Paper presented at the UTSG 32nd Annual Conference
Liverpool, UK, January 2000
(an earlier version of this paper was presented
at the UTSG 32nd Annual Conference - Liverpool, UK, January 2000
- where it was a joint winner of the SMEED PRIZE 2000)
Simulating Bus Stops in Mixed Traffic
Abstract
The design of bus stops has to satisfy at least two requirements. Stops
are expected to allow passengers to get on and off the buses, and to interfere
as little as possible with the remaining traffic. The problem is that these
two requirements are often in conflict with each other. The designer is
then left to decide which side to prioritize, sometimes under pressure
from one or both of them, and seldom assisted by adequate technical support.
The work reported in this paper aims at providing technicians with a reliable
tool to help bus stop design. It is part of the PhD research project “Modelling
interactions between bus operations and traffic flows” and describes how
the intricate manoeuvres that take place at and near bus stops are being
simulated.
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