The rapid growth of the intercity travel demand has resulted in enormous pressure on passenger transportation network a megaregion area. Optimally locating hubs and allocating demands to influence effectiveness network. This study develops hierarchical hub location model considering service availability hubs. A mixed integer linear programming formulation was developed minimize total cost opera...

A Mobility Allowance Shuttle Transit (MAST) system is an innovative concept that merges the flexibility of Demand Responsive Transit (DRT) systems with the low cost operability of fixed-route bus systems. It allows vehicles to deviate from the fixed path so that customers within the service area may be picked up or dropped off at their desired locations. In this paper, we summarize the insertio...