On the impacts of bus stops near signalized intersections: Models of car and bus delays

Transportation Research Part B: Methodological

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 123-140

  Gu, Weihua ^a   Gayah, Vikash V ^b   Cassidy, Michael J ^c   Saade, Nathalie ^c  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^c 109 McLaughlin Hall   (United States)

Author keywords

Bus delays; Bus holding; Car delays; Kinematic wave theory; Near side and far side bus stops

Indexed keywords

BUS TERMINALS; BUS TRANSPORTATION; FORECASTING; HIGHWAY ACCIDENTS; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; KINEMATICS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS; TRANSPORTATION; UNLOADING;

BATTERY OF TESTS; BUS DELAYS; BUS STOP; HIGHWAY TRAFFIC; KINEMATIC-WAVE THEORY; LOADING AND UNLOADING; MODEL APPLICATION; SIGNALIZED INTERSECTION;

BUSES;

AUTOMOBILE; BUS TRANSPORT; KINEMATICS; WAVE MODELING;

EID: 84930204470     PISSN: 01912615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trb.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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