll road; Profit maximization and social welfare maximization; Volume capacity ratio

Indexed keywords

PROFITABILITY; ROADS AND STREETS;

GENERAL NETWORKS; GENERALIZED TRAVEL COST; LEVEL OF SERVICE; SOCIAL WELFARE MAXIMIZATION; TOLL RATE; TRAFFIC AUTHORITIES; TRAFFIC NETWORKS; VOLUME CAPACITY;

TOLL HIGHWAYS;

NETWORK ANALYSIS; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM;

EID: 78149500459     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2010.04.004     Document Type: Article

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