Podium Session 7: A Paradox of Telecommuting and Staggered Work Hours in the Bottleneck Model

Title: A Paradox of Telecommuting and Staggered Work Hours in the Bottleneck Model
Authors: Takara Sakai, Takashi Akamatsu, Koki Satsukawa
Abstract: We study the long- and short-term effects of telecommuting (TLC), staggered work hours (SWH), and their combined scheme on peak-period congestion and location patterns. In order to enable a unified comparison of the schemes’ long- and short-term effects, we develop a novel equilibrium analysis approach that consistently synthesizes the long-term eq...
Keywords: Bottleneck model; Corridor network; Telecommuting; Staggered work hours; Departure time choice; Location choice

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Podium Session 7: Collective Departure Time Allocation in Large-Scale Urban Networks: A Flexible Modeling Framework with Trip Length and Desired Arrival Time Distributions

Title: Collective Departure Time Allocation in Large-Scale Urban Networks: A Flexible Modeling Framework with Trip Length and Desired Arrival Time Distributions
Authors: Mostafa Ameli, Jean-Patrick Lebacque, Negin Alisoltani, Ludovic Leclercq
Abstract: Urban traffic congestion remains a persistent issue for cities worldwide. Recent macroscopic models have adopted a mathematically well-defined relation between network flow and density to characterize traffic states over an urban region. Despite advances in these models, capturing the complex dynamics of urban traffic congestion requires considerin...
Keywords: Traffic congestion; Peak-hour traffic dynamics; Macroscopic model; Social optimum; Generalized bathtub model; Morning commute problem; System optimum; Network equilibrium; Marginal travel cost

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Podium Session 7: A Novel Mobility Consumption Theory for Road User Charging

Title: A Novel Mobility Consumption Theory for Road User Charging
Authors: Michiel C.J. Bliemer, Allister Loder, Zuduo Zheng
Abstract: Building on the analogy between electrical energy and mobility, we propose a novel mobility consumption theory based on the idea of the required reserved space headway of vehicles while driving. In this theory, mobility is “produced” by road infrastructure and is “consumed” by drivers in a similar fashion to power that is produced in power plants a...
Keywords: Road use; Mobility consumption; Road pricing reform; Road user charging

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Podium Session 7: Reliability Premium: A Unified Conceptual Framework for the Cost of Travel Time Variability

Title: Reliability Premium: A Unified Conceptual Framework for the Cost of Travel Time Variability
Authors: Zhaoqi Zang, Richard Batley, David Z.W. Wang, Hong K. Lo
Abstract: This paper proposes the reliability premium to capture the cost of travel time variability (TTV) directly and intuitively. Its appealing properties enable it to offer a unified framework for both (1) evaluating the cost of TTV in time units from the traveler’s perspective when making route choice decisions and (2) valuing the monetary cost of TTV f...
Keywords: Travel time variability; Risk; Cost; Value of reliability; Reliability premium

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