Dynamic Bus Routing Problem for Evacuation

Bus based evacuation serves carless population and helps reduce congestion during evacuations. Due to the complexity of the problem, the literature in this area uses bi-level approach, where in the upper level the bus routing decisions are made, and in the lower level, changes of traffic dynamics are captured. Other papers develop Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) extensions to provide optimal bus routing solutions where the congestion is given exogenously. This proposed research develops a single-level dynamic bus routing problem that determines the optimal bus routing with respect to dynamics of traffic and congestion, that minimizes the total evacuation time experienced by all evacuees. By incorporating the interaction between the demand for automobile uses and bus evacuation planning and its effect on traffic dynamics, we can plan a more efficient and effective bus-based evacuation service operations during the time-sensitive, resource-restricted, and highly-congested evacuation processes. The proposed research includes tasks of (1) model development, (2) computational methods, and (3) case study.

• Record URL:
  http://www.utrc2.org/research/projects/dynamic-bus-routing-problem-evacuation

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Completed
• Funding: $23663
• Contract Numbers:

  49198-12-28

• Sponsor Organizations:

  University Transportation Research Center

  City College of New York
  Marshak Hall, Suite 910, 160 Convent Avenue
  New York, NY  United States  10031

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

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

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Eickemeyer, Penny

• Performing Organizations:

  State University of New York, Buffalo

  242 Carpenter Hall
  Buffalo, NY  United States  10003
• Principal Investigators:

  Kang,  Jee Eun

• Start Date: 20160801
• Expected Completion Date: 20170731
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers Program

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bus transit; Dynamics; Evacuation; Highway operations; Routing; Traffic congestion
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Design; Operations and Traffic Management; Passenger Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01607475
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: University Transportation Research Center
• Contract Numbers: 49198-12-28
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Aug 8 2016 3:34PM