Exploring the issue of integrating logistics and traffic control in urban areas

Rodrigo Rezende Amaral, Ivana Semanjski, Sidharta Gautama and El-Houssaine Aghezzaf

Transportation Planning and Technology, 2019, vol. 42, issue 6, 606-624

Abstract: This paper proposes an optimization framework for urban transportation networks’ (re-)design which explicitly takes into account the specific decision-making processes of ordinary users and logistic operators. Ordinary users are typically commuters whose travels consist of well-defined pairs of origin and destination points, while logistic operators make deliveries at multiple locations. Obviously, these two user classes have different objectives and scopes of action. These differences are seldom considered in traffic research since most models aggregate the flow demand in OD matrices and use assignment models to predict the response of all users as if the dynamics of their optimization processes were of the same nature. This work demonstrates that better results can be achieved if the particular features of each user class are included in the models. It potentially improves the estimation of the responses and allows managers to shape their control measures to address specific user needs.

Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1080/03081060.2019.1622253

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