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Time-dependent Origin-Destination (OD) demand information is a fundamental input for Dynamic Traffic Assignment (DTA) models to describe and predict time-varying traffic network flow patterns, as well as to generate anticipatory and coordinated control and information supply strategies for...
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rapid response to meet anticipated demand, avoid shortfalls while minimizing transportation and inventory carrying costs … transportation service.The advantages of coordinating inventory replenishment with vehicle routing decisions have long been … inventory replenishment, retailer sequencing and transportation cost.A major motivation for the online inventory routing problem …
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Road users fail to realize their role in congestion. This thesis aims to calculate the appropriate charges required for users of I-495 - the Capital Beltway surrounding Washington, D.C. - in order to fulfill their portion of congestion costs. By developing a model from existing data that...
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The transportation sector is a significant contributor to current global climatic problems, one of the most prominent … costs. The second problem is aimed at supporting SOV commute trip reduction efforts through alternative transportation … strategies for transportation emissions reduction. …
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Activity-based approaches have taken hold in transportation research over the last several decades. The foundation of …
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The U.S. National Airspace System (NAS) is inherently highly stochastic. Yet,many existing decision support tools for air traffic flow management take a deterministic approach to problem solving. In this study, we focus on the flight departure delays because such delays serve as inputs to many...
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disaggregated transportation goods. Empirical examination on Norwegian data indicates that higher tax rates on high-pollution luxury … modes of transportation such as air flights and taxis reduce inequality and increase the environmental quality. Lower tax … increase inequality somewhat. Railway passenger transportation appears to be distributionally neutral. In order to interpret …
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Indirect taxes on transportation activities that pollute can correct externalities and close the gaps between private … environmental levies. This article estimates properties of the demand for transportation in parametric and non-parametric analyses …. Private transportation using air flights and new automobiles have Engel elasticities above unity while public transportation …
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A tax on fuel combined with tax-exemptions or subsidies for purchase of fuel-efficient vehicles is implemented in many countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other negative externalities from road traffic. This study, however, shows that a tax on fuel should be combined with heavier...
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The introduction of telework in organizations has been used as an example of policy to improve urban mobility, through the reduction in the frequency and duration of trips between home and the workplace. However, telework does not seem to be catching on among businesses and workers, so that the...
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