Multi-Agent Simulation

The objective of this project is to develop a simulation model capable of representing tradeoffs between fixed route transit, coordinated on-demand transit, independent ride-hail operators, and other travel modes. Regional travel models as currently constructed do not attempt to handle the intricate relationship between supply for and demand of on-demand transit and independent ride-hail services. The simulation is being implemented in the BEAM transportation demand simulator to evaluate the strategies envisioned by the Center with the necessary choice of coordinated and competing modes. The models are being simultaneously developed in a collaboration with staff from SFCTA and MTC in San Francisco, and with WFRC and UTA in Salt Lake City. These external collaborators join weekly meetings to inform of local situations, supply data, and learn of the project’s progress and purposes.

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $123000
• Sponsor Organizations:

  Transit-Serving Communities Optimally, Responsively, and Efficiently Center (T-SCORE)

  Georgia Institute of Technology
  Atlanta, Georgia  United States  30332

  Brigham Young University

  Provo, UT  United States  84602-4081

  Tennessee Department of Transportation

  James K. Polk Building
  Fifth and Deaderick Street
  Nashville, TN  United States  37243-0349

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Principal Investigators:

  Erhardt, Greg

  MacFarlane, Greg

  Peeta, Srinivas

• Start Date: 20200801
• Expected Completion Date: 20221231
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Demand responsive transportation; Fixed routes; Multi-agent systems; Multimodal transportation; Public transit; Ridesourcing; Simulation
• Geographic Terms: Salt Lake City (Utah); San Francisco (California)
• Subject Areas: Passenger Transportation; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01841989
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transit-Serving Communities Optimally, Responsively, and Efficiently Center (T-SCORE)
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Apr 6 2022 3:10PM