establishing a network of transit routes with satisfactory demand coverage is one of the main goals of transitagencies in moving towards a sustainable urban development. a primary concern in obtaining such anetwork is reducing operational costs. this paper deals with the problem of minimizing construction costsin a grid transportation network while satisfying a certain level of demand coverage....

The recent adoption of ubiquitous computing technologies has enabled the capture of large amounts of spatio-temporal data about human motion. The digital footprints computed from these datasets provide complementary information for the study of social and human dynamics, with applications in urban planning and transportation. In this context, cell phones and cell phone networks, due to its perv...

cities are a focal point of energy consumption. accessibility to public services has a significant impact on the balance of public and private energy uses, which are two sectors that are directly affected by urban planning (the third is industrial). this paper establishes the relative magnitudes of service accessibility enhancement on urban energy efficiency in comparison to other factors, and ...

The purpose of multi-modal route planners is to provide the user with the optimal route between trip start and destination, where the route may utilize several transportation modes including public transportation. The optimal route is defined over a set of evaluation criteria considered by the user during the route selection process. Especially in the case of multi-modal transportation, numerou...

Urban mobility is a major challenge in modern societies. Increasing the infrastructure’s physical capacity has proven to be unsustainable from a socio-economical perspective. Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) emerge in this context, aiming to make a more efficient use of existing road networks by means of new technologies. In this paper we address the route choice problem, in which drive...

Urban mobility is a major challenge in modern societies. Increasing the infrastructure’s physical capacity has proven to be unsustainable from a socio-economical perspective. Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) emerge in this context, aiming to make a more efficient use of existing road networks by means of new technologies. In this paper we address the route choice problem, in which drive...

In recent years, freight transportation emerged as a key factor in the development and dynamicity of countries, although it has a considerably impact on urban areas, due to the environmental issues. In this context, several stakeholders have implemented City Logistics solutions in order to make transportation more sustainable and efficient. This paper proposes a case study concerning the collab...

Around the world, particularly in North America and Australia, urban sprawl combined with low density suburban development has caused serious accessibility and mobility problems, especially for those who do not own a motor vehicle or have access to public transportation services. Sustainable urban and transportation development is seen crucial in solving transportation disadvantage problems in ...