CENIT - Recerca i innovació en Transport, Mobilitat i Logística

Bus network structure and mobility pattern: a monocentric analytical approach on a grid street layout

Badia Rodríguez, Hugo; Estrada Romeu, Miguel Ángel; Robusté Antón, Francesc (2016-11)
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This study discusses which transit network structure is the best option to serve urban mobility. As a consequence of the evolution of urban form, cities have undergone a process of dispersion of their activities that has ...

Bus control strategies in corridors with signalized intersections

Estrada Romeu, Miguel Ángel; Mension, Josep; Aymamí, Josep M; Torres, Laura (2016-10)
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This paper proposes a new dynamic bus control strategy aimed at reducing the negative effects of time-headway variations on route performance, based on real-time bus tracking data at stops. In routes with high demand, any ...

Learnings from urban bus network change

Trapote Barreira, César; Robusté Antón, Francesc; Badia Rodríguez, Hugo; Estrada Romeu, Miguel Ángel (Transportation Research Board (TRB), 2016)
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We present a strategy to improve bus service in urban networks that gives equal or better transit service and saves public resources: a win-win strategy. It consists on changing from “direct lines” to mobility centers from ...

Social optimal shifts and fares of taxi services

Salanova Grau, Josep Maria; Estrada Romeu, Miguel Ángel (Universitat Politècnica de València, 2016)
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This paper presents a mathematical model for supporting the decision and policy making related to the optimal determination of shifts and fares of taxi services in a major city. The model is based on the system’s generalized ...

Large-scale microscopic simulation of taxi services: Berlin and Barcelona case studies

Maciejewski, Michal; Salanova Grau, Josep Maria; Bischoff, Joschka; Estrada Romeu, Miguel Ángel (Springer, 2016-06-01)
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The paper presents research on large-scale microscopic simulation of taxi services in Berlin and Barcelona based on floating car data collected by local taxi fleets. Firstly, Berlin's and Barcelona's taxi markets are shortly ...

Ocean–atmosphere–wave characterisation of a wind jet (Ebro shelf, NW Mediterranean Sea)

Grifoll Colls, Manel; Navarro, Jorge; Pallarès López, Elena; Ràfols Bundó, Laura; Espino Infantes, Manuel; Palomares, Ana (University of Thechnology and Agriculture Nicholas Copernicus University, 2016-05)
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In this contribution the wind jet dynamics in the northern margin of the Ebro River shelf (NW Mediterranean Sea) are investigated using coupled numerical models. The study area is characterised by persistent and energetic ...

Estimación del valor de la información del tiempo de viaje en autopista

Soriguera Martí, Francesc (2016-03)
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De un tiempo a esta parte, un objetivo común de muchos gestores de tráfico es proporcionar información del tiempo de viaje previsto en las infraestructuras que gestionan. Estos esfuerzos responden al hecho que el tiempo ...

Designing new models for energy efficiency in urban freight transport for smart cities and its application to the Spanish case

Navarro, Carolina; Roca Riu, Mireia; Furió, S.; Estrada Romeu, Miguel Ángel (Elsevier, 2015)
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Considering that the transport sector is responsible for 30% of the CO2 emissions in the EU, reaching up to 40% in urban areas, the efforts for technological improvements and innovation in transportation have been increasing ...

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