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View article: Leveraging sidewalk robots for walkability-related analyses
Leveraging sidewalk robots for walkability-related analyses Open
Walkability is a key component of sustainable urban development. In walkability studies, collecting detailed pedestrian infrastructure data remains challenging due to the high costs and limited scalability of traditional methods. Sidewalk …
View article: Crowdshipping preferences among public transit riders: Insights from Stockholm, Sweden
Crowdshipping preferences among public transit riders: Insights from Stockholm, Sweden Open
View article: Impact of exogenous events on the demand for on-demand ridepooling in Hamburg
Impact of exogenous events on the demand for on-demand ridepooling in Hamburg Open
View article: Robust Route Planning for Sidewalk Delivery Robots
Robust Route Planning for Sidewalk Delivery Robots Open
Sidewalk delivery robots are a promising solution for urban freight distribution, reducing congestion compared to trucks and providing a safer, higher-capacity alternative to drones. However, unreliable travel times on sidewalks due to ped…
View article: Robust Route Planning for Sidewalk Delivery Robots
Robust Route Planning for Sidewalk Delivery Robots Open
View article: Parking Guidance and Geofencing for Last-Mile Delivery Operations
Parking Guidance and Geofencing for Last-Mile Delivery Operations Open
The current shortage of road and parking capacity to accommodate freight traffic poses a significant challenge in cities. This study develops and analyzes alternative traffic management strategies for last-mile delivery operations. Three a…
View article: Surrogate-based Real-time Curbside Management for Ride-hailing and Delivery Operations
Surrogate-based Real-time Curbside Management for Ride-hailing and Delivery Operations Open
The present work investigates surrogate model-based optimization for real-time curbside traffic management operations. An optimization problem is formulated to minimize the congestion on roadway segments caused by vehicles stopping on the …
View article: Model-based traffic state estimation using camera-equipped probe vehicles
Model-based traffic state estimation using camera-equipped probe vehicles Open
This study addresses the challenge of estimating traffic states for road links. We propose an innovative approach that leverages partial trajectory data captured by camera-equipped probe vehicles traveling in the opposite lane. The methodo…
View article: Crowdsourced on-demand food delivery: An order batching and assignment algorithm
Crowdsourced on-demand food delivery: An order batching and assignment algorithm Open
Since the early 2010s, the meal delivery business went through a veritable revolution due to online food delivery platforms. By allowing customers to quickly order from a wide range of restaurants and outsourcing currently available courie…
View article: Urban freight distribution and innovative last-mile solutions from a traffic perspective
Urban freight distribution and innovative last-mile solutions from a traffic perspective Open
Urban population growth, the rise of e-commerce, and the increased need for economically and environmentally sustainable solutions represent urban freight distribution’s biggest challenges. Traffic and city logistics are often two sides of…
View article: Congestion pricing in a world of self-driving vehicles: An analysis of different strategies in alternative future scenarios
Congestion pricing in a world of self-driving vehicles: An analysis of different strategies in alternative future scenarios Open
View article: Congestion Pricing in a World of Self-driving vehicles: an Analysis of\n Different Strategies in Alternative Future Scenarios
Congestion Pricing in a World of Self-driving vehicles: an Analysis of\n Different Strategies in Alternative Future Scenarios Open
The introduction of autonomous (self-driving) and shared autonomous vehicles\n(AVs and SAVs) will affect travel destinations and distances, mode choice, and\ncongestion. From a traffic perspective, although some congestion reduction may\nb…
View article: A Fast Lax-Hopf formula to solve the Lighthill-Whitham-Richards traffic flow model on networks
A Fast Lax-Hopf formula to solve the Lighthill-Whitham-Richards traffic flow model on networks Open
Efficient and exact algorithms are important for performing fast and accurate traffic network simulations with macroscopic traffic models. In this paper, we extend the semi-analytical Lax-Hopf algorithm in order to compute link inflows and…
View article: A fast semi-analytic algorithm for computing solutions associated with multiple moving or fixed bottlenecks: Application to joint scheduling and signal timing
A fast semi-analytic algorithm for computing solutions associated with multiple moving or fixed bottlenecks: Application to joint scheduling and signal timing Open
Moving and fixed bottlenecks are moving or fixed capacity restrictions that affect the propagation of traffic flow. They are a very important modeling approach to describe the effects of slow vehicles and traffic signals in transportation …
View article: A fast semi-analytic algorithm for computing solutions associated with\n multiple moving or fixed bottlenecks: Application to joint scheduling and\n signal timing
A fast semi-analytic algorithm for computing solutions associated with\n multiple moving or fixed bottlenecks: Application to joint scheduling and\n signal timing Open
Moving and fixed bottlenecks are moving or fixed capacity restrictions that\naffect the propagation of traffic flow. They are a very important modeling\napproach to describe the effects of slow vehicles and traffic signals in\ntransportati…
View article: AN ASSESSMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: TRAFFIC IMPACTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS- FINAL REPORT
AN ASSESSMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: TRAFFIC IMPACTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS- FINAL REPORT Open
View article: On Safety Assessment and Base Isolation of Heavy Non-structural Monolithic Objects
On Safety Assessment and Base Isolation of Heavy Non-structural Monolithic Objects Open
Under seismic actions heavy non-structural objects, which are usually placed at the top of existing constructions, may constitute a danger to human lives and a considerable loss for world heritage. In this contribution, safety assessment o…
View article: Revisiting tourist behavior via destination brand worldness
Revisiting tourist behavior via destination brand worldness Open
Taking tourists' perspective rather than destination offerings as its core concept, this study introduces "perceived destination brand worldness" as a variable.Perceived destination brand worldness is defined as the positive perception tha…
View article: Base isolation of heavy non-structural monolithic objects at the top of a masonry monumental construction
Base isolation of heavy non-structural monolithic objects at the top of a masonry monumental construction Open
View article: Marginal cost congestion pricing based on the network fundamental diagram
Marginal cost congestion pricing based on the network fundamental diagram Open
View article: Introducing Competition in Urban Consolidation Centre Freight Allocation Modelling
Introducing Competition in Urban Consolidation Centre Freight Allocation Modelling Open
Urban consolidation center (UCC) represents in many cities the most chosen solution by the local governments to reduce the negative impacts of city freight distribution. In order to achieve successful results, it is important to consider a…