Mathematical Methods on Optimization in Transportation Systems

Preface. Part I: Public Transport Models. 1. Managing and preventing delays in railway traffic by simulation and optimization; L. Suhl, et al. 2. Heuristics for scheduling buses and drivers for an ex-urban public transport computing with bus-driver dependencies; T. Mellouli, L. Suhl. 3. Computer aided planning of railroad operation; T. Siefer, D. Hauptmann. 4. Urban multimodal interchange design methodology; R. García, A. Marín. 5. Park-and-Ride station catchment areas in metropolitan Rapid Transit Systems; J.A. Mesa, F.A. Ortega. 6. Hub location problems in urban traffic networks; S. Nickel, et al. 7. Stochastic assignment to high frequency transit networks: models, algorithms and applications with different preceived cost distributions; G.E. Cantarella, A. Vitetta. Part II: General Transport Models. 8. When the MUSIC's over. Final results of MUSIC, an EU project to design and implement traffic signal timings which meet a variety of transport goals; R. Clegg, et al. 9. Algorithms for the solution of the combined traffic signal optimisation and equilibrium assignment problem; M. Maher, Xiaoyan Zhang. 10. Procedures for designing network controls; J. Clegg, Yanling Xiang. 11. Approach to congestion optimum toll in traffic networks; M.A. Gomez-Suarez, et al. 12. A dynamic network loading model for simulation of pollution phenomena; M. Dell'Orco. 13. Stated preference study of mode choice in the Helsinki metropolitan area; J. Kurri, et al. 14. Effects of data accuracy in aggregate travel demand modelscalibration with traffic counts; M. Ottomanelli.