Xiao, L-L, Huang, H-J and Liu, R (2015) Congestion behavior and tolls in a bottleneck model with stochastic capacity. Transportation Science., 49 (1). 46 - 65. ISSN 0041-1655
Abstract
In this paper we investigate a bottleneck model in which the capacity of the bottleneck is assumed stochastic and follows a uniform distribution. The commuters’ departure time choice is assumed to follow the user equilibrium principle according to mean trip cost. The analytical solution of the proposed model is derived. Both the analytical and numerical results show that the capacity variability would indeed change the commuters’ travel behavior by increasing the mean trip cost and lengthening the peak period. We then design congestion pricing schemes within the framework of the new stochastic bottleneck model, for both a time-varying toll and a single-step coarse toll, and prove that the proposed piecewise time-varying toll can effectively cut down, and even eliminate, the queues behind the bottleneck. We also find that the single-step coarse toll could either advance or postpone the earliest departure time. Furthermore, the numerical results show that the proposed pricing schemes can indeed improve the efficiency of the stochastic bottleneck through decreasing the system’s total travel cost.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2015, INFORMS. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Transportation Science. The version of record can be found at http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2013.0483. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Bottleneck model; stochastic capacity; departure time choice; congestion pricing |
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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: | 14 Jul 2015 14:51 |
Last Modified: | 22 Jan 2018 07:05 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/trsc.2013.0483 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | INFORMS |
Identification Number: | 10.1287/trsc.2013.0483 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:85161 |