Joint Optimization of School Bus Routes and Last-mile Services
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2021-07-01
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Alternative Title:Mobility21 Final Research Report: Joint Optimization of School Bus Routes and Last-mile Services
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Edition:July 1, 2020 -June 30, 2021
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Abstract:School bus routing across multiple districts requires the coordination of many resources. In this project, the authors plan to understand the challenges in current school bus routing in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, and improve the mobility of students via decision analytical models and deployment of information technology tools. The main focus is to find efficient, safe, and implementable multimodal transportation methods to help children move to and from schools. Last-mile and first-mile transportation is an existing problem in this context, due to the 1-2 mile walking distance between home and bus stops for some students, which poses safety and accessibility concerns. The goal is to design an analytical model to support the joint optimization of bus routes and last-mile and first-mile mobility services for students, and provide a deployment technology that can help connect students, parents, buses, and ridesharing services to achieve reliable transportation. In addition, the authors also provide an analytical tool, to efficiently check the feasibility of route sharing between schools and school districts.
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