Metro de Washington EE.UU.

Metro de Santiago

Safe Transport: Security by Design on the Washington Metro

Most successful crime prevention efforts take the approach of "designing out crime" through the identification of highly specific crime problems and the development of preventive efforts to reduce them (Clarke, 1992). A study of the design, maintenance and management of "Metro," Washington, DCs subway system, allows for the novel approach of evaluating an effort to design in security at the out...

Monitoreo y Optimización Online de una Línea de Metro: Lecciones de un Prototipo en Metro de Santiago

We present a TIC enabled system for online monitoring and optimization of traction energy consumption in a subway line (Metro de Santiago), satisfying typical operational and safety constraints while keeping high standards of quality of service. Subway systems present some particular characteristics that make especially hard the monitoring and online optimization, such as: high frequency of sho...

Simulating the Ridesharing Economy: The Individual Agent Metro-Washington Area Ridesharing Model

The ridesharing economy is experiencing rapid growth and innovation. Companies such as Uber and Lyft are continuing to grow at a considerable pace while providing their platform as an organizing medium for ridesharing services, increasing consumer utility as well as employing thousands in part-time positions. However, many challenges remain in the modeling of ridesharing services, many of which...

Analysis of Firm Location and Relocation Around Maryland and Washington, DC Metro Rail Stations