Application of A Route Expansion Algorithm for Transit Routes Design in Grid Networks

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 MSc Grad., Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

2 Ph.D Candidate, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

4 Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Establishing a network of transit routes with satisfactory demand coverage is one of the main goals of transit
agencies in moving towards a sustainable urban development. A primary concern in obtaining such a
network is reducing operational costs. This paper deals with the problem of minimizing construction costs
in a grid transportation network while satisfying a certain level of demand coverage. An algorithm is
proposed following the general idea of “constructive algorithms” in related literature. The proposed
algorithm, in an iterative approach, selects an origin-destination with maximum demand, generates a basic
shortest-path route, and attempts to improve it through a route expansion process. The paper reports the
scenarios and further details of the algorithm considered for expanding a transit route in a grid network. A
random 6×10 grid network is applied to report the results. The results support that application of the
proposed algorithm notably reduces the operational costs for various amounts of demand coverage.

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International Journal of Transportation Engineering
Volume 4, Issue 3
March 2017
Pages 179-196

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