English
Related papers

Related papers: Traffic disruption modelling with mode shift in mu…

200 papers

The travel demand forecasting model plays a crucial role in evaluating large-scale infrastructure projects, such as the construction of new roads or transit lines. While combined modeling approaches have been explored as a solution to…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-08-04 Youngseo Kim , Samitha Samaranayake , Damon Wischik

Accurate static traffic assignment models are important tools for the assessment of strategic transportation policies. In this article we present a novel approach to partition road networks through network modularity to produce data-driven…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-28 Alexander Roocroft , Giuliano Punzo , Muhamad Azfar Ramli

Rapid urbanization places increasing stress on already burdened transportation systems, resulting in delays and poor levels of service. Billions of spatiotemporal call detail records (CDRs) collected from mobile devices create new…

Physics and Society · Physics 2014-03-05 Jameson L. Toole , Serdar Colak , Fahad Alhasoun , Alexandre Evsukoff , Marta C. Gonzalez

Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) are vital in modern traffic management and optimization, significantly enhancing traffic efficiency and safety. Recently, diffusion models have emerged as transformative tools for addressing complex…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-05-09 Mingxing Peng , Kehua Chen , Xusen Guo , Qiming Zhang , Hui Zhong , Meixin Zhu , Hai Yang

The increasing rate of urbanization has added pressure on the already constrained transportation networks in our communities. Ride-sharing platforms such as Uber and Lyft are becoming a more commonplace, particularly in urban environments.…

Computer Science and Game Theory · Computer Science 2018-03-01 Chinmaya Samal , Liyuan Zheng , Fangzhou Sun , Lillian J. Ratliff , Abhishek Dubey

Macroscopic transport modelling aims to predict traffic flows after proposed public policy interventions, such as a new road or railway section or a temporary road closure. As such, it is a vital step in infrastructure planning and…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-05-12 Peter Vanya , Katarína Šimková , Rastislav Farkaš

The structure of road networks impacts various urban dynamics, from traffic congestion to environmental sustainability and access to essential services. Recent studies reveal that most roads are underutilized, faster alternative routes are…

Physics and Society · Physics 2025-10-06 Giuliano Cornacchia , Luca Pappalardo , Mirco Nanni , Dino Pedreschi , Marta C. González

Urban demand forecasting plays a critical role in optimizing routing, dispatching, and congestion management within Intelligent Transportation Systems. By leveraging data fusion and analytics techniques, traffic demand forecasting serves as…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-02-19 Antonios Tziorvas , George S. Theodoropoulos , Yannis Theodoridis

We study transportation networks controlled by dynamical feedback tolls. We consider a multiscale transportation network model whereby the dynamics of the traffic flows are intertwined with those of the drivers' route choices. The latter…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2019-01-30 Rosario Maggistro , Giacomo Como

Advanced traffic navigation systems, which provide routing recommendations to drivers based on real-time congestion information, are nowadays widely adopted by roadway transportation users. Yet, the emerging effects on the traffic dynamics…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-12-19 Gianluca Bianchin , Fabio Pasqualetti

While benefiting people's daily life in so many ways, smartphones and their location-based services are generating massive mobile device location data that has great potential to help us understand travel demand patterns and make…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2020-12-10 Chenfeng Xiong , Aref Darzi , Yixuan Pan , Sepehr Ghader , Lei Zhang

The continuous increase in urban deliveries and the ongoing urbanization of large cities require the development of efficient and sustainable transportation solutions. This study investigates the impact of modular vehicle concepts and the…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2023-05-05 Jonas Hatzenbühler , Erik Jenelius , Győző Gidófalvi , Oded Cats

Shared Mobility Services (SMSs) are transforming urban transportation systems by offering flexible travel options. These services, which help reduce the number of cars on the roads, have the potential to enhance the transportation system's…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-08-21 Khadidja Kadem , Mostafa Ameli , Mahdi Zargayouna , Latifa Oukhellou

In this paper, urban traffic is modeled using dual graph representation of urban transportation network where roads are mapped to nodes and intersections are mapped to links. The proposed model considers both the navigation of vehicles on…

Physics and Society · Physics 2009-11-13 Mao-Bin Hu , Rui Jiang , Yong-Hong Wu , Wen-Xu Wang , Qing-Song Wu

The rapid introduction of mobile navigation aides that use real-time road network information to suggest alternate routes to drivers is making it more difficult for researchers and government transportation agencies to understand and…

Distributed, Parallel, and Cluster Computing · Computer Science 2022-07-27 Cy Chan , Anu Kuncheria , Jane Macfarlane

Traffic is a challenge in rural and urban areas alike with negative effects ranging from congestion to air pollution. Ride-sharing poses an appealing alternative to personal cars, combining the traffic-reducing ride bundling of public…

Physics and Society · Physics 2021-02-24 Debsankha Manik , Nora Molkenthin

Disruptions to transportation networks are inevitable. Currently, most mandated development-related transportation planning is intended to prepare for frequently occurring and observable disruptions while low probability events that have…

Physics and Society · Physics 2019-12-11 Margaret Kurth , William Kozlowski , Alexander Ganin , Avi Mersky , Billy Leung , Maksim Kitsak , Igor Linkov

In autonomous mobility-on-demand systems, effectively managing vehicle flows to mitigate induced congestion and ensure efficient operations is imperative for system performance and positive customer experience. Against this background, we…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-06-25 Antonio Coppola , Gerhard Hiermann , Dario Paccagnan , Maximilian Schiffer

Traffic prediction plays an essential role in intelligent transportation system. Accurate traffic prediction can assist route planing, guide vehicle dispatching, and mitigate traffic congestion. This problem is challenging due to the…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2021-03-22 Xueyan Yin , Genze Wu , Jinze Wei , Yanming Shen , Heng Qi , Baocai Yin

We survey recent advances in algorithms for route planning in transportation networks. For road networks, we show that one can compute driving directions in milliseconds or less even at continental scale. A variety of techniques provide…

Data Structures and Algorithms · Computer Science 2015-04-21 Hannah Bast , Daniel Delling , Andrew Goldberg , Matthias Müller-Hannemann , Thomas Pajor , Peter Sanders , Dorothea Wagner , Renato F. Werneck