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<p>Public transport priority is an essential transport engineering technique for the transition to sustainable urban mobility. This article presents a case study that simulates the effects of introducing a queue jump lane followed by a bus lane beyond an intersection compared to a dedicated lane only in the section beyond the intersection (without introducing a queue jump lane). The monitored parameters were speed and reliability of public transport. The simulation was performed using the PTV Vissim program. The case study was evaluated in terms of public transport operation, as well as selected effects on other road traffic with the aim to determine the optimal traffic engineering design and improve public transport operation in practice. This case study provides valuable insights into the effects of these priority measures. The results can contribute to the improvement of public transport operations.</p>
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Public transport priority is an essential transport engineering technique for the transition to sustainable urban mobility. This article presents a case study that simulates the effects of introducing a queue jump lane followed by a bus lane beyond an intersection compared to a dedicated lane only in the section beyond the intersection (without introducing a queue jump lane). The monitored parameters were speed and reliability of public transport. The simulation was performed using the PTV Vissim program. The case study was evaluated in terms of public transport operation, as well as selected effects on other road traffic with the aim to determine the optimal traffic engineering design and improve public transport operation in practice. This case study provides valuable insights into the effects of these priority measures. The results can contribute to the improvement of public transport operations.

Effects of Queue Jump Lane on Public Transport: Case Study Using Microsimulation

LOGI – Scientific Journal on Transport and Logistics

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Public transport priority is an essential transport engineering technique for the transition to sustainable urban mobility. This article presents a case study...

Effects of Queue Jump Lane on Public Transport: Case Study Using Microsimulation

Published Online: Oct 06, 2023

Page range: 239 - 250

Received: Feb 22, 2023

Accepted: Jul 18, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2023-0022

Keywords
Public transport, public transport priority, public transport priority measures, traffic simulation, PTV Vissim

© 2023 Nikol Dousková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Effects of Queue Jump Lane on Public Transport: Case Study Using Microsimulation

Published Online: Oct 06, 2023

Page range: 239 - 250

Received: Feb 22, 2023

Accepted: Jul 18, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/logi-2023-0022

KeywordsPublic transport, public transport priority, public transport priority measures, traffic simulation, PTV Vissim

© 2023 Nikol Dousková et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Public transport, public transport priority, public transport priority measures, traffic simulation, PTV Vissim