Freight Transport Modelling

Freight Transport Modelling
Author: Moshe E. Ben-Akiva
Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2013-05-14
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1781902852

This title addresses the need to develop new freight transport models and scientific tools to provide sound solutions that consider the wide range of internal and external impacts. The international contributions push forward frontiers in freight transport modelling and analysis.

Network Modeling, 2005

Network Modeling, 2005
Author: National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board
Publisher:
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2005
Genre: Transportation
ISBN:

"No. 1923 explores modeling for online dispatching and routing of emergency vehicles, estimating a truck origin¡destination matrix based on the value of the commodity shipped, evaluating flexible transit system designs with microsimulation, planning advance strategies for the management of major freeway incidents, and predicting bus arrival times."--pub. website.

Understanding the Decision-making Process for Drivers Faced with Lane Restriction Or Closures on Wisconsin Highways

Understanding the Decision-making Process for Drivers Faced with Lane Restriction Or Closures on Wisconsin Highways
Author: Laura Higgins
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2013
Genre: Roads
ISBN:

The Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) owns and operates a state highway network of 12,000 miles, which carries approximately 80 percent of vehicle miles traveled in the state. Construction, maintenance, weather and other events often lead to lane closures or restrictions, causing inconvenience to road users. WisDOT developed numerous strategies for identifying alternate routes that drivers can use when highway travel times are affected by planned or unplanned events. Despite these efforts, WisDOT has observed that many alternate routes are underused, even when those routes would save travelers significant travel time. The objective of this project was to examine the decision-making processes of Wisconsin drivers regarding route selection, including their decisions to use (or not use) an alternate route instead of the highway network. Factors that were examined included how and when drivers make initial decisions about a preferred route, for both familiar and unfamiliar trips; the factors that influence their decisions to divert or not divert from their usual (or current) route to an alternate route; and the information sources they would most likely consult for travel and route information.

Modelling Freight Transport

Modelling Freight Transport
Author: Lorant Tavasszy
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2013-10-11
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 012416708X

Freight Transport Modelling is a unique new reference book that provides insight into the state-of-the-art of freight modelling. Focusing on models used to support public transport policy analysis, Freight Transport Modelling systematically introduces the latest freight transport modelling approaches and describes the main methods and techniques used to arrive at operational models. As freight transport has grown exponentially in recent decades, policymakers now need to include freight flows in quantitative evaluations of transport systems. Whereas early freight modelling practice was inspired by passenger transport models, by now it has developed its separate stream of methods and techniques inspired by disciplines such as economic geography and supply chain management. Besides summarizing the latest achievements in fundamental research, this book describes the state of practice and advises practitioners on how to cope with typical challenges such as limitations in data availability. - Uniquely focused book exploring the key issues and logistics of freight transport modelling - Highlights the latest approaches and describes the main methods and techniques used to arrive at operational models - Summarizes fundamental research into freight transport modeling, as well as current practices and advice for practitioners facing day-to-day challenges

Guidelines for Analysis of Investments in Bicycle Facilities

Guidelines for Analysis of Investments in Bicycle Facilities
Author: Kevin J. Krizek
Publisher: Transportation Research Board
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2006
Genre: Bicycle industry
ISBN: 0309098491

Estimating Bicycle Facility Costs -- Measuring and Forecasting the Demand for Bicycling -- Benefits Associated with the Use of Bicycle Facilities -- Benefit-Cost Analysis of Bicycle Facilities -- Applying the Guidelines -- Endnotes -- Bibliography and sources -- Appendixes.

Assessing the Benefits and Costs of ITS

Assessing the Benefits and Costs of ITS
Author: David Gillen
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2006-04-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1402078749

The 17 chapters in this book, which evolved from a conference on measuring the contributions of ITS sponsored by the California Department of Transportation in February 2002, examine the costs and benefits of ITS in an economic and business policy context. Section 1 examines the broad theme of how and what ITS contributes to the economy and how one makes a business case for ITS. Section 2 includes three chapters on ITS applications in mass transit. Section 3 explores ITS applications in the automobile/highway system. Section 4 considers integrative issues including how ITS is perceived and how it can be positioned to improve surface transportation. This volume will be especially useful to researchers and policy makers working in transportation, transportation engineering, and the economic analysis of transportation systems.