Lessons and Evaluation of a Headway Control Experiment in Washington, DC
Abstract
Headway management can potentially reduce passenger waiting time and on-board crowding on high-frequency services. In this study, a headway control experiment was conducted and evaluated for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Agency routes 70 and 79 in Washington, D.C. The field experiment is evaluated by performing a before-after empirical evaluation. The organizational process and challenges involved with the implementation are discussed. Overall, a reduction of 26% in passenger excess waiting time was attained, which implies annual time savings that translate into US$1 million. Even though the field experiment implementation was far from ideal, the benefits obtained so far might pave the road to a long-term commitment to shift into a fully controlled headway-based management.
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Título según WOS: | Lessons and Evaluation of a Headway Control Experiment in Washington, DC |
Título según SCOPUS: | Lessons and Evaluation of a Headway Control Experiment in Washington, D.C. |
Título de la Revista: | TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH RECORD |
Volumen: | 2673 |
Número: | 8 |
Editorial: | NATL ACAD SCIENCES |
Fecha de publicación: | 2019 |
Página de inicio: | 430 |
Página final: | 438 |
Idioma: | English |
DOI: |
10.1177/0361198119845369 |
Notas: | ISI, SCOPUS |