Bus congestion, optimal infrastructure investment and the choice of a fare collection system in dedicated bus corridors

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 828-844

  Tirachini, Alejandro ^a   Hensher, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bus; Congestion; Fare payment method; Operator cost; Running speed; Travel time

Indexed keywords

BUS TRANSPORTATION; BUSES; COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; MAGNETIC LEVITATION VEHICLES; MASS TRANSPORTATION; RAPID TRANSIT; SMART CARDS; SPEED; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION; TRAVEL TIME;

BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEMS; CONGESTION; CONTACTLESS SMART CARD; INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS; INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT; OPERATOR COSTS; PAYMENT METHODS; RUNNING SPEED;

INVESTMENTS;

BUS TRANSPORT; INVESTMENT; MICROECONOMICS; OPTIMIZATION; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION ECONOMICS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 79955044114     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2011.02.006     Document Type: Article

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