Designing Dynamic Delivery Parking Spots in Urban Areas to Reduce Traffic Disruptions
Pick-up and delivery services are essential for businesses in urban areas. However, due to the limited space in city centers, it might be unfeasible to provide sufficient loading/unloading spots. As a result, this type of operations often interferes with traffic by occupying road space (e.g., illega...
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| description | Pick-up and delivery services are essential for businesses in urban areas. However, due to the limited space in city centers, it might be unfeasible to provide sufficient loading/unloading spots. As a result, this type of operations often interferes with traffic by occupying road space (e.g., illegal parking). In this study, a potential solution is investigated: Dynamic Delivery Parking Spots (DDPS). With this concept, based on the time-varying traffic demand, the area allowed for delivery parking changes over time in order to maximize delivery opportunities while reducing traffic disruptions. Using the hydrodynamic theory of traffic flow, we analyze the traffic discharging rate on an urban link with DDPS. In comparison to the situation without delivery parking, the results show that although DDPS occupy some space on a driving lane, it is possible to keep the delay at a local level, that is, without spreading to the network. In this paper, we provide a methodology for the DDPS design, so that the delivery requests can be satisfied while their negative impacts on traffic are reduced. A simulation study is used to validate the model and to estimate delay compared to real situations with illegal parking, showing that DDPS can reduce system’s delay. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-baf3331ccaba46ab8afba6dbbb389a582025-02-03T01:11:38ZengWileyJournal of Advanced Transportation0197-67292042-31952017-01-01201710.1155/2017/62967206296720Designing Dynamic Delivery Parking Spots in Urban Areas to Reduce Traffic DisruptionsMireia Roca-Riu0Jin Cao1Igor Dakic2Monica Menendez3Institute for Transport Planning and Systems, ETH Zurich, HIL F 34.2 Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5, 8093 Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute for Transport Planning and Systems, ETH Zurich, HIL F 41.2 Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5, 8093 Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute for Transport Planning and Systems, ETH Zurich, HIL F 41.2 Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5, 8093 Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute for Transport Planning and Systems, ETH Zurich, HIL F 37.2 Stefano-Franscini-Platz 5, 8093 Zurich, SwitzerlandPick-up and delivery services are essential for businesses in urban areas. However, due to the limited space in city centers, it might be unfeasible to provide sufficient loading/unloading spots. As a result, this type of operations often interferes with traffic by occupying road space (e.g., illegal parking). In this study, a potential solution is investigated: Dynamic Delivery Parking Spots (DDPS). With this concept, based on the time-varying traffic demand, the area allowed for delivery parking changes over time in order to maximize delivery opportunities while reducing traffic disruptions. Using the hydrodynamic theory of traffic flow, we analyze the traffic discharging rate on an urban link with DDPS. In comparison to the situation without delivery parking, the results show that although DDPS occupy some space on a driving lane, it is possible to keep the delay at a local level, that is, without spreading to the network. In this paper, we provide a methodology for the DDPS design, so that the delivery requests can be satisfied while their negative impacts on traffic are reduced. A simulation study is used to validate the model and to estimate delay compared to real situations with illegal parking, showing that DDPS can reduce system’s delay.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6296720 |
| spellingShingle | Mireia Roca-Riu Jin Cao Igor Dakic Monica Menendez Designing Dynamic Delivery Parking Spots in Urban Areas to Reduce Traffic Disruptions Journal of Advanced Transportation |
| title | Designing Dynamic Delivery Parking Spots in Urban Areas to Reduce Traffic Disruptions |
| title_full | Designing Dynamic Delivery Parking Spots in Urban Areas to Reduce Traffic Disruptions |
| title_fullStr | Designing Dynamic Delivery Parking Spots in Urban Areas to Reduce Traffic Disruptions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Designing Dynamic Delivery Parking Spots in Urban Areas to Reduce Traffic Disruptions |
| title_short | Designing Dynamic Delivery Parking Spots in Urban Areas to Reduce Traffic Disruptions |
| title_sort | designing dynamic delivery parking spots in urban areas to reduce traffic disruptions |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6296720 |
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