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Bus service optimization and car pricing policies to save fuel in urban areas

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  • Site, Paolo Delle
  • Filippi, Francesco

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The effectiveness of optimal bus policy for dealing with fuel consumption in urban areas under different hypotheses of car pricing is investigated. The transport system of autos and buses is modelled as set of modes in equilibrium where bus service is provided with the objective of maximizing fuel savings over the whole of the road network and where car pricing is exogenously imposed by local authority. Results of a case study show that policies based on frequency, fare, and bus size alone have negligible effectiveness unless they are supported by car pricing measures. Also, the strong sensitivity of optimal bus operating parameters with respect to the time-to-fare elasticity ratio of demand is highlighted.

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  • Site, Paolo Delle & Filippi, Francesco, 1995. "Bus service optimization and car pricing policies to save fuel in urban areas," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 29(5), pages 345-358, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:29:y:1995:i:5:p:345-358
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    1. Williams, H. C. W. L. & Lam, W. M. & Austin, J. & Kim, K. S., 1991. "Transport policy appraisal with equilibrium models III: Investment benefits in multi-modal systems," Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, Elsevier, vol. 25(5), pages 293-316, October.
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    1. Site, Paolo Delle & Filippi, Francesco, 2001. "Bus service optimisation with fuel saving objective and various financial constraints," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 35(2), pages 157-176, February.
    2. Pternea, Moschoula & Kepaptsoglou, Konstantinos & Karlaftis, Matthew G., 2015. "Sustainable urban transit network design," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 77(C), pages 276-291.

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