ITLS Working Papers 2012: Recent submissions
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The North West Rail Link: Winners and losers in the locality of the north west area
Published 2012-12-01The appraisal of large scale transport infrastructure projects by governments tends to focus on the costs and benefits to society as a whole or to broad communities affected by the project. In so doing, it is often believed ...Working Paper -
The economics and engineering of bus stops: Spacing, design and congestion
Published 2012-05-01This paper re-considers the problem of choosing the number of bus stops along urban routes, first by estimating the probability of stopping in low demand markets, and second by analysing the interplay between bus stop size, ...Working Paper -
Understanding buy in for risky prospects: Incorporating degree of belief into the ex ante assessment of support for alternative road pricing schemes
Published 2012-10-01This paper investigates support for road pricing reform within the framework of a referendum voting choice model. Central to this task is how to identify ex ante support for specific road pricing schemes, such that the ...Working Paper -
Multiple purposes at single destination: A key to a better understanding of the relationship between tour complexity and mode choice
Published 2012-08-01This paper investigates the nature of tours undertaken by public transport and car. Using a new approach to the typology of tours, which takes into account not only the number but also the spatial distribution of activities ...Working Paper -
Quasi-dynamic network loading: Adding queuing and spillback to static traffic assignment
Published 2012-02-01For many years, static traffic assignment models have been widely applied in transport planning studies and will continue to be an important tool for strategic policy decisions. As is well known, in the traditional approach, ...Working Paper