Public transport travel time variability definitions and monitoring
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2015
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Public Transport Travel Time Variability (PTTV) is essential for understanding the deteriorations in the reliability of travel time, optimizing transit schedules and route choices. This paper establishes the key definitions of PTTV in which firstly include all buses, and secondly include only a single service from a bus route. The paper then analyzes the day-to-day distribution of public transport travel time by using Transit Signal Priority data. A comprehensive approach, using both parametric bootstrapping Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and Bayesian Information Creation technique is developed, recommends Lognormal distribution as the best descriptor of bus travel time on urban corridors. The probability density function of Lognormal distribution is finally used for calculating probability indicators of PTTV. The findings of this study are useful for both traffic managers and statisticians for planning and analyzing the transit systems. |
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American Society of Civil Engineers |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/72535/1/LeMinhKieu_PTTV_2014v2.pdf DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)TE.1943-5436.0000724 Kieu, Le Minh, Bhaskar, Ashish, & Chung, Edward (2015) Public transport travel time variability definitions and monitoring. ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, 141(1), 04014068. |
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Copyright 2014 American Society of Civil Engineers |
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School of Civil Engineering & Built Environment; Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering; Smart Transport Research Centre |
Palavras-Chave | #090500 CIVIL ENGINEERING #090507 Transport Engineering #Public transport #travel time variability #reliability #travel time distribution #probability indicator |
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Journal Article |