Bus Priority Using pre-signals

The need to provide efficient public transport services in urban areas has led to the implementation of bus priority measures in many congested cities. Much interest has recently centred on priority at signal controlled junctions, including the concept of pre-signals, where traffic signals are installed at or near the end of a with-flow bus lane to provide buses with priority access to the downstream junction. Although a number of pre-signals have now been installed in the U.K., particularly in London, there has been very little published research into their design, operation and optimisation. This paper addresses these points through the development of analytical procedures which allow pre-implementation evaluation of specific categories of pre-signals. The paper initially sets out three categories of pre-signal, which have different operating characteristics, different requirements for signalling and different impacts on capacity and delay. Key issues concerning signalling arrangements for these categories are then discussed, together with a summary of the analytical approach adopted and the assumptions required. Equations are developed to allow appropriate signal timings to be calculated for pre-signalised intersections. Further equations are then developed to enable delays to priority and non-priority traffic, with and without pre-signals, to be estimated with delay being taken here as the key performance criterion. The paper concludes with three application examples illustrating how the equations are applied and the impacts of pre-signals in different situations.The analyses confirm the potential benefits of pre-signals, where these signals apply to non-priority traffic only. Where buses are also subject to a pre-signal, it is shown that disbenefits to buses can often occur, unless bus detectors are used to gain priority signalling.     

新加坡公共交通发展经验及启示

通过实际考察和走访咨询,系统地总结了新加坡的公共交通发展经验。首先介绍了新加坡对小汽车和公共交通发展采取的＂推、拉策略＂,以及新加坡公共交通的发展历程。在此基础上,对新加坡公共交通发展的成功经验进行了归纳和总结,包括管理机制、公共交通设施建设、公共交通运营系统、政策法规等方面的内容。结合我国城市交通发展的现状和特点,对城市公共交通的发展提出了措施和建议。     

论民事优先权种类的立法选择

民事优先权的种类是构建民事优先权制度的核心问题.本文从厘清民事优先权的含义着手,分析了我国民事优先权的立法现状,最后结合国外的立法例及我国学者提出的相关建议稿,对我国《物权法》上民事优先权种类的设置提出若干立法建议.     

招聘问题的数学模型

对招聘过程中多个定性因素,采用了模糊语言评估,用等级测评法将各类指标模糊量化;运用了多属性决策中的目标规划,引入权重对同一优先级上的不同评价指标进行综合分析,从而解决了不同优先级上各级的择优选择问题;并针对不考虑应聘者志愿和考虑应聘者志愿两种不同情况,分别给出了两种录用分配方案。     

等惯性两区段分散输水系统在40 m级单级巨型船闸中的应用*

输水系统是船闸实现其功能的关键设施,其设计直接影响船闸工程的安全与效率。等惯性四区段出水分散输水系统是目前国内外高水头大型船闸常用的输水系统形式,但其结构复杂、建设难度大,且由于设置第二分流口而带来自身空化等问题。为解决上述问题,结合我国内河船闸特点,通过国内外工程资料分析、理论与计算分析、物理模型试验等手段,提出并验证了“闸墙长廊道+闸室中心立体分流+闸底两区段四纵支廊道出水+侧支孔+明沟消能”的等惯性两区段输水系统形式在40 m级单级巨型船闸中的适用性,为高水头大型船闸建设提供参考和依据。     

A technical note on evaluating the effectiveness of bus rapid transit with transit signal priority

Transit Signal Priority (TSP) and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) are innovative Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) tools that can reduce travel times for buses. Combining TSP and BRT can significantly improve bus travel, but can negatively impact network traffic operations. Although TSP has been implemented worldwide, few previous studies holistically examined the effects of using various conditional and unconditional TSP strategies with or without a BRT system. This research simulates multiple TSP and BRT combination scenarios to understand their impact on traffic operations, including crossing street traffic. A test bed along International Drive (I-Drive) in Orlando, Florida, was chosen as the simulation area. Field data collected for this test bed, which included traffic volumes, bus travel times, and traffic signal control data, were used to develop, calibrate, and validate the simulation model. Results showed that BRT with Conditional TSP 3 minutes behind significantly improved travel times, average speed, and average total delay per vehicle for the main through movements compared with no BRT or TSP, with only minor effects on crossing street delays. BRT with Unconditional TSP resulted in significant crossing street delays, especially at major intersections with high traffic demand, indicating that this scenario is impractical for implementation. The simulation suggests that BRT and TSP will be most effective when used in areas where crossing street volumes are low. However, it is unknown how these ITS tools affect pedestrian traffic. Using optimization methods can determine the best strategy to balance transit and pedestrian traffic.     

“公交优先”战略下清远市公交发展研究

交通拥堵和交通污染问题是近年来引人关注的问题,特别是交通碳减排已成为发达国家碳减排的重点领域,而优先发展公交系统对解决上述问题具有重大的现实意义。在总结和阐述公交优先发展的内涵和意义的基础上,以清远市公交系统为研究对象,总结和分析了"公交优先"战略下清远市公交发展现状和问题,提出了清远市公交优先发展的思路与具体做法,并根据现有情况规划了三种不同水平的公交优先发展情景方案,计算了三种方案下二氧化碳的排放量。结果显示:公交很高吸引力的方案比一般吸引力的方案每年少排二氧化碳38.9万t,年度减排直接效益为2 723万元,节约能源的直接效益为12.5亿元。最后提出了清远市公交优先发展的政策建议。     

基于模糊控制的公交信号优先控制方法研究

面对城市公共交通优先发展中遇到的交叉口公交信号优先控制问题,以降低交叉口人均延误和公交车延误为目标,提出了基于3层模糊控制器的交叉口公交信号优先主动控制模型,通过改进针对车流交通需求强度、相位放行顺序、绿灯时间优化的3层模糊推理控制器,最终输出相位绿灯放行时间延长和相序提前2种控制策略.仿真算例分析表明,与普通固定配时控制相比,公交车平均延误和人均延误分别降低27%,14.2%;与公交信号优先感应控制相比,公交车平均延误和人均延误分别降低13.7%,21.7%,说明了所提方法的有效性.     

地区公路项目兼顾效率与公平的优先级评价

政府投资的地区公路项目受到建设资金制约,在考虑项目建设效益的同时需兼顾地区的均衡发展.文中在总结前人研究成果的基础上,建立计量经济学的面板数据回归模型,采用GMM方法进行模型参数估计.模型采用年鉴数据,利用专业软件进行回归分析.并将回归分析的结果与前人的研究进行对比,对模型在中国部分省的适用性进行了评价.根据对实际案例的评价结果表明,评价模型具有很好的实用性.     

城市交通公平性分析及对策

城市道路的交通公平性有利于建设和谐、公平的城市,在交通公平的定义以及它的三层含义的基础上,陈述了交通公平在时间、空间和内容上的内涵。分析城市道路交通公平的影响因素及其判断标准,阐述了快速公交符合城市道路交通公平的判断标准是它有利于大多数人的出行,满足弱势群体的出行要求,并应具有低成本、高质量的优点。最后,以北京市BRT的实践表明快速公交是提高城市交通公平性的有效措施。