Efficiency and equity of speed limits in transportation networks

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 32, Issue , 2013, Pages 61-75

  Wang, Shuaian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bi level programming; Conic quadratic mixed integer programming; Equity; Speed limit; Traffic equilibrium

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; ROADS AND STREETS; SPEED; TRAFFIC CONTROL; TRAVEL TIME;

BI-LEVEL PROGRAMMING; EQUITY; MIXED INTEGER PROGRAMMING; SPEED LIMIT; TRAFFIC EQUILIBRIUM;

INTEGER PROGRAMMING;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; LINEAR PROGRAMING; MODEL TEST; MODEL VALIDATION; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 84877340094     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2013.04.003     Document Type: Article

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