Simulating Bike-Transit Trips Through BikewaySim and TransitSim

First and last mile (FLM) connectivity has always been a major consideration in public transportation modeling and planning. While there are many models used throughout the US that can simulate walking trips from and to transit, there are few that do the same for bicycles. This research project links Georgia Tech’s newest shortest path calculator, BikewaySim, which is still in development, with the finished shortest path calculator for public transportation, TransitSim. BikewaySim will model bike routing to transit facilities based on physical attributes and safety preferences. TransitSim handles the transit portion of the journey, and it routes users from any origin to destination via the transit path with the lowest travel time. The goal of this project is to join these two models so that for each origin, destination, and departure or arrival time, the shortest path will include bicycle transit access and bicycle travel from the last transit stop to final destination.

• Record URL:
  https://ncst.ucdavis.edu/project/simulating-bike-transit-trips-through-bikewaysim-and-transitsim

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $120000
• Contract Numbers:

  DOT 69A3551747114

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

  790 Atlantic Drive
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30332-0355

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

  790 Atlantic Drive
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30332-0355
• Project Managers:

  Iacobucci, Lauren

• Performing Organizations:

  National Center for Sustainable Transportation

  University of California, Davis
  Davis, CA  United States 

  Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta

  790 Atlantic Drive
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30332-0355
• Principal Investigators:

  Watkins, Kari

• Start Date: 20201001
• Expected Completion Date: 20221215
• Actual Completion Date: 20240412
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Bicycle travel; Origin and destination; Public transit; Routes and routing; Safety; Shortest path algorithms; Simulation; Transit centers; Travel time
• Identifier Terms: Bikeability
• Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01761940
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: National Center for Sustainable Transportation
• Contract Numbers: DOT 69A3551747114
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 4 2021 11:35PM