Title:
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Redesign and implementation of the urban bus network of Lleida (Spain)
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Author:
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Trapote Barreira, César; Robusté Antón, Francesc; Badia Rodríguez, Hugo; Estrada Romeu, Miguel Ángel
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Infraestructura del Transport i del Territori; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. CENIT - Recerca i innovació en Transport, Mobilitat i Logística |
Abstract:
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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 each quarter of the city to a bidimensional “network structure” and from “schedule based” management to “frequency based” management. The implementation in Lleida, a 140,000 inhabitant city of Spain, has proven that it is possible to save 15% of the resources providing equal or better door-to-door service, but a final fine-tuning has found the proper equilibrium between “network structure” and “direct lines” to better fit the users’ perception. |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Infraestructures i modelització dels transports::Transport urbà -Bus lines--Spain--Catalonia -Autobusos -- Catalunya |
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Article - Published version Conference Object |
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