Determining the Optimal Layout Design for Public Bicycle System within the Attractive Scope of a Metro Station

Jingxu Chen, Xuewu Chen, Hang Jiang, Senlai Zhu, Xiaowei Li and Zhibin Li

Mathematical Problems in Engineering, 2015, vol. 2015, 1-8

Abstract:

Public bicycle acts as a seamless feeder mode in combination with the citywide public transit, as well as a competitor for the inner-city short trips. The primary objective of this study is to address the layout planning of public bicycle system within the attracted scope of a metro station. Based on the land use function, population, and bicycle mode share, bicycle rental stations are divided into three types, namely, the metro station, district station, and resident station, and later the quantity of bicycle facilities in each rental station is estimated. Then, the service stations are selected from these bicycle rental stations to provide the service of periodical bicycle redistribution. An improved immune algorithm is proposed to determine the number and locations of service stations and the optimal route options for the implement of redistributing strategy. Finally, a case study of Nanjing Tianyin Road metro station is conducted to illustrate the proposed model and clarify some of its implementation details.

Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1155/2015/456013

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