We propose a novel algorithm for the capacitated passenger assignment problem in public transportation where priority lists define the order in which passengers are assigned. The originality of our approach is to define the priority rules exogenously. Separating explicitly theses rules from the assignment procedure allows for a great deal of flexibility to model various priority rules. Computat...

The market share of railway transportation is in the downwards trend. In order to reverse this trend, the railway has taken a series of countermeasures which have resulted in obvious effects. 1.To set up the railway freight and passenger transport marketing system which can meet the requirement of market. 2.To make the railway transport enterprises operational mechanism be matched with market e...

This paper continues our work on perturbation analysis of multimodal transportation networks (TNs) by means of a stochastic hybrid automaton (SHA) model. We focus here on the approximate computation, in particular on the major bottleneck consisting in the high dimensionality of systems of stochastic differential balance equations (SDEs) that define the continuous passenger-flow dynamics in the ...

The focus of recent research on disruption management in public transportation networks more and more shifts from operator-related aspects to improving the service quality. It is, however, not yet well understood how the passenger demand changes in a disrupted situation. Forecasts of passenger demand traditionally focus on the long-term. Forecasts for disruption management on the contrary requi...

Schedule disruptions require airlines to intervene through the process of recovery; this involves modifications to the planned schedule, aircraft routings, crew pairings and passenger itineraries. Passenger recovery is generally considered as the final stage in this process, and hence passengers experience unnecessarily large impacts resulting from flight delays and cancellations. Most recovery...

This article examines bicycle use and safety behavior in Paris, Boston, and Amsterdam. Population-adjusted bicycle and passenger car death rates in France, the United States, and The Netherlands provide context for understanding bicycle use and safety behavior. Observation data on helmet use 2 and use of lights at night are also presented. Boston has the fewest bicycles per hour at 55, Paris is...