Cellular Automata Based Modeling for Evaluating Different Bus Stop Designs in China
A cellular automaton model is proposed to simulate mixed traffic flow composed of motor vehicles and bicycles near bus stops. Three typical types of bus stops which are common in China are considered in the model, including two types of curbside bus stops and one type of bus bay stops. Passenger tra...
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| author | Haoyang Ding Wei Wang Tianming Luo Zhen Yang Ye Li Zhibin Li |
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| description | A cellular automaton model is proposed to simulate mixed traffic flow composed of motor vehicles and bicycles near bus stops. Three typical types of bus stops which are common in China are considered in the model, including two types of curbside bus stops and one type of bus bay stops. Passenger transport capacity of three types of bus stops, which is applied to evaluate the bus stop design, is calculated based on the corresponding traffic flow rate. According to the simulation results, the flow rates of both motor vehicles and bicycles exhibit phase transition from free flow to the saturation one at the critical point. The results also show that the larger the interaction between motor vehicle and bicycle flow is near curbside bus stops, the more the value of saturated flows drops. Curbside bus stops are more suitable when the conflicts between two flows are small and the inflow rate of motor vehicles is low. On the contrary, bus bay stops should be applied due to their ability to reduce traffic conflicts. Findings of this study can provide useful suggestions on bus stop selection considering different inflow rate of motor vehicles and bicycles simultaneously. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6567e60f9a1344dc9378ed079a62b8232025-02-03T05:51:54ZengWileyDiscrete Dynamics in Nature and Society1026-02261607-887X2015-01-01201510.1155/2015/365412365412Cellular Automata Based Modeling for Evaluating Different Bus Stop Designs in ChinaHaoyang Ding0Wei Wang1Tianming Luo2Zhen Yang3Ye Li4Zhibin Li5Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Urban ITS, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Urban ITS, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Urban ITS, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Urban ITS, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Urban ITS, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaJiangsu Key Laboratory of Urban ITS, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, ChinaA cellular automaton model is proposed to simulate mixed traffic flow composed of motor vehicles and bicycles near bus stops. Three typical types of bus stops which are common in China are considered in the model, including two types of curbside bus stops and one type of bus bay stops. Passenger transport capacity of three types of bus stops, which is applied to evaluate the bus stop design, is calculated based on the corresponding traffic flow rate. According to the simulation results, the flow rates of both motor vehicles and bicycles exhibit phase transition from free flow to the saturation one at the critical point. The results also show that the larger the interaction between motor vehicle and bicycle flow is near curbside bus stops, the more the value of saturated flows drops. Curbside bus stops are more suitable when the conflicts between two flows are small and the inflow rate of motor vehicles is low. On the contrary, bus bay stops should be applied due to their ability to reduce traffic conflicts. Findings of this study can provide useful suggestions on bus stop selection considering different inflow rate of motor vehicles and bicycles simultaneously.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/365412 |
| spellingShingle | Haoyang Ding Wei Wang Tianming Luo Zhen Yang Ye Li Zhibin Li Cellular Automata Based Modeling for Evaluating Different Bus Stop Designs in China Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society |
| title | Cellular Automata Based Modeling for Evaluating Different Bus Stop Designs in China |
| title_full | Cellular Automata Based Modeling for Evaluating Different Bus Stop Designs in China |
| title_fullStr | Cellular Automata Based Modeling for Evaluating Different Bus Stop Designs in China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cellular Automata Based Modeling for Evaluating Different Bus Stop Designs in China |
| title_short | Cellular Automata Based Modeling for Evaluating Different Bus Stop Designs in China |
| title_sort | cellular automata based modeling for evaluating different bus stop designs in china |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/365412 |
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