An optimization model for selecting bus stops for ada improvements Conference

Wu, W, Gan, A, Shen, D et al. (2008). An optimization model for selecting bus stops for ada improvements . 2 920-931.

cited authors

  • Wu, W; Gan, A; Shen, D; Cevallos, F

abstract

  • Bus stops are key links in the journeys of disabled bus riders. Inaccessible bus stops prevent people with disabilities from using fixed-route bus services, thus limiting their mobility. Due to limited budgets, transit agencies must select bus stops for which their improvements, as part of the effort to comply with the Americans Disabilities Act (ADA), can maximize the overall benefits to patrons with disabilities. Based on an analysis of 5,034 bus stops in Broward County, Florida, a GIS-based decision support system for allocating bus stop improvements for riders with disabilities was developed and is described in this paper. An analytic hierarchy process was applied to combine all of the factors that affect optimum investment decisions, and a binary linear programming model was used to determine a priority list of bus stop improvements based on budgetary and construction cost constraints.

publication date

  • December 1, 2008

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

start page

  • 920

end page

  • 931

volume

  • 2