This project develops a generalized model to operate an integrated public transit, transportation network company (TNC), and FMLM service considering uncertain rider demand and network dynamics. It optimally matches riders to shuttle vehicles, and route vehicles in real time. In addition, it is a general platform to evaluate user costs (wait time and in-vehicle time), agency costs (costs to provide mobility services), and system reliability for various supply (number of vehicles, TNCs) and operations strategies (stop aggregation, fixed-route + on-demand) are fully examined to provide performance insights for an existing FMLM service in Robinson Township, PA and a proposed FMLM service in Moon Township, PA, both of which are growing suburban areas in Southwestern PA.
Speaker: Sean Qian
Sean Qian is Henry Posner, Anne Molloy, and Robert and Christine Pietrandrea Associate Professor jointly appointed at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (major) and Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy (minor) at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU).