Vehicle dispatching in macroscopic transport models: modelling Demand Responsive Transit
conference paper
Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) can complement the future mobility system by providing additional point-to-point connections based on requests of the users. As a consequence, the liveability of a city might decrease when DRT vehicles introduce additional congestion due to deadheading (relocation of vehicles without transporting pabengers). The amount of congestion is usually estimated using a macroscopic transport model. However, due to a lack of (microscopic) departure times, it is not possible to include the dispatching of DRT vehicles in these models. Therefore, we introduce a new framework that combines mode choice, vehicle dispatching and traffic assignment in a macroscopic model. Simulations for a use case on the island of Curaçao show that indeed additional congestion will occur, and less people use the traditional public transport system if DRT vehicles are introduced. (C) 2023 The Authors. Published by ELSEVIER B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0)
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TNO Identifier
993129
ISSN
23521457
Publisher
Elsevier B.V.
Source title
Transportation Research Procedia
Editor(s)
Picado Santos, L. de
Pinho de Sousa, J.
Arsenio, E.
Pinho de Sousa, J.
Arsenio, E.
Pages
2573-2580