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1. Choice-driven dial-a-ride problem for demand responsive mobility service.

Author

Sharif Azadeh, Sh., Atasoy, Bilge, Ben-Akiva, Moshe E., Bierlaire, M., and Maknoon, M.Y.

Subjects
*PARATRANSIT services, *PROFIT maximization, *VEHICLE routing problem, *ROUTING algorithms, *DESIGN services, *SERVICE design, *MATHEMATICAL models
Abstract

Urban mobility services face the challenge of planning their operations efficiently while complying with user preferences. In this paper, we introduce a new mathematical model called a choice-driven dial-a-ride problem (CD-DARP) which is a generalization of the dynamic DARP where passenger behavior is integrated in the operational planning using choice models and assortment optimization. We look at two types of mobility services, private and shared. Our problem extends the dynamic DARP by (i) changing its objective function to profit maximization, where both cost and revenue are variables, and (ii) incorporating assortment optimization with routing decisions in a dynamic setting. We propose a pricing scheme based on a choice model designed to offer service alternatives at the time a customer makes a request. We introduce a tailored algorithm to efficiently solve the dynamic CD-DARP. Computational results indicate that our proposed approach outperforms dynamic DARP in terms of reducing routing costs and improving the number of customers served. • A new framework is introduced for DDARP incorporating customer choice. • The routing cost is reduced while satisfying customers' requests. • CD-DARP provides more flexibility for the operator to efficiently manage the fleet. • We evaluate the proposed model on synthetic as well as New York taxi data. • Flexible time windows helps improving the service level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2022
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2. 10 THINGS You Should Know About Public Transit.

Author

Branham, Mary

Subjects
*PUBLIC transit, *PARATRANSIT services
Abstract

The article focuses on the 10 things one should know about public transit, presented by the American Public Transportation Association. It states that New York City Transit led the nation in the number of passenger trips with more than 3.2 billion trips, followed by Chicago Transit Authority. It says that the home to 7,000 transit systems with 1,088 bus and 6,700 paratransit services is the U.S. It mentions that family commuters can save from an estimated 10,000 to 12,000 dollars a year.

Published
2012

4. Letters.

Subjects
LETTERS, SERVICES for people with disabilities, PARATRANSIT services
Abstract

The article presents a reprint of the letter sent by the Westchester Disability Advocacy Partnership (WDAP) to Westchester County executive Andrew Spano and other county officials in New York. The letter expressed the WDAP's protest on the exclusion of ParaTransit riders from the fare-free shopping days on October 12, November 27 and December 19, 2009, as declared by Spano, adding that it was unconscionable. Another letter is presented which discusses the need to sell count-owned buildings.

Published
2009

5. Paratransit contract.

Subjects
PARATRANSIT services, GOVERNMENT policy
Abstract

Reports on the postponement of the approval of contracts for paratransit service by the New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Published
1995

6. For Disabled Riders, New Bumps in the Road.

Author

GREGORY BEYER

Subjects
*HEARING impaired, *PARATRANSIT services
Abstract

HENRY SUSS, a 93-year-old retired engineer with a hearing aid in each ear, has a hard time getting around. Since suffering a heart attack in 2006, he has been unable to walk more than a block without pain in his legs and feet. So about twice a week, he calls a day in advance to arrange a trip -- to a restaurant, to a concert or to one of his many doctors' appointments -- through Access-a-Ride, the city's door-to-door paratransit service for the elderly and the disabled. Mr. Suss, who lives at the Hallmark, an assisted-living and retirement center in Battery Park City, pays $2 a ride. But while all transit riders can expect a fare hike this year -- the Metropolitan Transportation Authority conducted public hearings last week on the proposal -- the 123,000 users of Access-a-Ride may well face a much steeper increase, according to Kevin Ortiz, an M.T.A. spokesman. Under two of the four plans that the authority is considering to close its budget gap, the Access-a-Ride fare would more than double, to $4.50 or even $5. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Published
2009

7. Access-A-Ride strike update.

Author

Allen, Zita

Subjects
*CONTRACTS for work & labor, *VOTING, *TRANSPORT workers' labor unions, *PARATRANSIT services
Abstract

The article focuses on the voting of Access-A-Ride drivers and mechanics, regarding a proposed contract ATU Local 1181, to be held on December 19, 2007. It reports that the mechanics and drivers have been on strike, complaining about their union's leadership and their wage and working conditions. It mentions that the contract is the result of negotiations between union leaders and the management of New York's Metropolitan Transport Authority. Also mentioned are the provisions of the contract.

Published
2007

8. As Transit Strike Looms, `Dollar Vans' and Ferries Are Poised to Cash In.

Author

Richardson, Lynda

Subjects
*TRANSPORTATION, *PARATRANSIT services
Abstract

Reports that van companies, as well as the ferry industry, stand to profit from a possible transit strike in New York City, New York. Comments from Chip Mellor, a lawyer for the Interborough Alliance for Community Transportation; Contingency plan prepared by the city officials in dealing with a strike; Business area in New York that skyrocketed from the transit strike in 1980.

Published
1999

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