Evaluating Route and Frequency Design of Bus Lines Based on Data Envelopment Analysis with Network Epsilon-Based Measures
Increasing the efficiency of bus transit remains to be a challenge of urban transportation. Since the optimization of bus routes and their frequencies is significant for transit efficiency, this study aims to develop two data envelopment analysis (DEA) models using network epsilon-based measures (NE...
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| description | Increasing the efficiency of bus transit remains to be a challenge of urban transportation. Since the optimization of bus routes and their frequencies is significant for transit efficiency, this study aims to develop two data envelopment analysis (DEA) models using network epsilon-based measures (NEBMs). The first NEBM model adopts twelve indicators to evaluate the rationality of the route network design; the second NEBM model uses nine indicators to evaluate the efficiency of the frequency setting. Both NEBM models can simultaneously consider radial and nonradial inputs and outputs and dig into details of the “input/output transformation box.” Finally, the bus transit system of Nanjing in China is used as a case study. Results show that the overall efficiency of network route design is higher than that of frequency setting. According to comparisons between descriptive statistics of the top and bottom performers, inefficiency causes of bottom performers are identified and corresponding improvement measures are suggested. The proposed models are helpful for the development of bus transit systems and can be applied on a yearly/monthly basis. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6303c6fa47634b52a2a51a2f63703c242025-02-03T06:13:40ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952019-01-01201910.1155/2019/50242535024253Evaluating Route and Frequency Design of Bus Lines Based on Data Envelopment Analysis with Network Epsilon-Based MeasuresYiling Deng0Yadan Yan1College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Zhejiang University of Technology, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Zhengzhou University, ChinaIncreasing the efficiency of bus transit remains to be a challenge of urban transportation. Since the optimization of bus routes and their frequencies is significant for transit efficiency, this study aims to develop two data envelopment analysis (DEA) models using network epsilon-based measures (NEBMs). The first NEBM model adopts twelve indicators to evaluate the rationality of the route network design; the second NEBM model uses nine indicators to evaluate the efficiency of the frequency setting. Both NEBM models can simultaneously consider radial and nonradial inputs and outputs and dig into details of the “input/output transformation box.” Finally, the bus transit system of Nanjing in China is used as a case study. Results show that the overall efficiency of network route design is higher than that of frequency setting. According to comparisons between descriptive statistics of the top and bottom performers, inefficiency causes of bottom performers are identified and corresponding improvement measures are suggested. The proposed models are helpful for the development of bus transit systems and can be applied on a yearly/monthly basis.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5024253 |
| spellingShingle | Yiling Deng Yadan Yan Evaluating Route and Frequency Design of Bus Lines Based on Data Envelopment Analysis with Network Epsilon-Based Measures Journal of Advanced Transportation |
| title | Evaluating Route and Frequency Design of Bus Lines Based on Data Envelopment Analysis with Network Epsilon-Based Measures |
| title_full | Evaluating Route and Frequency Design of Bus Lines Based on Data Envelopment Analysis with Network Epsilon-Based Measures |
| title_fullStr | Evaluating Route and Frequency Design of Bus Lines Based on Data Envelopment Analysis with Network Epsilon-Based Measures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Evaluating Route and Frequency Design of Bus Lines Based on Data Envelopment Analysis with Network Epsilon-Based Measures |
| title_short | Evaluating Route and Frequency Design of Bus Lines Based on Data Envelopment Analysis with Network Epsilon-Based Measures |
| title_sort | evaluating route and frequency design of bus lines based on data envelopment analysis with network epsilon based measures |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/5024253 |
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