Multi-Objective Optimisation on Transportation Networks

A multi-objective optimization scheme for transportation planning is described. Multi-criteria analysis provides a major advantage in its ability to take into account a range of different, often unrelated criteria, even if these criteria cannot be directly related to quantitative outcome measures. The approach described is specifically addressed to public transportation networks but it is also applicable to other types of physical networks including computer networks. Research into developing an evolutionary approach to public transportation network optimisation, by use of a carefully chosen fitness function, is outlined.