Design and implementation of efficient transit networks: Procedure, case study and validity test

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 935-950

  Estrada, M ^a   Roca Riu, M ^a   Badia, H ^a   Robuste F ^a   Daganzo, C F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bus rapid transit; Transit networks; Transit system design

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; DESIGN; LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT; RAPID TRANSIT;

AGENCY RESOURCES; BUS RAPID TRANSIT; DECISION VARIABLES; DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATIONS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; TRANSIT NETWORKS; TRANSIT SYSTEMS; TRANSIT TECHNOLOGY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BUS TRANSPORT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GEOMETRY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 80051683416     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2011.04.006     Document Type: Article

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