research on public transit network hierarchy based on residential transit trip distance研究公共交通网络层次结构基于住宅交通旅行的距离.pdf

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society Volume 2012, Article ID 390128, 14 pages doi:10.1155/2012/390128 Research Article Research on Public Transit Network Hierarchy Based on Residential Transit Trip Distance Gao Jian, Zhao Peng, Zhuge Chengxiang, and Zhang Hui School of Traffi c and Transportation, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China Correspondence should be addressed to Zhao Peng, Received 9 May 2012; Revised 9 July 2012; Accepted 26 July 2012 Academic Editor: Wuhong Wang Copyright q 2012 Gao Jian et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To the problem of being lack of transit network hierarchy theory, a research on public transit network hierarchy optimization based on residential transit trip distance is conducted. Firstly, the hierarchy standard of transit network is given, in addition, both simulating electron cloud model and Rayleigh distribution model are used to fit the residential transit trip distance. Secondly, from the view of balance between supply and demand, the hierarchy step of transit network based on residential transit trip distance is proposed. Then, models of transit’s supply turnover and demand turnover are developed. Finally, the method and models are applied into transit network optimization of Baoding, Hebei, China. 1. Introduction Giving priority to the development of public transportation system plays a pivotal role in alleviating urban traffic congestion. Recently, with the fast expansion of the city size, the public transit lines get much larger and higher