Community design of a light rail transit-oriented development using casewise visual evaluation (CAVE)

Community Design of a Light-Rail Transit Oriented Development Using Casewise Visual Evaluation (CAVE)

Demand-oriented timetable design for urban rail transit under stochastic demand

In the context of public transportation system, improving the service quality and robustness through minimizing the average passengers waiting time is a real challenge. This study provides robust stochastic programming models for train timetabling problem in urban rail transit systems. The objective is minimization of the weighted summation of the expected cost of passenger waiting time, its va...

An Evaluation of Light Rail Transit Signal Control Options

As part of the Central Phoenix/East Valley Light Rail Transit Project, the Cities of Phoenix, Tempe and Mesa, Arizona are proposing a new light rail line, part of which will follow Central Avenue, a major north-south corridor in the City of Phoenix. The service is expected to initially operate with approximately 6-minute headways in both directions. The LRT tracks will be in the center median a...

Bus Transit Oriented Development— Strengths and Challenges Relative to Rail

While rail has been the focus of most planning for Transit Oriented Development (TOD), there has been recent interest in bus-related TOD with an emphasis on new bus rapid transit (BRT) systems in North and South America and Australia. This article takes a critical look at the strengths and challenges of bus-based transit systems compared to rail in relation to TOD. It includes a review of the l...

Comparison of Light Rail Transit With Bus Semirapid Transit

Selection of transit modes is one of the most important decisions in the transit planning process. A particularly important decision is the selection between bus and rail modes, because it influences the type of service that will be offered and, more importantly, the role transit will play in the city. Ultimately, such a decision has an impact on the quality of life in the city. It is therefore...