An interactive graphic transit planning system based on individuals

Abstract

With recent developments in disaggregated demand models and advances in low cost computer graphic systems, it is now reasonable to contemplate integrating these innovations together in an interactive graphic transit route design system.

The authors outline the goals for such a system and propose a means for implementing those goals. The result is an analytical system which is more effective and economically efficient for transit planners to use than previous interactive systems while also having the capability to solve problems of a larger size, for cities up to one million population.

Finally, the authors have developed an operational example of such a system to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed approach.