Analysis of space allocation strategies between buses and cars with the multimodal MFD
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2015
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In this paper we are studying the trade-off of urban space devoted to cars and buses (or trams) in two cities: Zurich and San Francisco. We employ 3D vehicle Macroscopic Fundamental Diagrams (3D- vMFD) which consist of creating the MFDs for vehicles with several public transport frequencies. We analyze the percentage of dedicated bus lanes in a city. When there are more dedicated bus lanes, the car performance worsens and the transit performance improves. The data is generated with two microsimulation models, VISSIM for Zurich, and Aimsum for San Francisco. The ultimate purpose of this paper is to find the optimal percentage of dedicated bus lanes in a city which optimizes the rate of passengers finishing their trips (either by car or by bus). We present this optimization methodology which can help urban planners to find the most efficient share of space for transportation modes in cities.
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STRC
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15th Swiss Transport Research Conference (STRC 2015)
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Traffic operations; MFD; 3D-vMFD; Dedicated lane; Mixed lane; Public Transport
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08686 - Gruppe Strassenverkehrstechnik
02226 - NSL - Netzwerk Stadt und Landschaft / NSL - Network City and Landscape
02655 - Netzwerk Stadt u. Landschaft ARCH u BAUG / Network City and Landscape ARCH and BAUG