Lessons and Evaluation of a Headway Control Experiment in Washington, DC

Soza-Parra J.; Cats O.; Carney Y.; Vanderwaart C.

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