Development and Deployment of Public Transport Policy and Planning in Taiwan

Over the past decade, the escalating roadway congestion and environmental deterioration due to heavy use of private vehicles have provoked the Taiwan government to realize the importance of public transport systems. Under the “carrot-and-stick” rationales, the government has formulated public transport policies and exercised a series of related initiatives by providing sufficient and higher quality of public transport services so as to attract more private vehicle users. In this paper, the planning philosophy and policy formulation of Taiwan’s public transport development are highlighted. The most important initiatives, including the Five-year Enhancement of Mass Transportation Program and the upgrading public transport schemes in the National Development Plan are examined. Based on previous experience and lessons, we point out the most challenging issues that the government will encounter. Suggestions for the future of public transport planning are also addressed.     

Aggregate expenditure elasticity for transport and communication in Australia

For the purpose of estimating Engel elasticity, one needs to find the best functional form among various alternatives. In this paper, a new function, which is called the double semi-log Engel function turns out to be the best functional form for the transport and communication items in Australia on the basis of the distance function (D²) criterion, and the non-nested hypothesis testing procedure. This function is then used to estimate total expenditure elasticity, and the percentage change in consumer demand due to changes in total expenditure and total expenditure inequalities; using the 1975–76 Household Expenditure Survey data. The results of the analyses demonstrate that transport and communication is a necessary item in Australia on the basis of two criteria, viz., its elasticity is not significantly greater than unity, and the percentage change in demand increases with a decrease of the total expenditure inequality [emphasised by Iyengar (I960)]. Policy implication of the analyses has also been discussed.     

沉箱箱壁计算分析和局部优化

采用结构计算程序AN SY S,对北方某港拟建的15万吨级矿石转水码头大直径圆沉箱箱壁进行了计算。对桥梁计算中通用的影响线加载程序进行修改,编制成适用于卸船机荷载的动态规划程序,并嵌入结构分析程序中,计算出最不利组合工况下的沉箱箱壁受力;同时参考AN SY S拓扑优化结果,对沉箱消浪孔形式和布置位置等进行了调整,计算分析后给出了受力性能更为合理的细部构造布置。     

旅游路网规划评价指标体系研究

在对旅游路网进行分析的基础上,从技术性能、社会效益、经济效益、环境效益4个方面进行研究,建立了旅游路网规划的评价指标体系,并对各项指标的含义进行探讨,分析了各指标值的确定方法,进而能方便地运用这些指标进行旅游路网规划的评价。     

环境风险分析在港口规划环境影响评价中的应用

提出了适合于港口总体规划特点的环境风险评价的内容与模式,并通过在营口港总体规划环境风险分析中的应用,讨论了港口规划环境风险分析应注意的问题,认为港口总体规划的环境风险分析的重点在于最大可信事故的风险影响程度、范围与周边其它功能区及相邻敏感点的空间关系。     

铁道信号系统安全保障研究

在信号系统的设计、制造、施工、调试等阶段进行安全保障很重要。重点介绍按照欧洲铁路安全标准对铁道信号系统进行交叉接收以及安全管理。     

关于构建环首都经济圈城际铁路网的研究

近年来,随着我国经济发展的突飞猛进和社会进步的日新月异,经济全球化和区域经济一体化已成为必然趋势,新经济形势下对区域经济的统一规划布局、生产力配置,统一开发、调配区域资源提出了更高的要求。环首都经济圈的建设和发展将成为中国经济增长的第三极,随之而来的便是完善环首都经济圈城市群之间的综合交通运输体系,实现城市群之间交通一体化。对国内的城际铁路发展现状及其对都市经济圈发展的促进进行了简要的分析,阐述了城际铁路对构建环首都经济圈发展的重要作用。     

基于模糊集合理论的船舶碰撞危险度模型

为了解决多船避碰决策过程中避让行动优先级问题,提出一种基于模糊集合理论的船舶碰撞危险度确定模型。选取最近会遇距离、最近会遇时间、船间距离、相对方位、船速比5个因素建立碰撞危险度影响因素集,并确定各因素评价集、评价指标以及各参数的隶属度函数,经模糊综合评价得到船舶碰撞危险度计算模型。设置两船交叉会遇以及多船交叉会遇2种会遇局面进行仿真实验,实验结果验证了该模型的有效性。     

局域轨道交通系统规划编制思路和方法探讨——以上海市宝山区为例

宝山区作为上海市北部门户,要积极加强对外辐射和对内联系,推动上海大都市圈一体化协同发展,客观上需要进一步强化交通功能,完善综合运输体系,形成上海北部枢纽。从轨道交通市域线、市区线、局域线三个层次,对区内轨道交通系统规划编制思路、客流预测、线网规模、布局方案等进行了探讨,以期对区域总体规划编制提供参考和借鉴。     

城市轨道交通网络末班车衔接优化模型

城市轨道交通网络运营结束阶段,末班车在路网换乘站内能否实现合理地衔接,最能体现出以人为本的客运服务以及科学高效的运营秩序。根据城市轨道交通网络特点,提出了城市轨道交通网络末班车衔接编制的原则。从站间列车运行时间约束、线间列车换乘衔接、末班列车线间衔接目标等角度,研究了轨道交通网络末班车衔接优化量化方法,建立了网络末班列车衔接优化模型。以北京轨道交通城区1号线、2号线和5号线局部路网为实例,编制了网络末班列车的优化时刻表。算例结果表明,模型及其优化算法可行,对路网运输计划编制工作有较强的实用性。