Pub Date : 2025-07-03Epub Date: 2024-10-20DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2024.2404358
Wenxiao Song , Lu Wang , Chao Wang , Chengcheng Shen , Jie Zhao , Nenggang Xie , Kang Hao Cheong
This paper addresses the safety issues of pedestrian-vehicle interactions at unsignalized pedestrian crossings by proposing a Hybrid Mountain Gazelle Optimizer-Long Short-Term Memory (HMGO-LSTM) model. The proposed model combines the Hybrid Mountain Gazelle Optimizer (HMGO) algorithm with a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network, using HMGO as an LSTM hyperparameter optimizer. Real-world datasets of pedestrian and vehicle crossings from Ma’anshan were used to train and evaluate the model. The HMGO-LSTM model was compared with traditional classifiers such as K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN), Random Forest (RF), and Genetic Algorithm-Backpropagation (GA-BP). The results show that the HMGO-LSTM model outperforms these classifiers in predicting pedestrian-vehicle interaction behaviors, achieving higher classification accuracy and F1 score. The model also optimizes safety intervals for crossings, leading to new speed limit recommendations. Overall, the HMGO-LSTM model provides a robust theoretical foundation for managing and designing safer pedestrian and vehicle crossings.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-03Epub Date: 2024-10-05DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2024.2407184
Hao Li , Zhengwu Wang , Shuiwang Chen , Weiyao Xu , Yan Li , Jie Wang
This study explores enhancing carsharing services by integrating gasoline and electric vehicles into a one-way mixed fleet carsharing system (OMFCS). The focus is on optimizing configurations (fleet and staff size, initial deployment) and operational strategies (vehicle relocation and staff rebalancing) while considering carbon emission costs. Employing a space-time-electricity network modeling approach, we developed an integer linear programming model to tackle the configurations and operational strategies optimization problem. For solving this model, we introduce a Lagrangian relaxation-branch bound approach, which integrates subgradient, dynamic programming and greedy-based heuristics algorithm. An illustrative case and a real-world case are conducted to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed solution method and the analysis sheds light on the configurations and operational strategies of OMFCS. The sensitive analysis results suggest that OMFCS is more profitable and balances user service quality and carbon emissions better than carsharing systems using only one type of vehicle.
{"title":"Optimizing fleet, staff configuration and operational strategies in one-way mixed fleet carsharing systems: a Lagrangian relaxation-based approach","authors":"Hao Li , Zhengwu Wang , Shuiwang Chen , Weiyao Xu , Yan Li , Jie Wang","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2407184","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2407184","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores enhancing carsharing services by integrating gasoline and electric vehicles into a one-way mixed fleet carsharing system (OMFCS). The focus is on optimizing configurations (fleet and staff size, initial deployment) and operational strategies (vehicle relocation and staff rebalancing) while considering carbon emission costs. Employing a space-time-electricity network modeling approach, we developed an integer linear programming model to tackle the configurations and operational strategies optimization problem. For solving this model, we introduce a Lagrangian relaxation-branch bound approach, which integrates subgradient, dynamic programming and greedy-based heuristics algorithm. An illustrative case and a real-world case are conducted to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed solution method and the analysis sheds light on the configurations and operational strategies of OMFCS. The sensitive analysis results suggest that OMFCS is more profitable and balances user service quality and carbon emissions better than carsharing systems using only one type of vehicle.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 6","pages":"Pages 1030-1052"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572503","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-03Epub Date: 2024-10-23DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2024.2416309
Pushkin Kachroo , Anil Koushik , M. Manoj
Activity schedule results from a complex decision-making process characterized by several interrelated decisions. Different facets of an activity schedule such as activity type, timing, duration, etc. influence each other and this makes modeling activity schedules a complex task. This complexity has compelled researchers to explore different approaches for modeling activity schedules, among which two predominant approaches can be identified: the utility-maximization theory based econometric approach and the computational process modeling approach. Despite their advantages and a few successful practical applications, challenges still remain leaving avenues for exploration of new approaches. This paper contributes in this direction by reviewing the relationship between language, grammar, and machines in the context of sequence analysis for activity sequence generation. Following that, the paper presents a stochastic Finite State Machine that can generate activity sequences to match the frequency distribution of sequences from a given data set. Our results show that the proposed algorithm can not only generate activity sequences with a distribution similar to that of original data but can also efficiently generate new patterns not in the original data.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-03Epub Date: 2024-10-20DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2024.2415753
Mohammad Hossein Babaei , Stephen D. Wong
Disasters often require large-scale evacuations, and damage key infrastructure (e.g., power, transportation). With growing electric vehicle (EV) adoption and electrification of transportation, governments and utilities may face significant power challenges during disasters, especially during the evacuation stage. Low state-of-charge, sporadic charging infrastructure, or power outages could significantly hamper safe and effective evacuations. Yet, EVs also offer possible resilience benefits to emergency response by more easily charging electronics or sending power back to the grid through vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology. This paper focuses on the opportunities, benefits, and drawbacks of EVs in disasters and evacuations through a systematic review of current literature, reports, and sources. Overall, this review discovered EVs show promise as modes of transportation and mobile energy supply units. However, crucial challenges such as charging infrastructure locations, upfront cost of resilience technologies, and user behavior necessitate more dedicated research to overcome shortcomings and guide more realistic implementation of benefits.
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Pub Date : 2025-07-03Epub Date: 2024-10-02DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2024.2401237
Xin Li , Hang Xu , Zhanghua Teng , Qingxin Yin , Yun Yuan
The integration of shared bikes and flexible transit services offers significant potential and benefits for urban transit systems. This paper presents a novel robust optimization framework for designing demand responsive connectors (DRC) that are fed by shared bikes. A two-stage model is formulated, with the first stage focusing on prereserved requests and the second stage addressing en-route random requests. The findings demonstrate that incorporating shared bikes can enhance the efficiency of serving en route late requests and reduce the required DRC vehicle fleet size. Additionally, it is observed that e-bikes are particularly suitable for this joint service due to their adaptability.
{"title":"Design a robust joint service of integrating demand responsive connectors (DRC) and shared bikes","authors":"Xin Li , Hang Xu , Zhanghua Teng , Qingxin Yin , Yun Yuan","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2401237","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2401237","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The integration of shared bikes and flexible transit services offers significant potential and benefits for urban transit systems. This paper presents a novel robust optimization framework for designing demand responsive connectors (DRC) that are fed by shared bikes. A two-stage model is formulated, with the first stage focusing on prereserved requests and the second stage addressing en-route random requests. The findings demonstrate that incorporating shared bikes can enhance the efficiency of serving en route late requests and reduce the required DRC vehicle fleet size. Additionally, it is observed that e-bikes are particularly suitable for this joint service due to their adaptability.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 6","pages":"Pages 942-967"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572500","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-07-03Epub Date: 2024-10-05DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2024.2404351
Mohammad Amin Yasari , Iman Aghayan , Gholam Reza Shiran , Farhad Hadadi
Lane closure due to traffic crashes is a complex phenomenon that negatively affects the operational performance of highways and leads to secondary lane closures. The present study investigates the effects of shockwaves caused by a heavy vehicle run-off-road crash on a three-lane urban highway in Isfahan, Iran. Additionally, the study simulates the effects of lane closures on shockwaves and density using the Lighthill, Whitham, and Richards (LWR) theory and macroscopic traffic flow based on field data. An analysis of traffic flow models revealed that one-lane and two-lane closures reduce maximum flow by 29% and 61%, respectively, compared to normal conditions. The results showed that the minimum relative error (RE) for lane closures is associated with shockwave models based on the Underwood speed-density model, expanded using the Taylor series. Therefore, the shockwave model based on the Underwood model with Taylor series expansion outperforms other models.
交通事故导致的车道关闭是一种复杂的现象,它会对高速公路的使用性能产生负面影响,并导致次级车道关闭。本研究调查了在伊朗伊斯法罕的一条三车道城市高速公路上发生的重型车辆越野车碰撞所引起的冲击波的影响。此外,该研究利用Lighthill, Whitham, and Richards (LWR)理论和基于现场数据的宏观交通流模拟了车道关闭对冲击波和密度的影响。一项交通流模型分析显示,与正常情况相比,单车道和双车道关闭分别减少了29%和61%的最大流量。结果表明,关闭车道的最小相对误差(RE)与基于Underwood速度-密度模型的冲击波模型有关,该模型采用Taylor级数展开。因此,基于Taylor级数展开的Underwood模型的冲击波模型优于其他模型。
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Pub Date : 2025-07-03Epub Date: 2024-09-26DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2024.2404349
Yuyan (Annie) Pan , Qixiu Cheng , Anran Li , Jianbo Zhang , Jifu Guo , Yanyan Chen
Recurring bottlenecks significantly contribute to urban freeway congestion, making their analysis essential. This study examines six bottlenecks on Beijing’s Ring Road using multi-day data, identifying them via Dynamic Time Warping and Fuzzy C-Means Clustering (DTW+FCM). Key parameters—free-flow speed, critical speed, critical density, and jam density—are calibrated using fundamental diagram models. The Weibull distribution analyzes flow and speed patterns during congestion phases. The DTW+FCM method effectively identified bottlenecks and congestion levels. Severe congestion lasting over 10 hours on the West Second and Third Ring Roads averaged speeds of 15 km/h. The S3 model best fits data for the West Ring Roads, while the Van Aerde model suits the North Ring Roads. Different methods yield varying traffic capacity estimates, highlighting the need for nuanced approaches in urban expressway planning to maintain traffic quality and comfort. These findings offer valuable guidance for research and practical traffic management solutions.
{"title":"Analysis of congestion key parameters, dynamic discharge process, and capacity estimation at urban freeway bottlenecks: a case study in Beijing, China","authors":"Yuyan (Annie) Pan , Qixiu Cheng , Anran Li , Jianbo Zhang , Jifu Guo , Yanyan Chen","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2404349","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2404349","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Recurring bottlenecks significantly contribute to urban freeway congestion, making their analysis essential. This study examines six bottlenecks on Beijing’s Ring Road using multi-day data, identifying them via Dynamic Time Warping and Fuzzy C-Means Clustering (DTW+FCM). Key parameters—free-flow speed, critical speed, critical density, and jam density—are calibrated using fundamental diagram models. The Weibull distribution analyzes flow and speed patterns during congestion phases. The DTW+FCM method effectively identified bottlenecks and congestion levels. Severe congestion lasting over 10 hours on the West Second and Third Ring Roads averaged speeds of 15 km/h. The S3 model best fits data for the West Ring Roads, while the Van Aerde model suits the North Ring Roads. Different methods yield varying traffic capacity estimates, highlighting the need for nuanced approaches in urban expressway planning to maintain traffic quality and comfort. These findings offer valuable guidance for research and practical traffic management solutions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 6","pages":"Pages 984-1003"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144572505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-05-28Epub Date: 2024-08-24DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2024.2392062
Qiaoqiao Ren , Min Xu
The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic could alter the injury severity pattern of highway-rail grade crossing (HRGC) crashes. To compare factors affecting injury severities before and during the pandemic, HRGC crashes occurring between 2018 and 2021 in the United States were collected. A random parameters logit model with heterogeneity in means was developed to investigate the impact of multiple factors during the pandemic (2020-2021). Besides, a multinomial logit model was developed for the pre-pandemic (2018-2019) crashes. The present study indicates that the existence of old drivers and illuminated crossings generated random parameters with heterogeneity in means during the pandemic, which were affected by the driver in vehicle, estimated train speed, and crossing AADT indicators. As for the pre-pandemic period, no significant random parameters and unobserved heterogeneity were captured. Significant variables also differed markedly between these two periods, with no significant driver-related or vehicle-related indicators identified from 2018 to 2019.
{"title":"Exploring factors affecting the injury severity of highway-rail grade crossing crashes during the COVID-19 pandemic","authors":"Qiaoqiao Ren , Min Xu","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2392062","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2392062","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic could alter the injury severity pattern of highway-rail grade crossing (HRGC) crashes. To compare factors affecting injury severities before and during the pandemic, HRGC crashes occurring between 2018 and 2021 in the United States were collected. A random parameters logit model with heterogeneity in means was developed to investigate the impact of multiple factors during the pandemic (2020-2021). Besides, a multinomial logit model was developed for the pre-pandemic (2018-2019) crashes. The present study indicates that the existence of old drivers and illuminated crossings generated random parameters with heterogeneity in means during the pandemic, which were affected by the driver in vehicle, estimated train speed, and crossing AADT indicators. As for the pre-pandemic period, no significant random parameters and unobserved heterogeneity were captured. Significant variables also differed markedly between these two periods, with no significant driver-related or vehicle-related indicators identified from 2018 to 2019.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 5","pages":"Pages 816-826"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220914","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-05-28Epub Date: 2024-09-21DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2024.2396773
Huiwen Liu , Weihua Zhang , Shiguang Wang , Zeyang Cheng , Liyang Wei , Wenjuan Huang
Understanding the impact of the built environment on traffic congestion can provide reliable references for alleviating traffic congestion. Previous research has explored traffic congestion evolution but often overlooks two key aspects: the frequency of congestion state updates and the spatial-temporal impact of built environment features. Based on data from Hefei, China, we propose a novel geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) model that integrates temporal variables and spatial grids into the traditional GWR model. The empirical results show that public facilities most significantly impact congestion during morning peak hours, scenic spots during afternoon peaks, and motorcycle services in the evening. The study also reveals the rules for the spatiotemporal impact of the built environment on traffic congestion. Finally, the comparison of models shows that the GTWR model outperforms the OLS and GWR models. The findings can guide traffic managers in creating targeted strategies to enhance transportation system efficiency.
{"title":"Exploring the effect of built environment on spatiotemporal evolution of traffic congestion using a novel GTWR model: a case study of Hefei, China","authors":"Huiwen Liu , Weihua Zhang , Shiguang Wang , Zeyang Cheng , Liyang Wei , Wenjuan Huang","doi":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2396773","DOIUrl":"10.1080/19427867.2024.2396773","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Understanding the impact of the built environment on traffic congestion can provide reliable references for alleviating traffic congestion. Previous research has explored traffic congestion evolution but often overlooks two key aspects: the frequency of congestion state updates and the spatial-temporal impact of built environment features. Based on data from Hefei, China, we propose a novel geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR) model that integrates temporal variables and spatial grids into the traditional GWR model. The empirical results show that public facilities most significantly impact congestion during morning peak hours, scenic spots during afternoon peaks, and motorcycle services in the evening. The study also reveals the rules for the spatiotemporal impact of the built environment on traffic congestion. Finally, the comparison of models shows that the GTWR model outperforms the OLS and GWR models. The findings can guide traffic managers in creating targeted strategies to enhance transportation system efficiency.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":48974,"journal":{"name":"Transportation Letters-The International Journal of Transportation Research","volume":"17 5","pages":"Pages 869-880"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142220875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2025-05-28Epub Date: 2024-09-01DOI: 10.1080/19427867.2024.2393536
Sebastián Henríquez , Juan Antonio Carrasco , Sebastián Astroza
This paper assesses the importance of incorporating care dimensions into activity-travel segmentation to understand daily life mobility strategies. The data came from six neighbourhoods in Concepción, Chile, and included detailed information on activity-travel time use and interaction and classification schemes to identify care purposes. The study uses self-organizing maps to build incremental behavioural segments from weekly mobility and time use variables, adding care activities to assess their role in this segmentation. The results identify groups with a higher burden on care than others, emphasizing the role of transport mode and time use patterns. The result remarks caregiving activities hidden within other categories, identifying groups of caregivers, including domestic workers and women who work and have intense accompanying activities with children. The results highlight the differences between mobility patterns between different segments to make more invisible care and other related activities disproportionately performed by groups of women.
本文评估了将护理维度纳入活动-旅行细分以了解日常生活移动策略的重要性。数据来自康塞普西的六个社区。
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