Simultaneous modelling of access, egress & transit line choice for public transport
conference paper
A public transport (PT) trip is a multimodal trip by nature: always complemented by an access and egress leg, for example cycling
or walking to the PT stop. Introduction of shared modes increases the available access- and egress- options and thereby the PT
system as a whole is possibly improved. In order to investigate those effects an extension is made to the traditional PT assignment
algorithm, resulting in a simultaneous process of selecting the access-mode, stop choice, line choice, and egress-mode. A key
advantage of our approach is that choices for mode chains are made independent on personal characteristics. This enables us to
easily add new access- and egress- modes by only adjusting associated travel time and costs. Simulations for a use case in
Amsterdam show that this enables us to complement the PT system with shared bikes, which is not possible in current transport
models.
or walking to the PT stop. Introduction of shared modes increases the available access- and egress- options and thereby the PT
system as a whole is possibly improved. In order to investigate those effects an extension is made to the traditional PT assignment
algorithm, resulting in a simultaneous process of selecting the access-mode, stop choice, line choice, and egress-mode. A key
advantage of our approach is that choices for mode chains are made independent on personal characteristics. This enables us to
easily add new access- and egress- modes by only adjusting associated travel time and costs. Simulations for a use case in
Amsterdam show that this enables us to complement the PT system with shared bikes, which is not possible in current transport
models.
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TNO Identifier
977884
Source title
Transport Research Arena (TRA) Conference
Pages
1-9