Development and evaluation of a coordinated and conditional bus priority approach

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2145, 2010, Pages 49-58

  Ma, Wanjing ^a   Yang, Xiaoguang ^a   Liu, Yue ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Wisconsin Milwaukee   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

ARRIVAL TIME; BUS DELAYS; BUS PRIORITY; CONTROL OBJECTS; DOWN-STREAM; FIELD APPLICATION; INTERSECTIONS GROUPS; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY APPROACH; PRIORITY STRATEGY;

OBJECT DETECTION;

EID: 78651300665     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2145-06     Document Type: Article

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