Simulated Analysis of Exclusive Bus Lanes on Expressways: Case Study in Beijing, China
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
2012
Subject Area
infrastructure - bus/tram lane, infrastructure - bus/tram priority, mode - bus, place - asia
Keywords
exclusive bus lanes, Beijing, China, public transit priority
Abstract
Deploying exclusive bus lanes is considered an important strategy for supporting public transit priority policy. This paper uses a simulation approach to evaluate planned exclusive bus lanes on expressways in Beijing, China. Two scenarios for deploying exclusive bus lanes—a curbside bus lane scenario and a median bus lane scenario—were designed. Then, a micro-simulation network platform using VISSIM was established and calibrated, with all relative errors between the simulated timevarying speeds and the field speeds less than 15 percent. Afterwards, the two bus lane scenarios were simulated, evaluated, and subsequently compared with current traffic conditions without bus lanes. It was found that for both the mainline and the whole network, the operational efficiencies of buses, general traffic, and all mixed traffic are improved with the deployment of exclusive bus lanes. Further, the median bus lane scenario slightly outperforms the curbside bus lane scenario in this case.
Rights
Permission to publish the abstract has been given by NCTR, copyright remains with them.
Recommended Citation
Zhu, L., Yu, L.,Chen, X.M. & Guo, J.F. (2012). Simulated Analysis of Exclusive Bus Lanes on Expressways: Case Study in Beijing, China. Journal of Public Transportation, Vol. 15, (4), pp. 111-128. Published by National Center for Transit Research at the University of South Florida.
