A computationally feasible methodology to locate, size, and determine the number of transit centres (bus barns or garages) for an urban transit system is described. This methodology, known by the acronym BUBLS (BUs Barn Location System), is applied to a case study with BC Transit, a large...

We illustrate how mathematical programming models can be used to analyse public transit systems. In particular, we analyse the location of bus garages and the allocation of vehicles to these facilities for the Vancouver (Canada) Regional Transit System. The model considers, among other items,...

A heuristic procedure is developed to assign buses to transit centers (garages) in such a way that all the buses on a particular route are assigned to a single transit center. This research builds on an optimal mixed integer programming location/allocation model that splits the bus assignments...