@article{DiJoseph:207731,
      recid = {207731},
      author = {DiJoseph, Patricia and Chien, Steven I-Jy},
      title = {Optimal Service Planning for a Sustainable Transit System},
      address = {2009-03},
      number = {1429-2016-118643},
      pages = {21},
      year = {2009},
      abstract = {A mathematical model and methodology are presented in this  paper that can be used to determine the sustainability of a  bus service. To formulate the optimization model, an entire  bus route in a suburban area is considered on which many  eligible stop locations are distributed realistically as  discrete points such as intersections or entrances to  housing developments. The objective total profit function  is maximized by optimizing the number and locations of  stops, the headway, and the fare. The number of passengers  for the service is dependent on passengers’ access  distance, wait time, in-vehicle time, and fare. The  solution methodology is applied to an example that uses a  bus route in suburban Woodbridge, NJ to demonstrate its  effectiveness. The sensitivity of the total profit and of  the amount of passengers served to various parameters is  analyzed.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/207731},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.207731},
}