Planning, operation, and control of bus transport systems: A literature review
The efficiency of a transport system depends on several elements, such as available technology, governmental policies, the planning process, and control strategies. Indeed, the interaction between these elements is quite complex, leading to intractable decision making problems. The planning process and real-time control strategies have been widely studied in recent years, and there are several […]
An integrated approach for timetabling and vehicle scheduling problems to analyze the trade-off between level of service and operating costs of transit networks
In transit systems there is a critical trade-off between the level of service and operating costs. At the planning level, for a given network design, this trade-off is captured by the timetabling (TT) and vehicle scheduling (VS) problems. In the TT problem we try to maximize the number of passengers benefited by well timed transfers, […]
Modelling parking choices considering user heterogeneity
We examine car driver’s behaviour when choosing a parking place; the alternatives available are free on-street parking, paid on-street parking and parking in an underground multi-storey car park. A mixed logit model, allowing for correlation between random taste parameters and estimated using stated choice data, is used to infer values of time, both when looking […]
Bus Control Strategy Application: Case Study of Santiago Transit System
Buses have an inherent tendency to bunch due to randomness in passenger demand and congestion. Many sophisticated control strategies have been developed to reduce bus bunching, however, few of them have been implemented in high frequency real services. Building upon a control strategy comprised of a rolling horizon mathematical programming model that yields the optimal […]
Evaluating BRT improvements in Mexico City: How feasible is to improve a consolidated system?
In several cities, bus rapid transit (BRT) systems have begun to experience problems of capacity. Various solutions have been proposed to address these problems, from simple operational modifications to improvements that require modification of the existing infrastructure. Decisions about modification are a challenging undertaking for policy makers; proposals need to be evaluated on the basis […]
The Impact of Bus Rapid Transit on Housing Price and Accessibility Changes in Sydney: A Repeat Sales Approach
New public transport infrastructure is expected to improve accessibility for local residents, and thus contribute to increased land value. The contribution that a bus rapid transit (BRT) system can make to increased land value is less certain than for rail-based systems, with the literature mostly containing bus-based examples from developing countries with extensive BRT networks. […]
Analyzing route choice strategies on transit networks
Understanding and modeling mode and route decisions on a transit system is a key element in urban transportation planning. For doing this is necessary to identify and model the individuals’ behavior and the route choice strategies they follow. Traditional models propose three route choice strategies: Minimum Itineraries (fixed stations and fixed single-lines), Minimum Routes (fixed […]
A behavioural comparison of route choice on metro networks: Time, transfers, crowding, topology and socio-demographics
Understanding travellers’ behaviour is key element in transportation planning. This article presents a route choice model for metro networks that considers different time components as well as variables related to the transferring experience, train crowding, network topology and socio-demographic characteristics. The route choice model is applied to the London Underground and Santiago Metro networks, to […]
Understanding travellers behaviour in public transport networks: preferences and perceptions
Citizens’ Anti-highway Revolt in Post-Pinochet Chile: Catalyzing Innovation in Transport Planning
During the last third of the 20th century, citizens throughout North America and Europe organized protests against urban highway projects, influencing urban transport planning in ways that shape its evolution to this day. With the globalization of car-centred urban planning models, some similar movements have emerged in developing countries. What, if anything, can they tell […]
Citizen participation for sustainable transport: the case of “Living City” in Santiago, Chile (1997–2012)
Twentieth century citizen “revolts” against urban highway projects have influenced thinking about public transport (Toronto, Vancouver, New York), governance (Portland), and cycling (The Netherlands) to this day. Less is known, however, about how these emerge in developing countries, and what they can tell us about citizens’ role in innovation to achieve more sustainable transport systems. […]
Confiabilidade e Variabilidade do Tempo de Viagem em Sistemas Bus Rapid Transit
Incentive schemes for bus drivers: The case of the public transit system in Santiago, Chile
Although many authors have studied regulatory schemes for bus operators of public transport provision, little attention has been given to incentive schemes for bus drivers in terms of economic incentives and labour conditions. Therefore, there is a need to analyse incentive schemes for bus drivers since the level of service of the bus system is […]
Linking discrete choice to continuous demand in a spatial computable general equilibrium model
Discrete choice (DC) models are often used to describe consumer behaviour at a disaggregate level. At this level, a choice decision is defined in terms of a set of alternatives representing different ‘varieties’ of a particular product differentiated mainly by their quality attributes rather than just prices. Individuals making these choice decisions are also differentiated […]
Tracing a path to knowledge? Indicative user impacts of introducing a public transport map in Dhaka, Bangladesh
The smartphone exemplifies the rhetorical smart city movement. This paper examines one potential use of smartphone technology—mapping public transportation services in a megacity of the Global South. We examine the potential user impacts of introducing a smartphone-generated and analogue-delivered schematic bus map in Dhaka, Bangladesh. After distributing the map, we used a web-based survey to […]
Reflections on citizen-technical dialogue as part of cycling-inclusive planning in Santiago, Chile
Cycling-inclusive urban planning is attracting worldwide attention as cycling has demonstrated its potential for contributing to resolving not only mobility but also diverse issues of social concern (health and physical activity, urban congestion and pollution), amidst the challenges of global warming and the need to define more equitable ways of organizing urban systems, to mitigate […]
Lessons from 40 years of planning for cycle-inclusion: Reflections from Santiago, Chile
Valuing externalities using willingness to pay methods
Efficient contracting and incentive agreements between regulators and bus operators: The influence of risk preferences of contracting agents on contract choice
Abstract Contracts that govern transactions between regulators and operators are an important feature of service delivery in public transport. This paper reviews the literature on efficient contracting in general and its application to public transport contracts and found little empirical evidence on the influence of risk preferences of contracting agents on contract choice, a fundamental premise of classical […]
Changing Lanes: Children's play inspired by BRT capability to tie the city together
Planning, communities, and consensus were the topics of a play, Changing Lanes, put on by Boston’s Neighborhood School, where the students showed how different interests and ideas clash, and attempt to reconcile, in deciding how to improve the transportation system in fictional Fairview Junction. Transportation changes were on the students’ minds since the beginning of […]
Jaime Allen
Nicolas Badiola
Belen Barriga
Carlos Bueno
Owen Bull
Jaime Soza
Ignacio Tiznado
Postdoctoral Research Position in Sustainable Urban Mobility
The Department of Transport Engineering and Logistics (DTEL) at the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, host of the BRT Centre of Excellence (www.brt.cl) and key member of the Centre for Sustainable Urban Development – CEDEUS (www.cedeus.cl), is currently looking for a post doctorate or experienced researcher to join our research group starting around […]
The Myth That Everyone Naturally Prefers Trains to Buses
When you focus on what really matters—service—much of the difference actually disappears. Source: CITYLAB – By: Eric Jaffe (Febraury 23rd, 2015) Take a look at the image above. This rendering represents modern bus rapid transit service. The BRT vehicle travels in its own separate lane, free from the constraints of traffic congestion or traffic lights. […]
Yichang, China Wins 2016 Sustainable Transport Award
Source: ITDP (January 13th, 2016) New BRT system, public spaces, parking reform, cycling and pedestrian improvements win Yichang the award. Moscow, Russia and Rosario, Argentina receive honorable mention. Yichang, a mid-sized Chinese city located along the Yangtze River, the site of the Three Gorges Dam, is looking to the future with a focus on cycling, […]
