The Design of Bus Rapid Transit Routes in Cotonou based on Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm

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10.2991/lemcs-14.2014.222How to use a DOI?

Keywords

BRT; optimization; ant colony optimization; public transport; Cotonou

Abstract

The bus rapid transit (BRT) system is an efficient public transport mode implemented recently in many cities, but still unknown in many developing countries. The aim of this paper is to introduce the BRT concept in Cotonou by developing a new model. Based on ant colony optimization (ACO), a heuristic algorithm is developed to design and optimize the BRT routes (i.e. maximize direct-through travelers on unit length of BRT route), since the problem is NP-hard. With a numerical test from the case study, the effectiveness of the model and the algorithm is examined. Applying the model to the case of Cotonou, in Benin, we wish to stimulate the debate on the implementation of Bus Rapid Transit in developing countries because transportation policies and huge financial investments for road infrastructures and public bus system seem insufficient to solve the issue of urban mobility and its sustainability.

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© 2014, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Fousseni Gomina Mama
AU  - Yang Zhongzhen
AU  - Evans Ago Tetteh
PY  - 2014/05
DA  - 2014/05
TI  - The Design of Bus Rapid Transit Routes in Cotonou based on Ant Colony Optimization Algorithm
BT  - Proceedings of the International Conference on Logistics, Engineering, Management and Computer Science
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 988
EP  - 992
SN  - 1951-6851
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/lemcs-14.2014.222
DO  - 10.2991/lemcs-14.2014.222
ID  - GominaMama2014/05
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