Xiao, L-L, Liu, R and Huang, H-J (2014) Stochastic bottleneck capacity, merging traffic and morning commute. Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 64. 48 - 70. ISSN 1366-5545
Abstract
This paper investigates the impact of stochastic capacity at the downstream bottleneck after a merge and the impact of merging behavior on the morning commuters' departure-time patterns. The classic bottleneck theory is extended to include a uniformly distributed capacity and the commuters' equilibrium departure patterns are derived for two different merging rules. The results show that uncertainty in the bottleneck capacity increases the commuters' mean trip cost and lengthens the peak period, and that the system total cost is lower under give-way merging than under a fixed-rate merging. Capacity paradoxes with dynamic user responses are found under both merging rules.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Elsevier Ltd. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Morning commute; Merging behavior; Bottleneck; Capacity paradox |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > Institute for Transport Studies (Leeds) > ITS: Spatial Modelling and Dynamics (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 24 Aug 2015 10:21 |
Last Modified: | 20 Oct 2015 16:14 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2014.02.003 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.tre.2014.02.003 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85159 |