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Public Transit Planning And Operation : Modeling Practice And Behavior
Hardback Edition: 2
Public Transit Planning and Operation: Modeling, Practice and Behavior, 2nd Edition offers new solutions for delivering both better services and greater efficiency, solutions which have been developed and tested by the author in over thirty years of research work with mass transit policy makers and
operators all over the world. It bridges the worlds of practice and research and academia, provides an overview and a critique of currently used operational planning methods, and furnishes innovative practical techniques and modeling.
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This new edition brings in new material on timetabling and vehicle scheduling with different vehicle sizes, new methods of designing transit route networks, analysis of transit coordination and connectivity, behavioural aspects of passengers including when making transfers, and innovative methods related to automation and optimisation which can be used in real time to significantly improve service reliability.
- Combines academic research with real-world project experience.
- Focuses on issues encountered in practice.
- Provides unique coverage of the field.
Public Transit Planning and Operation: Modeling, Practice and Behavior, 2nd Edition incorporates a series of themes and new ways of thinking about planning and operation. Bridging the gap between theory and application,thistext outlines the factors affecting public-transport services, addresses common problems, and offers practical solutions for improvement.Professor Avishai (Avi) Ceder is Professor - Chair in Transportation, within the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Auckland.
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Pages : 742
Publisher : CRC Press
Publication date : 2015-07-17
Subjects: Non-fiction, Science And Technology, Earth Science, Transport Planning & Policy