[1] Zhong Shaopeng, Deng Wei,. Time varying congestion pricing for multi-class and multi-modetransportation system with asymmetric cost functions [J]. Journal of Southeast University (English Edition), 2011, 27 (1): 77-82. [doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2011.01.016]

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Journal of Southeast University (English Edition)[ISSN:1003-7985/CN:32-1325/N]

Volumn:

27

Issue:

2011 1

Page:

77-82

Research Field:

Traffic and Transportation Engineering

Publishing date:

2011-03-30

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Title:

Time varying congestion pricing for multi-class and multi-modetransportation system with asymmetric cost functions

Author(s):

Zhong Shaopeng¹;  2;  Deng Wei²

¹ School of Transportation and Logistics, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China
² School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, China

Keywords:

time varying congestion pricing;  asymmetric;  multi-class;  multi-mode;  multi-criteria

PACS:

U491.2

DOI:

10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2011.01.016

Abstract:

This paper considers the problem of time varying congestion pricing to determine optimal time-varying tolls at peak periods for a queuing network with the interactions between buses and private cars. Through the combined applications of the space-time expanded network(STEN)and the conventional network equilibrium modeling techniques, a multi-class, multi-mode and multi-criteria traffic network equilibrium model is developed. Travelers of different classes have distinctive value of times(VOTs), and travelers from the same class perceive their travel disutility or generalized costs on a route according to different weights of travel time and travel costs. Moreover, the symmetric cost function model is extended to deal with the interactions between buses and private cars. It is found that there exists a uniform(anonymous)link toll pattern which can drive a multi-class, multi-mode and multi-criteria user equilibrium flow pattern to a system optimum when the system’s objective function is measured in terms of money. It is also found that the marginal cost pricing models with a symmetric travel cost function do not reflect the interactions between traffic flows of different road sections, and the obtained congestion pricing toll is smaller than the real value.

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Memo:

Biographies: Zhong Shaopeng(1982—), male, doctor, lecturer, szsp001@163.com; Deng Wei(1966—), male, doctor, professor, dengwei@seu.edu.cn.
Foundation items: The National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(No.2007AA11Z202), the National Key Technology R & D Program of China during the 11th Five-Year Plan Period(No.2006BAJ18B03), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.DUT10RC(3)112).
Citation: Zhong Shaopeng, Deng Wei. Time varying congestion pricing for multi-class and multi-mode transportation system with asymmetric cost functions[J].Journal of Southeast University(English Edition), 2011, 27(1):77-82.[doi:10.3969/j.issn.1003-7985.2011.01.016]

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