TY - JOUR
T1 - Incremental optimization design of transit service
AU - Kwon, Eil
AU - Stephanedes, Yorgos J.
PY - 1987/7
Y1 - 1987/7
N2 - An interactive design procedure for the incremental optimization of transit route service is developed based on the concept of elasticity and the total differential. The purpose of this method is to find the set of optimum fare and frequency changes that management can incrementally implement through time to achieve a certain objective under given constraints. The method is applied to a Twin Cities commuter route, illustrating the selection of the optimum set of policy changes. The transit performance map, a major product of the incremental optimization method, can provide important information about the system behavior. Using this map, the transit manager can determine the forecast optimum route performance through time as well as the optimum scheduling and pricing policies needed to reach the desired performance level. Each optimization session lasts 2-3 min on an IBM-PC.
AB - An interactive design procedure for the incremental optimization of transit route service is developed based on the concept of elasticity and the total differential. The purpose of this method is to find the set of optimum fare and frequency changes that management can incrementally implement through time to achieve a certain objective under given constraints. The method is applied to a Twin Cities commuter route, illustrating the selection of the optimum set of policy changes. The transit performance map, a major product of the incremental optimization method, can provide important information about the system behavior. Using this map, the transit manager can determine the forecast optimum route performance through time as well as the optimum scheduling and pricing policies needed to reach the desired performance level. Each optimization session lasts 2-3 min on an IBM-PC.
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U2 - 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1987)113:4(437)
DO - 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-947X(1987)113:4(437)
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0023384019
SN - 0733-947X
VL - 113
SP - 437
EP - 449
JO - Journal of Transportation Engineering
JF - Journal of Transportation Engineering
IS - 4
ER -