Public Transit Planning and Operation Modeling, Practice and Behavior, Second Edition

Addresses the Challenges Facing Public Transport Policy Makers and Operators Public Transit Planning and Operation: Modeling, Practice and Behavior, Second Edition offers new solutions for delivering both better services and greater efficiency, solutions which have been developed and tested by the author in over thirty years of research work with mass transit policy makers and operators all over the world. It bridges the worlds of practice and research and academia, provides an overview and a critique of currently used operational planning methods, and furnishes innovative practical techniques and modeling. Improve Service Performance and Successfully Manage the Costs of Operation This new edition brings in new material on timetabling and vehicle scheduling with different vehicle sizes, new methods of designing transit route networks, analysis of transit coordination and connectivity, behavioral aspects of passengers including when making transfers, and innovative methods related to automation and optimization which can be used in real time to significantly improve service reliability. Combines academic research with real-world project experience Focuses on issues encountered in practice Provides unique coverage of the field Public Transit Planning and Operation: Modeling, Practice and Behavior, Second Edition incorporates a series of themes and new ways of thinking about planning and operation. Bridging the gap between theory and application, this text outlines the factors affecting public-transport services, addresses common problems, and offers practical solutions for improvement.

Introduction to transit-service planningData requirements and collectionFrequency and headway determinationTimetable developmentAdvanced timetables: Optimization and synchronizationVehicle scheduling I: Fixed schedulesVehicle scheduling II: Variable schedulesVehicle type and size considerations in vehicle schedulingCrew schedulingPassenger demandRoute choice and assignmentService design: Elements, operational parking, and stop locationCoordination and connectivity: Measures and analysisCoordination and connectivity: Behavioral aspectsNetwork (routes) designDesigning short-turn tripsSmart shuttle and feeder serviceService reliabilityOperational strategies and tacticsFuture developments in transit operationsAnswers to exercises

Avishai (Avi) Ceder received his PhD in 1975 at the University of California at Berkeley, and he is professor and chair of transportation at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and at the Technion–Israel Institute of Technology. He frequently delivers courses on public-transit operations planning in Asia, Europe, Australasia, and the United States. His research and implementation interests in the subject stem from being a bus driver for four years for a large bus company.