Journal articles: 'Rail transit facilities'

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Dickins, Ian S. J. "Park and ride facilities on light rail transit systems." Transportation 18, no. 1 (1991): 23–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/bf00150557.

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Li, Xiao Hong, Wan Di Zhang, Feng Chen, and Zhi Qiang Li. "Analysis of Rail Transit Station Passenger Capacity Based on System Dynamics." Applied Mechanics and Materials 409-410 (September 2013): 1277–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.409-410.1277.

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Passenger capacity of rail transit station is not only the basis of station design and passenger flow organization, but also an important factor to ensure safety operation of rail transit. This paper analyzes urban rail transit station from the perspective of system, and discusses the coordination and feedback relationships of passenger flow distribution between different facilities. By analyzing the law of the passenger flow, a system dynamics simulation model is established with the system dynamics software, Stella, and the limits of passenger capacity of Beijing Dongdan station is calculated under different conditions. These results provide bases for the management of transit operation.

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Sun, Xiao Nian, Yuan Yuan Mai, and Xian Guang Wang. "The Structural Equation Model for Public Evaluation of the Transfer Efficiency of Rail Transit P&R Facilities." Applied Mechanics and Materials 368-370 (August 2013): 2027–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.368-370.2027.

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The public participation in evaluating the rail transit P&R facilities is beneficial for enhancing the objectivity of the evaluation and reflecting the social equity to the greatest degree, so that the decision-making can be more people-oriented. Based on the analysis of the P&R travelling features of sedan cars and the transfer facilities service level, this paper, from the perspective of the public evaluation, makes a structural equation model which shows the evaluation of sedan car travelers toward the transfer efficiency of rail transit P&R facilities and elaborates the identification, fitting, correction and applications of the model.

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Xu, Xiaodong, Guangbin Wang, Dongping Cao, and Zhujing Zhang. "BIM Adoption for Facility Management in Urban Rail Transit: An Innovation Diffusion Theory Perspective." Advances in Civil Engineering 2020 (December 9, 2020): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8864221.

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Although building information modeling (BIM) has demonstrated to be an effective tool for the construction of urban rail transit worldwide, it has not gained the same popularity in the facility management (FM) of urban rail transit. The objective of this study is to investigate the BIM application areas for FM in urban rail transit from an innovation diffusion theory perspective, in order to gain efficient operation and maintenance (O&M) in urban rail transit. A total of 18 BIM application areas were first identified through semistructured interviews. A questionnaire survey was then conducted to further quantitatively characterize the relative advantage, ease of use, trialability, observability, and compatibility of these areas. Statistical analysis of the survey results provided evidence that, currently, BIM application areas directly related with facilities and equipment are most likely to be adopted. Correlation analysis further indicates that the perceived innovation diffusion characteristics of these BIM application areas significantly correlate with the development level of urban rail transit in different regions. The findings contribute to a broadened understanding of the complex innovation diffusion process of BIM for FM in urban rail transit and provide insights into how BIM can be more effectively adopted in the domain.

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Wu, Shi Mei, and Yu Long Pei. "NL Model on Traffic Mode Split among High-Density Town Cluster." Advanced Engineering Forum 5 (July 2012): 99–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/aef.5.99.

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With urbanization process acceleration in China, traffic travel among cities becomes increasing, and traffic mode split is the key link of traffic passenger flow forecast among cities. In this paper, the concept of high-density town cluster was proposed to analyze the characteristics of development, population composition, and traffic facilities among high-density town cluster. Based on applicability analysis of aggregate model and disaggregate model, survey content of revealed preference (RP) and stared preference (SP), and traffic mode hierarchical division according to average speed, then NL disaggregate model among high-density town cluster was constructed. NL model which was parameter calibrated and validated with DongGuan citizen travel investigation data in 2009 was used to analyze the trend of traffic mode split. The result shows that high-density town cluster, such as DongGuan, are establishing a three-dimensional travel mode set, including high-speed rail, intercity rail, suburban rail, urban rail transit, intercity express bus, car, taxi, and common public transport. With the network of multi-mode rail transit further improving, ratio on choosing the traffic mode of multi-mode rail transit, such as high-speed rail, intercity rail, suburban rail, urban rail transit, increases dramatically.

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Dai, Peng, and Yan Yue. "The Analysis of Development and Utilization along the Rail Transit in Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone." Applied Mechanics and Materials 204-208 (October 2012): 1777–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.204-208.1777.

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With the rail transit project planning and construction in Qingdao, the citizen’s lives will be profoundly influenced. Rail transit will not only promote the urban lands along the railway further development, but also assemble a large number of commercial, financial and office facilities. This essay, based on the investigation of the present development and construction of the central business district along Changjiang Road in Qingdao Economic and Technological Development Zone(Qingdao ETDZ),analyzes the current land use within 500 meters on both sides of the planned railway, and the present commercial status in rail-affected area as well as investment intentions of those potential investors, discusses the form of commercial presence along the rail transit, and then predicts the further development of the central business in Qingdao ETDZ.

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Li, Zhi Juan. "Evacuation Time of the Facilities in Rail Transit Study and Simulation." Applied Mechanics and Materials 409-410 (September 2013): 1137–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.409-410.1137.

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Urban rail transit is one of the important transportation means. Passenger evacuation capacity of subway station is importance for rail operation safety. This article studied the time variation about different numbers of evacuated people under the different stairs width. And it forced on the variation of the evacuation time under different stair widths. By considering the mutual repulsion between pedestrian and wall, and among pedestrians, the article used the anylogic simulation software to simulate and got the evacuation time under different stair-width. When down-stair width is beyond by 3.5m, down-stair-width increasing is unobvious to shorten the evacuation time. Finally, the article explains differences between two results by comparing analysis of simulation results and calculation results.

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Yildirim, Yalcin, and Diane Jones Allen. "Station facilities and noise assessment: A multilevel analysis on light rail train stations." Noise Control Engineering Journal 69, no. 4 (July 1, 2021): 364–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.3397/1/376933.

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Noise is one of the most frequent consequences of traffic. Public transportation systems, such as the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) authority provides various modes of transportation. Even though the availability of commuting service for the public is a boon to communities, mass transit systems are potential sources of excessive sound levels in daily urban life. This article examines the nexus between the transit station facilities of light rail train (LRT) stations and noise implications at both station and neighborhood scales by studying selected LRT stations. A multilevel linear analysis was conducted to understand the degree of train station amenities and neighborhood characteristics that affect sound levels. Using a type II sound pressure level (SPL)meter, sound measurements were obtained during the weekdays and weekends over several weeks. Upon examining the station amenities, and built environment and sociodemographic characteristics of the neighborhood, findings of this comprehensive research reveal significant implications for sound levels. Stations with ticket vending machines and informative message boards include a higher degree of significance on SPLs, while shelters, crew rooms, bike lockers, restrooms, and windshields are significantly and negatively associated with the noise levels. Additionally, neighborhoods with dense roads, higher speed limits, more neighborhood facilities, and a higher number of transit routes have an increased likelihood of noise levels. Recommendations include creating transformative policies for implementation, and approaches addressing noise for transit authorities, transportation engineers, and planners are presented. Planning and engineering aspects of comfort, aesthetics, safety, and public health, as train stations are daily use spaces for commuters and surrounding communities, should also be considered.

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Tennyson, Edson L. "Analysis of Metro-Link Performance in Saint Louis, Missouri." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1930, no. 1 (January 2005): 68–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198105193000109.

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In 1946 St. Louis Public Service Company, Missouri, the eighth largest transit system in the United States, was a highly respected metropolitan operation. In 1993 the St. Louis transit system was no longer among the 30 largest systems. The precipitous decline paralleled a 61% decline in the city of St. Louis population, offset by only modest suburban population growth. In an effort to restore transit viability to the St. Louis metropolitan area, an 18-mi light rail transit line was inaugurated in 1993. Using abandoned railroad facilities, including a downtown tunnel and Mississippi River bridge, the new light rail line connected Lambert Airport in Missouri with East St. Louis, Illinois. The results were immediate and positive. Patronage exceeded comfortable car capacity. More cars were acquired. Voters in Illinois and Missouri approved funding to expand light rail 17 mi into Illinois and 8 mi into suburban Missouri. Transit use increased 40%. Light rail carried 49% of the region's transit passenger miles in only 25% of the area. The cost of service slowed its inexorable rise as light rail moved people for 25 cents per passenger mile, down from 51 cents by bus in 1993. With fewer trunk lines and more feeder routes, bus service costs increased to 80 cents per passenger mile. Casualties declined significantly. St. Louis again has a functional transit system.

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Zhang, Xu, Xiaoxing Liu, Jianqin Hang, Dengbao Yao, and Guangping Shi. "Do Urban Rail Transit Facilities Affect Housing Prices? Evidence from China." Sustainability 8, no. 4 (April 18, 2016): 380. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su8040380.

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Zhang, Ning, Yunlong Zhang, and Xiaojun Zhang. "Pedestrian choices of vertical walking facilities inside urban rail transit stations." KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering 19, no. 3 (December 1, 2014): 742–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12205-012-0331-4.

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Palakurthy, Ravi, Li-Wei Tung, Lee Cryer, and Lacy Bell. "Trip Generation Rates at Park-and-Ride Facilities with Regional Bus and Light Rail Service: A Supplement to ITE Trip Generation Data." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2651, no. 1 (January 2017): 60–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2651-07.

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A park-and-ride (P&R) is a parking facility with connections to public transit service. The ITE Trip Generation Manual, ninth edition, presented trip generation rates separately for P&R facilities with bus and light rail service; however, the small sample sizes (maximum sample size was six studies) and outdated trip generation rates (between the 1980s and the 2000s) may not be an accurate representation for transportation engineers and planners to estimate the traffic impacts of P&R facilities correctly. This paper describes a comprehensive trip generation study that was performed at 40 regional transportation district P&R facilities in the Denver, Colorado, region with regional bus and light rail transit service. Similar to the ITE manual, this study estimated and produced weighted-average trip rates and regression equations. The sample size and variation in the data collected in this study can be used as a good representation for computing trip generation locally or for being applied to cities with similar transit systems and P&R design criteria.

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Wang, Yu Ping, Ya Ping Zhang, and Hui Zhi Xu. "Study on the Scale Determination of Urban Rail Transfer Station." Advanced Engineering Forum 5 (July 2012): 71–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/aef.5.71.

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As the major distributing center and intermediate transit point, the scale of transfer station in urban rail transit system directly affects the operational efficiency and overall cost of the entire system. So, accurately controlling the scale of transfer station becomes one of the most important aspects in improving service level and reducing the overall project cost. On the basis of summarizing the method on determining the scale of transfer station both home and abroad, the paper describes the role of the various facilities in rail transfer station, and illustrates the problems of our rail transfer station. Following the above discussion and investigation, the sizes of typical transfer station facilities are discussed and improved (e.g. vertical elevator). Taking the Longjiang Street station example, the proposed methods and models are verified and the analysis result shows that this transfer station should be cross platform interchange mode.

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Zhu, Zhenjun, Jun Zeng, Xiaolin Gong, Yudong He, and Shucheng Qiu. "Analyzing Influencing Factors of Transfer Passenger Flow of Urban Rail Transit: A New Approach Based on Nested Logit Model Considering Transfer Choices." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 16 (August 10, 2021): 8462. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18168462.

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With the continuous improvement of the operation line network of urban rail transit, analyzing influencing factors of transfer passenger flow of urban rail transit is critical to improve the transfer demand analysis of urban rail transit. Using data collected from questionnaires, transfer passenger flow surveys and smart cards, this study proposes an approach base on nested logit passenger flow assignment model considering transfer choice behaviours of passengers. The transfer passenger flow at seven transfer stations in Nanjing is obtained. Subsequently, this study investigates the potential influencing factors of transfer passenger flow, including the node degree, geographic location (located in the city center, urban fringe, suburbs or suburban fringe), economic location (distance from the city center) and transportation locations (if it is close to a transportation hub or in combination with the hub) of rail transit transfer stations. The results indicate that a positive correlation between the transfer passenger flow and the node degrees of transfer stations. However, the relationship between transfer passenger flow and the economic, geographic, and transportation locations of transfer stations is not clear. The finding have reference value for the network design of rail transit transfer stations and transfer facilities, and provide reference for the analysis of passenger flow under network operation.

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Zhang, Jun Jie, Si Ru Chen, and Zhong Hai Jiang. "Empirical Analysis of New Urban Rail Transit System of Planning Convergence." Applied Mechanics and Materials 505-506 (January 2014): 512–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.505-506.512.

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Rail transit is one of the most important public transport facilities to achieve new urbanization and promote the coordinated development of urban and rural areas, and is the most effective and feasible method to solve traffic problems of largest urban region in our country. This article exemplified by developed areas of the mega-cities of Foshan III rail transportation planning, general requirements have been put forward based on the convergence of demand forecasting from four aspects —rail traffic levels, differentiation, systematization and standardization; At the same time it also propose convergence countermeasures for land-use development, road network system, public transportation systems, cars, slow traffic systems, transport policy; What’s more, this article summarizes features of large urban rail transit convergence planning and provides guidance and reference on China's mega-cities’ construction of an integrated public transport system planning.

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Liao, Mingjun, Gang Liu, and Tony Z. Qiu. "Passenger Traffic Characteristics of Service Facilities in Rail Transit Stations of Shanghai." Journal of Transportation Engineering 139, no. 2 (February 2013): 223–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)te.1943-5436.0000481.

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Nelsonand, Arthur C., and Thomas W. Sanchez. "Influence of the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority on Population and Employment Location." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1604, no. 1 (January 1997): 18–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1604-03.

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The rail system operated by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) began operating in 1979. As its 20th anniversary nears, how has it influenced land use patterns? Results are mixed. Throughout the Atlanta metropolitan area, the population continues to sprawl outward and MARTA’s facilities do not appear to attract large-scale residential development to them. On the other hand, employment also continues to decentralize, and MARTA’s rail facilities appear to have attracted employment-based development. As MARTA extends service into the affluent northern tier suburbs, its attractiveness to employment centers and perhaps higher-density residential development should improve. The downside is that MARTA is exhausting its reach because most of the region’s new development is outside its jurisdiction.

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Zhang, Xin, Jie Xu, Jian Yuan Guo, and Yang Wang. "Study on Evacuation Facilities Bottleneck in Xizhimen Station with Simulation." Advanced Materials Research 706-708 (June 2013): 2044–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.706-708.2044.

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Urban Rail Transit (URT) is more and more popular with citizens. Evacuation capability of stations is concerned with their service levels. When emergencies occur, passengers' safety is threatened. 3-line Xizhimen Station is taken with M/G/c/c theory for an example. By analyzing evacuation capability of stairs and passageways, evacuation bottlenecks are found to improve the service level of Xizhimen subway station.

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Yan, Bing, Liying Yu, and Jing Wang. "Research on Evaluating the Sustainable Operation of Rail Transit System Based on QFD and Fuzzy Clustering." Entropy 22, no. 7 (July 7, 2020): 750. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/e22070750.

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the sustainable operation of rail transit system. In rail transit system, as the most important aspect of negative entropy flow, the effective strategy can offset the increasing entropy of the system and make it have the characteristics of dissipative structure, so as to realize the sustainable operation. At first, this study constructs the Pressure-State-Response (PSR) model to evaluate the sustainable operation of rail transit system. In this PSR model, “pressure” is viewed as customer requirements, which answers the reasons for such changes in rail transit system; “state” refers to the state and environment of system activities, which can be described as the challenges of coping with system pressure; “response” describes the system’s actions to address the challenges posed by customer needs, namely operational strategies. Moreover, then, 13 pressure indices, five state indices and 11 response indices are summarized. In addition, based on quality function deployment (QFD), with 13 pressure indices as input variables, five state indices as customer requirements (CRs) of QFD and 11 response indices as technical attributes (TAs) of QFD, this study proposed the three-phase evaluation method of the sustainable operation of rail transit system to obtain the operational strategy (that is, negative entropy flow): The first phase is to verify that 13 pressure indices can be clustered into five state indices by fuzzy clustering analysis; The second phase is to get the weights of five state indices by evidential reasoning; The third phase is to rate the importance of 11 response indices by integrating fuzzy weighted average and expected value operator. Finally, the proposed model and method of evaluation are applied to the empirical analysis of Shanghai rail transit system. Finally, we come to the conclusion that Shanghai rail transit system should take priority from the following five aspects: “advancement of design standards”, “reliability of subway facilities”, “completeness of operational rules”, “standardization of management operation” and “rationality of passenger flow control”.

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Mock, Andrew, and Jean-Claude Thill. "Placement of Rapid Transit Park-and-Ride Facilities." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 2534, no. 1 (January 2015): 109–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/2534-14.

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This study assessed the state of the practice in figuring out the placement of new rapid transit park-and-ride facilities and whether the existing body of literature was still in harmony with today's practice. The analysis was based on free-form interviews and a survey of transit professionals. The results revealed several emerging differences that had not been discussed in the literature. First, the cost of the park-and-ride facility was of critical importance to transit planners, as the pressure to deliver projects on budget was of the utmost importance. Second, the relationship between land use and park-and-ride demand as placement factors was one of the most important considerations of planners in the location of park-and-ride facilities. Contrary to the situation in larger metropolitan areas, land use compatibility may have superseded potential park-and-ride demand for determining park-and-ride facility locations in midtier cities, where light rail was most prevalent. Third, the survey indicated that individuals in a transit organization may have perceived the value of land use compatibility versus park-and-ride demand differently. Planners and engineers tended to prioritize land use over park-and-ride demand, in contrast to those in managerial positions. Finally, of the factors that transit planners considered when they located park-and-ride facilities, the analysis indicated that considerations aligned with convenience, such as highway access and adjacency to a congested highway, were more valued by transit planners than those that were aligned with economics, such as proximity to a residential area and relationship to primary activity centers. The reverse applied to larger cities.

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Grava, Sigurd, and Fred Nangle. "Get Me to the Ball Game on Time: Access Time Patterns at Baseball Stadia." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1735, no. 1 (January 2000): 91–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1735-12.

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Arrival patterns at three baseball stadia under varying conditions are observed. These conditions include proximity to downtown, availability of transit facilities, and the vagaries of the playing season. Patterns are assessed at Shea Stadium in New York City, Jacobs Field in Cleveland, and Anaheim Stadium in Orange County, California. At Shea Stadium, a simulated sellout game, a typical game between the Mets and their divisional rivals, and a September game for die-hard fans are analyzed. The general conclusions that were reached are as follows: ( a) efficient and dependable highway access produces sharp arrival peaks that require efficient parking facilities at and nearby the stadium; ( b) good transit also will create sharp arrival peaks close to game time; ( c) with good access, efficient spectator processing within the stadium is highly necessary to seat last-minute arrivals before the first pitch; ( d) the intuitive notion that die-hard fans will have a better idea of how well the stadium access system works and tend to be better at planning their arrivals is borne out by the analysis; ( e) when superior rail-transit access is available, under typical or better U.S. conditions, it will carry up to 40 percent of all spectators; and ( f) good transit appears to reduce the predicted average vehicle occupancy (AVO) from 2.5 to between 2.2 and 2.3. Without good rail transit, the AVO is approximately 2.6.

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Zhou, Chuansheng, Lijie Xie, Zhen Lian, Meng Du, Xiaoyang Li, Pinchao Meng, and Sanzhi Shi. "Investigation and Analysis of Satisfaction of Rail Transit Transfer Station Facilities in Changchun." Applied Mathematics 06, no. 14 (2015): 2311–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/am.2015.614203.

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Khattak, Afaq, Yangsheng Jiang, Juanxiu Zhu, and Lu Hu. "A new simulation-optimization approach for the circulation facilities design at urban rail transit station." Archives of Transport 43, no. 3 (July 13, 2017): 69–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0010.1795.

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Width design of the urban rail transit stations circulation facilities is a vital issue. The existing width design approach failed in fully considering the essential factors such as fluctuation in passengers’ arrival process, fluctuation and state-dependence in passengers walking speed and the blocking when passengers’ demand exceeds the capacity of facilities. For this purpose, a PH-based simulation-optimization approach is proposed that fully considers the fluctuation, the state-dependence, Level of Service (LOS) and blocking effect. This novel approach provides automatic reconfiguration of the widths of circulation facilities by a concurrent implementation of a PH-based Discrete-Event Simulation (DES) model and the Genetic Algorithm (GA). The proposed PH-based simulation- optimization approach and the existing design approaches based on the exponential and deterministic models are applied to design the widths of circulation facilities. The results reveal that the circulation facilities designed by the proposed approach have larger widths. Similarly, increase in the SCV of arrival interval results in increasing the widths designed by the proposed approach increase while the widths of the other two approaches stay the same. The width designed of the proposed approach increase at faster rate than that of the other two approach when the passengers’ arrival rate increases.

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Furlan, Raffaello, and Mooza AlMohannadi. "LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AND LAND USE IN QATAR: AN INTEGRATED PLANNING STRATEGY FOR AL-QASSAR’S TOD." International Journal of Architectural Research: ArchNet-IJAR 10, no. 3 (November 28, 2016): 170. http://dx.doi.org/10.26687/archnet-ijar.v10i3.1020.

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The State of Qatar is presently facing the development of major transport infrastructure, to be finalized (A) by 2022 for the planned FIFA World Cup and (B) by 2030, as envisioned by the comprehensive national development planning strategy, also named Qatar National Vision (QNV-2030). The under-development metro system foresees the construction of four main lines. In addition, Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, is experiencing the progress of (1) prestigious mega projects and (2) several transit villages around the major metro stations. These projects are the manifestation of the deliberate attempt of Qatar to establish Doha as the service, economic and cultural hub of Middle East. Currently, traffic is considered a major concern: ‘Park-and-Ride’ facilities along train stations may reduce the general amount of vehicles on the road network and provide a ‘stress-free’ passenger experience when transitioning to and from the new Doha Metro System. Therefore, one of major challenges for urban planners is guaranteeing that all metro-stations and facilities (A) are fully integrated within the urban context of their surroundings and (B) provide multi modal transportation facilities. This urban planning strategy aims at reducing traffic through the design of compacted, mixed used transit villages, or Transit Oriented Developments (TODs). This paper explores the case of the neighborhood of Al-Qassar metro station. The exploration starts with the review of the relevant literature and the analysis of the site. Finally, the resultant planning-strategy for an integrated conceptual development of AL-Qassar-TOD envisions the development of a compact transit village, which contributes to reduce the traffic, to enhance pedestrian connectivity and to shape a liveable community.

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Lou, Zhe Ni, Bao Ming Han, and Qing Jie Zheng. "Research of Train Flexible Marshalling Transportation Organization for Urban Rail Transit." Applied Mechanics and Materials 744-746 (March 2015): 2098–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.744-746.2098.

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This paper introduces the basic concept of flexible marshalling, summarizes the existing basic types of train marshalling transportation organization mode, contrasted to various types of applicable situation and advantages and disadvantages. Based on the analysis of the applicable conditions of flexible marshalling transportation organization mode in passenger flow and circuit, and analyzes the important factors which influence train flexible marshalling transportation organization from four aspects of passenger flow, facilities, operation efficiency and passenger service level. At last, some suggestions are put forward for train flexible marshalling transportation organization scheme design.

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Jia, Ning, and Yan Hui Wang. "Passenger Safety Assessment in Urban Rail Transit Station Based on Systematic Dynamics." Applied Mechanics and Materials 835 (May 2016): 771–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.835.771.

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This article describes the service facilities in urban rail station, introduces the concept of passenger safety, and elaborates the few research on the safety level of the passenger. Using systematic dynamics method, the passenger behavior processes at the station can be analyzed and the passenger flow could be calculated. Silimar with service level evaluation factors, the paper proposes a method to assess the security both at escalator and platform in station for practical applications.

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Rahayu, Pipit Fitri, Agustina Marzuki, and Agung Anggoro Seto. "Analysis of Business Innovation Strategies of Light Rail Transit (LRT)." Jurnal Inovasi Pendidikan Ekonomi (JIPE) 10, no. 2 (November 30, 2020): 85. http://dx.doi.org/10.24036/011090800.

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This research aimed to formulate the business innovation strategy of LRT in Palembang. The type of this research was qualitative descriptive. The population used in this study was all users of the LRT. The sampling technique was accidental sampling with a total number of 200 respondents consisting of the LRT’s users and the local communities. This sample also included 5 informants who served as employees of LRT Palembang. The data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. The data were then processed using a SWOT analysis. The results showed that the analytical value of the internal factors was 2.80, and the analytical value of the external factors was 2.3, meaning that the right business innovation strategies for the LRT were strategies with the nature of Strenght Threat (ST). The forms of innovation strategies that can be developed include conducting service promotion, establishing cooperation with other companies, building connectivity with other modes of transportation through government support, and maximizing infrastructure and facilities to create support services or other business units.

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Huang, Jiajun, Feng Zhou, and Mengru Xi. "Calculation Method for Load Capacity of Urban Rail Transit Station considering Cascading Failure." Journal of Advanced Transportation 2018 (2018): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6318516.

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The load capacity of urban rail transit station is of great significance to provide reference in station design and operation management. However, it is difficult to carry out quantitative calculation quickly and accurately due to the complex interaction among passenger behaviors, facility layout, and the limit capacity of single facility. In this paper, the association network of facilities is set up based on the analysis of passenger service chain in station. Then the concept of cascading failure is introduced to the dynamic calculation model of load capacity, which is established on the user-equilibrium allocation model. The solution algorithm is optimized with node attack strategy of complex network to effectively reduce the computational complexity. Finally, a case study of Lujiabang Road Station in Shanghai is carried out and compared with the simulation results of StaPass, verifying the feasibility of this approach. The proposed method can not only search for the bottleneck of capacity, but also help to trace the loading variation of facilities network in different scenarios, providing theoretical supports on passenger flow organization.

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Yang, Jun-tao, Jing Liang, and Qi-ze He. "Analysis and Suggestions on Current Situation of Fire-fighting Facilities for Urban Rail Transit." Procedia Engineering 211 (2018): 897–900. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2017.12.089.

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Landis, J., R. Cervero, and P. Hall. "Transit Joint Development in the USA: An Inventory and Policy Assessment." Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 9, no. 4 (December 1991): 431–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/c090431.

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The joint development of urban mass transit facilities and private real estate projects has become a popular practice throughout the United States. As of October 1990, 114 transit joint-development projects had been constructed in more than two dozen US cities, although the vast majority of projects have been concentrated in just five cities: New York City, Washington, DC, Philadelphia, Atlanta, and Boston. Of completed joint-development projects 58% have occurred at or near heavy-rail transit stations; another 18% of projects have been developed around commuter rail facilities. Transit joint-development activity can be classified into two basic forms: (1) revenue-sharing arrangements, and (2) cost-sharing arrangements. Of the joint-development projects completed to date, 40% have involved cost-sharing, and 25% have involved revenue-sharing. The remaining projects have involved both types. Joint-development projects have yet to generate very much income to local transit operators, either through capital contributions or through yearly lease payments. Except in New York City, capital contributions from joint development have generally amounted to less than 1% of yearly capital expenditures. This study reveals that there are four conditions necessary for successful joint-development projects. First, the local real estate market must be active and healthy. Second, the agency with the lead responsibility for pursuing joint development must have an entrepreneurial bent. Third, coordination is essential when joint-development projects involve more than one public agency. Fourth, sponsoring agencies need to understand that there are benefits to joint development that go beyond generating revenues. To date, in fact, the direct revenue benefits of joint development have been quite small. The best joint-development projects are those that encourage greater transit usage, create more interesting station environments, and reinforce other planning and development goals.

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Wang, Xian Guang, Zhen Guo Liu, Yuan Yuan Mai, and Xiao Nian Sun. "Park and Ride Facility Location Research of Rail Transit Based on Bi-Level Programming Model." Advanced Materials Research 779-780 (September 2013): 1156–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.779-780.1156.

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This paper seeks to build new park and ride facilities (including the location and size) as well as expand the old ones based on the super road network composed of the road network and mass rapid transit (MRT) network. Park and ride facility location model of the outskirts of the city is established grounded infusing path-based user equilibrium assignment model and multi-assignment method, which is based on minimal investments. The calculation results of the model show that park and ride facilities on the outskirts of the city can greatly reduce the road traffic in central area.

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Chen, Qiaochu, Yan Bai, and Nan Zheng. "Simulation and Optimization of Pedestrian Regular Evacuation in Comprehensive Rail Transit Hub – A Case Study in Beijing." Promet - Traffic&Transportation 32, no. 3 (May 12, 2020): 383–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.7307/ptt.v32i3.3318.

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Extensive efforts have been made in pedestrian evacuation of urban rail transit systems, since there has emerged an increasing number of congestion problems. However, few studies focus on the comprehensive urban rail transit hubs. As a comprehensive interchange hub integrating urban railway and intercity railway lines, Beijing West Railway Station was taken as a case study object. The pedestrian evacuation characteristics were analysed first. Then, a social force-based simulation model of Beijing West Railway Station was constructed in PTV Viswalk. The model was applied to visually display a real evacuation process and help identify evacuation bottlenecks. The results showed that the risk points at different facilities had various causes and features. Furthermore, the simulation model could also be used to evaluate the effectiveness of different optimization measures as long as certain model parameters were changed beforehand.

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Abdul-Aziz, Abdul-Rashid. "Privatisation of fixed-rail transit systems: a case study of Malaysia's STAR and PUTRA." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 33, no. 7 (July 1, 2006): 846–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l06-030.

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Since the early 1980s, many public utilities have been privatised under Malaysia's privatisation programme. A few, however, have since prematurely returned to government hands, among them the two light-rail transit systems in the capital city of Kuala Lumpur, STAR and PUTRA. This paper chronicles the pre- and post-privatisation events of both facilities before attempting to provide rational explanation behind their untimely surrender to the public domain. Based on publicly available material, this paper argues that neither the quality of government negotiators nor the length of time devoted to negotiating could be attributed to the bailout. Nor is there hint that political favouritism and corruption were at play. More than likely, despite the copious incentives provided to the two concession companies, the two projects proved financially unviable.Key words: build–operate–transfer (BOT), Malaysia, privatisation, light-rail transit system.

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Shirgaokar, Manish, and Elizabeth Deakin. "Study of Park-and-Ride Facilities and Their Use in the San Francisco Bay Area of California." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1927, no. 1 (January 2005): 46–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0361198105192700106.

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Park-and-ride lots are important support facilities for transit and ride-sharing in the San Francisco Bay Area of California. The authors designed and carried out the region's first large-scale, detailed study of park-and-ride facilities and users. Three Bay Area Rapid Transit (rail) station parking lots were also surveyed. The user survey results showed that almost all the parking users were commuters; at the freeway lots, half were transit users and the remainder were organized and casual car-poolers. Most drove alone to the park-and-ride lot and made long trips to work, many more than 30 mi one way. Users had concerns about lot security, the lack of lighting, and the quality of transit services offered. Analysis of focus group data determined that schedule adherence rather than frequency was the cause of most concerns. Participants expressed a willingness to pay for parking that was fenced, security patrolled, and lighted, with shelters for waiting. Together, the surveys and focus groups have provided insights into ways to improve the park-and-ride lots and the services offered there, as well as on how travelers view transit and carpooling options. The results provide a sound basis for planning improvements.

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Li, Yongxing, David Z. W. Wang, Meng Meng, Yanyan Chen, and Zhijian Fu. "Modeling Pedestrian Choice Behavior of Vertical Walking Facilities in Rail Transit Station Considering Reminder Sign." IEEE Access 7 (2019): 122006–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/access.2019.2937583.

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Pan, Zihua, Qingchao Wei, Olav Torp, and Albert Lau. "Influence of Evacuation Walkway Design Parameters on Passenger Evacuation Time along Elevated Rail Transit Lines Using a Multi-Agent Simulation." Sustainability 11, no. 21 (October 31, 2019): 6049. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11216049.

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Passenger evacuation on elevated railway lines has always been an important issue for elevated rail transit safety management, because it is challenging to evacuate passengers efficiently in the event of man-made calamities and natural disasters. Therefore, an evacuation walkway has been designed as a primary solution to assist passenger evacuation during an emergency on elevated rail transit lines. However, investigations on how evacuation walkway designs influence passenger evacuation time are still limited. This study established two evacuation scenarios of interval evacuation on elevated rail transit lines and put forward a new evacuation time measurement method, based on the concept of ‘evacuation time for passengers leaving the evacuation walkway risk zone’. Then, the evacuation time for 90 combinations of entrance widths and walkway widths was simulated by a multi-agent evacuation simulator, Pathfinder, considering 1032 passengers being evacuated both unidirectionally and bidirectionally. The results show that the entrance width and walkway width have a combined effect on passenger evacuation time. An increase in the walkway width from 0.7 m to 1.5 m may potentially reduce the evacuation time by 54.5% in unidirectional evacuation, and 35.2% in bidirectional evacuation. An increase in the entrance width results in a noticeable evacuation time fluctuation when the walkway width is 0.7 and 0.8 m for both evacuation scenarios, while in a bidirectional evacuation, a noticeable fluctuation also can be observed when the walkway width is within the range of 1.4–1.5 m. According to the study, a potentially good design parameter combination for a newly built evacuation walkway is 1.3 m and 1.4 m for the walkway width and entrance width, respectively. The findings from this study may provide a useful reference in the optimization of the design of evacuation facilities and improvement of passenger evacuation safety in rail transit systems.

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Yang, Ru, Hai Dong Liu, and Dan Li. "Discussion on the New Technologies of Beijing Rail Transit Line No. 6." Advanced Materials Research 869-870 (December 2013): 310–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.869-870.310.

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Beijing subway Line 6 is a rail transit backbone line that ran through the city from east to west, which plays a critical role in easing the huge traffic pressure of the center of Beijing. The paper analyzed the improvements of Beijing subway Line 6 compared with other existing lines: Overhead contact line was first used in Beijing subway lines, which can improve the speed, capacity and energy efficiency; The first across-platform interchange and transfer channel in the form of one-way loop was adopted to increase the transfer efficiency. In addition, the paper discussed the passenger flow attraction of Line 6 and proved that Line 6 can share part of the passenger flow of Line 1, which is useful to relieve traffic pressure. The success of Line 6 is of certain reference value for the line location and the station facilities design.

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Mathur, Shishir. "Using Tax Increment Financing to Fund Public Transportation: Enabling Environment and Equity Impacts." Public Works Management & Policy 22, no. 3 (December 21, 2016): 201–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1087724x16683404.

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Through a review of three public transport projects developed across the United States using tax increment financing (TIF) revenues, this article examines the robustness of state- and local-level enabling statutes and the strategies used to minimize TIF’s horizontal and vertical inequities. The article finds that although TIF is widely used to fund transit-related facilities, such as rail lines and train stations, it is not used to purchase or maintain the rolling stock (e.g., train cars and buses). Furthermore, the use of TIF revenues for public transport enhances vertical equity to the extent that public transit users are likely to have lower incomes than auto users. However, in all case study projects, TIF primarily helped develop rail projects, not bus systems, with the latter more likely to be used by lower income people. Finally, setting aside TIF funds for affordable housing, job training, and relocation and rehabilitation can help reduce vertical inequities.

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Sun, Qi, Fang Sun, Cai Liang, Chao Yu, and Yamin Zhang. "Research on digital flow control model of urban rail transit under the situation of epidemic prevention and control." Smart and Resilient Transport 3, no. 1 (February 15, 2021): 78–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/srt-09-2020-0010.

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Purpose Beijing rail transit can actively control the density of rail transit passenger flow, ensure travel facilities and provide a safe and comfortable riding atmosphere for rail transit passengers during the epidemic. The purpose of this paper is to efficiently monitor the flow of rail passengers, the first method is to regulate the flow of passengers by means of a coordinated connection between the stations of the railway line; the second method is to objectively distribute the inbound traffic quotas between stations to achieve the aim of accurate and reasonable control according to the actual number of people entering the station. Design/methodology/approach This paper analyzes the rules of rail transit passenger flow and updates the passenger flow prediction model in time according to the characteristics of passenger flow during the epidemic to solve the above-mentioned problems. Big data system analysis restores and refines the time and space distribution of the finely expected passenger flow and the train service plan of each route. Get information on the passenger travel chain from arriving, boarding, transferring, getting off and leaving, as well as the full load rate of each train. Findings A series of digital flow control models, based on the time and space composition of passengers on trains with congested sections, has been designed and developed to scientifically calculate the number of passengers entering the station and provide an operational basis for operating companies to accurately control flow. Originality/value This study can analyze the section where the highest full load occurs, the composition of passengers in this section and when and where passengers board the train, based on the measured train full load rate data. Then, this paper combines the full load rate control index to perform reverse deduction to calculate the inbound volume time-sharing indicators of each station and redistribute the time-sharing indicators for each station according to the actual situation of the inbound volume of each line during the epidemic. Finally, form the specified full load rate index digital time-sharing passenger flow control scheme.

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Zhu, Zhenjun, Yudong He, Xiucheng Guo, Yibang Zhang, and Junlan Chen. "Improved Huff Model for Estimating Urban Rail Transit Station Catchment Areas considering Station Choices." Journal of Advanced Transportation 2021 (March 9, 2021): 1–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/6374724.

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Estimating urban rail transit station catchment areas is of great significance to deepening our understanding of Transit-Oriented Development in Chinese megacities. This study investigated station choices of residents and considered that residents may not only pay attention to the proximity to stations when the URT system develops into a relatively mature network. An improved Huff model was proposed to calculate the probability of residents’ station choice, which considered the station attractiveness. The station attractiveness is measured by three variables: walk score, public transport accessibility level, and service and facility index. The additive form based on multicriteria decision is adopted to incorporate experts’ opinions on the importance of three variables. In this study, extended catchment areas that can be accessed by cycling and feeder bus services are adopted to replace the conventional pedestrian-oriented catchment areas. A case study of Xi’an, China, was used to validate the applicability of the proposed methodology. The results revealed that the methodology effectively solved the problem. The findings could be used as a reference and provide technical support to policymakers and city planners with regard to the transport facilities configuration for URT station catchment areas, which contributes to facilitating transit-oriented development.

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Arliansyah, Joni. "Analysis of Feeder Needs to Support the Implementation of LRT in Palembang." International Journal of Sustainable Transportation Technology 2, no. 2 (October 31, 2019): 39–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.31427/ijstt.2019.2.2.1.

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Palembang City in August 2018 was the first city in Indonesia which operated a mass transit of Light Rail Transit (LRT). LRT in Palembang City has a length of 23 km and 13 stations that stretch from the Airport station to the DJKA station. In its first year of operation, it was noted that the number of passengers using LRT was still very small, some efforts were needed to increase the number of LRT passengers. This study aimed to increase the number of LRT passengers by analyzing the development of the feeder line, the potential for increasing the number of passengers, and the infrastructure needs to support LRT operations in Palembang. The results show that four stations have the potential to develop feeder lanes, namely Asrama Haji station, RSUD station, Garuda Dempo station, and Polresta station, with the increased total number of potential passengers of 1460 passengers/day. The supporting infrastructure needed to support movement using LRT consists of a park and ride facilities, pedestrian bridges, the construction and repair of pedestrian facilities, and drop-off and pick-up facilities.

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Nelson, Arthur C., Michael D. Meyer, and Catherine B. Ross. "Parking Supply Policy and Transit Use: Case Study of Atlanta, Georgia." Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board 1604, no. 1 (January 1997): 60–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3141/1604-08.

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For two decades, the city of Atlanta, Georgia, has used special public interest districts (SPIDs) to attract new development to and improve transit ridership around Midtown rail transit stations operated by the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA). Buildings locating inside SPIDs need not provide any parking facilities and can be developed more intensively than buildings located outside SPIDs. Buildings constructed outside SPIDs must have at least two parking stalls for every 1,000 ft2 (92.9 m2) of gross leasable area and are limited to about 30 floors. The extent to which these policy objectives have been fulfilled by Atlanta’s parking supply policies as they are applied around Midtown MARTA stations is analyzed. Findings are mixed. Development was attracted to SPIDs, and transit ridership among employees working within SPIDs was substantially higher than among those working outside SPIDs. On the other hand, new parking has proliferated throughout Midtown with some evidence to suggest that transit ridership has fallen as a result. It is concluded that without areawide parking supply efforts, policies patterned after Atlanta’s SPID program will have limited success in improving transit ridership.

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Xu, Hui, Cheng Tian, and Yang Li. "Emergency Evacuation Simulation and Optimization for a Complex Rail Transit Station: A Perspective of Promoting Transportation Safety." Journal of Advanced Transportation 2020 (January 7, 2020): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8791503.

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Rail transit stations with multifloor structures have been built in many cities to intensively utilize land resources and facilitate lives of community. However, being overcrowded with passengers results in high risks during daily operation. In response, this study conducted an emergency evacuation simulation and optimization in the three-dimensional (3D) space of “complex rail transit stations” (CRTSs). The aim of the paper is to provide a methodology to determine effective emergency evacuation strategies for CRTSs. The Lianglukou Rail Transit Station in Chongqing, China, was used as a case study and the AnyLogic simulation platform employed for simulating emergency evacuations. An emergency evacuation theoretical framework was established. The emergency evacuation strategies, including evacuation routes and evacuation times, were determined based on the theoretical demonstration. Simulation and optimization of emergency evacuation in the Lianglukou station were conducted. Accordingly, four main simulation results were obtained: (1) Escalators/stairs and turnstiles are key facilities in the evacuation; (2) Effective guidance for the evacuation is necessary in the public space of the station; (3) Passenger aggregation nodes should be guided for balanced evacuation; (4) Removing metal barriers is a useful evacuation optimization measure. The proposed research method and framework can be used by other CRTSs in the establishment of emergency evacuation strategies and effective optimization strategies to promote safety of transportation system. The research findings are beneficial to passengers in helping them provide valuable emergency evacuation guidance.

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Liu, Jing Jing. "Risk Sharing Research Based on Utility Theory in Urban Rail Transit of BT Mode." Applied Mechanics and Materials 404 (September 2013): 791–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.404.791.

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BT mode (Build Transfer) is a kind of financing mode, refers to government departments use non-financial fund for basic facilities construction project. In recent years, more and more project in Domestic construction market use BT mode, and BT mode also use in Construction of urban infrastructure projects. So BT mode has a broad application prospect of urban rail transit projects in the future. Based on the analysis of the common operation forms of BT mode, this paper analyzes the common risks in BT mode in operation, and discusses the principle of risk-sharing with utility theory.

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Jiten, Shah, Joshi Gaurang, Parida Purnima, and Arkatkar Shriniwas. "Impact of Train Schedule on Pedestrian Movement on Stairway at Suburban Rail Transit Station in Mumbai, India." Advances in Civil Engineering 2015 (2015): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/297807.

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Pedestrian flow takes place in confined environment on stairways under the influence of composition, direction of movement, and schedule of trains. During peak-period, alighting and boarding rate is quite high resulting in very high pedestrian movement from one platform to the other to catch the next train at interchange stations. The transfer of passengers from railway platforms through common undivided stairways becomes difficult, uncomfortable, and unsafe at times when pedestrian flow reaches the capacity level. Understanding of criteria defining quality of flow that affect the effectiveness of facilities like stairways in handling the pedestrian traffic is vital for planning and designing of such facilities to ensure the desired level of service as well as safety in case of emergency. The present paper is based on the study of pedestrian movement on stairways at busy suburban rail transit interchange station at Dadar in Mumbai, India. Pedestrian movements are captured through videography at two stairways and the effect of bidirectional movement on average walking speed is analyzed. The ascending flow in small proportion is found to be more influential in causing speed reduction on undivided stairways. The outcome of the study is useful for capacity and level of service analysis while planning and designing the transit station stairways.

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Yildirim, Yalcin, Diane Jones Allen, and Amy Albright. "The Relationship between Sound and Amenities of Transit-Oriented Developments." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 13 (July 7, 2019): 2413. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16132413.

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Experts in diverse fields have investigated sound in cities throughout the United States. This research aims to examine sound levels and determine its contributors at the transit-oriented development (TOD) station and neighborhood levels by studying selected Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail stations. A multilevel analysis was performed to model the likelihood of TOD stations and neighborhoods affecting sound levels, controlling for station amenities, socio-demographics and built environment characteristics. Sound measurements were sampled in three time intervals with 15 min sampling over weekdays and weekends at TOD and non-TOD stations by a type II SPL meter that was mounted on a small camera tripod at a height of 1.5 m, at a distance of 1.5 m from rails and curbs. The research team found that amenities, built environmental characteristics, and neighborhood features have significant implications on sound levels at both the TOD station and the neighborhood level, which affects quality of life (QoL). TOD stations that include more amenities have a greater level of significance on sound levels. Additionally, neighborhoods with a pervasive street grid configuration, public facilities, and built environment densities are significantly associated with a likelihood of high sound levels. Conversely, higher population densities and intersection densities decrease the likelihood of a high sound level environment. These patterns provide an arena for transportation, urban, and environmental planning and policymaking to generate transformative solutions and policies.

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Wang, Wei, Zhentian Sun, Zhiyuan Wang, Yue Liu, and Jun Chen. "Multi-Objective Optimization Model for P + R and K + R Facilities’ Collaborative Layout Decision." Sustainability 12, no. 21 (October 24, 2020): 8833. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12218833.

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In order to reduce the pressure on urban road traffic, multi-modal travel is gradually replacing single-modal travel. Park and ride (P + R) and kiss and ride (K + R) are effective methods to integrate car transportation and rail transit. However, there is often an imbalance between supply and demand in existing car occupant transfer facilities, which include both P + R and K + R facilities. Therefore, we aim to conduct a research on P + R and K + R facilities’ collaborative decision. It first classifies car occupant transfer facilities into types and levels and sets the service capacity of each category. On the premise of ensuring the occupancy of parking spaces, our model aims to maximize the intercepted vehicle mileage and transfer utility and establishes an optimal decision model for car occupant transfer facilities. The model collaboratively decides the facilities in terms of location selection, layout arrangement, and overflow demand conversion to balance the supply and demand. We choose Chengdu as an example, apply the multi-objective optimization model of car occupant transfer facilities, give improved schemes, and further explore the influence of the quantity of facilities on the optimization objectives. The results show that the scheme obtained by the proposed model is significantly better than the existing scheme.

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Zhao, Xing, Yan Li, and Han Xia. "Behavior decision model for park-and-ride facilities utilization." Advances in Mechanical Engineering 9, no. 7 (July 2017): 168781401770890. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1687814017708907.

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With the accelerated process of urbanization and traffic development, especially the urban rail transit system’s great improvement, Park-and-Ride provides an effective mode for trips between suburbs and downtown. In this research, online and field survey is carried out on the use of Park-and-Ride facilities. Analyses are conducted on personal attributes containing gender, age, and income; the travel characteristics such as driving time during departing from origin to parking lot, parking duration, transfer mode, transfer walking time and waiting time, and transfer times; Park-and-Ride users’ intentions concerned walking time, waiting time, and time looking for parking space; and reasons for Park-and-Ride trip mode not be chosen. On the basis of decomposition for travel procedures, impedance models for different trip modes including public transport, private car, and Park-and-Ride are built and then the multinomial logit model for choice probability of trip modes and Park-and-Ride demand model is established. After further analysis on the survey data, calibrations and tests for the impedance models above are performed. Finally, a case is shown to demonstrate application of the proposed model.

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Bethel, A. C. W. "The Unfinished Web." Southern California Quarterly 102, no. 4 (2020): 327–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/scq.2020.102.4.327.

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Early in the twentieth century, Los Angeles’s regional interurban electric railway, the Pacific Electric (PE), developed serious operational problems because the PE had been assembled from separate railroads that hadn’t been designed to fit together, and because Los Angeles’s explosive population growth overtaxed its facilities. The PE wanted to speed its trains and unify its system with a crosstown subway, but in 1923 the Los Angeles City1 Council blocked the PE’s plan and instead commissioned engineers and professional transit planners to devise comprehensive regional transit plans to be operated for the public good, not for private profit. These plans all focused on bringing lots of people downtown quickly, something irrelevant in a decentralizing city. Part I concludes with two seemingly propitious developments: the PE’s opening of its own mile-long but isolated Hollywood Subway, a compromise design but still impressive; and the unveiling of the most detailed and elaborate of the transit plans, as required by the new city charter. Part II, in the next issue, will describe why that comprehensive plan failed, then trace how political, economic, and demographic changes in the 1920s and 30s affected transit planning and why a plan to locate rail rapid transit in freeway medians failed. Part II will end with an examination of the PE’s financial condition as a refutation of a common explanation of the PE’s long decline.

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Khattak, Afaq, Jiang Yangsheng, and Malik Muneeb Abid. "Optimal Configuration of the Metro Rail Transit Station Service Facilities by Integrated Simulation-Optimization Method Using Passengers’ Flow Fluctuation." Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 43, no. 10 (March 28, 2018): 5499–516. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13369-018-3194-2.

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