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020 _a9781466563919
040 _cIIT Kanpur
041 _aeng
082 _a388.0151
_bC32p2
100 _aCeder, Avishai
245 _aPublic transit planning and operation
_bmodeling, practice and behavior
_cAvishai Ceder
250 _a2nd ed.
260 _aBoca Raton
_bCRC Press
_c2016
300 _axxv, 716p
520 _aPublic 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.
650 _aLocal transit
650 _aInformation services
650 _aTransportation
942 _cBK
999 _c559660
_d559660