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: Received: 26 May 2023 / Approved: 29 May 2023 / Online: 29 May 2023 (07:42:14 CEST)
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Zhou, L.; Ye, X. Impact of Converting On-Street Parking Lots to Bus-Only Lanes on Traffic Efficiency and Emissions in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles. Preprints2023, 2023051991. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1991.v1
Zhou, L.; Ye, X. Impact of Converting On-Street Parking Lots to Bus-Only Lanes on Traffic Efficiency and Emissions in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles. Preprints 2023, 2023051991. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1991.v1
Zhou, L.; Ye, X. Impact of Converting On-Street Parking Lots to Bus-Only Lanes on Traffic Efficiency and Emissions in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles. Preprints2023, 2023051991. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1991.v1
APA Style
Zhou, L., & Ye, X. (2023). Impact of Converting On-Street Parking Lots to Bus-Only Lanes on Traffic Efficiency and Emissions in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1991.v1
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Zhou, L. and Xiaofei Ye. 2023 "Impact of Converting On-Street Parking Lots to Bus-Only Lanes on Traffic Efficiency and Emissions in the Age of Autonomous Vehicles" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202305.1991.v1
Abstract
Autonomous vehicles (AVs) may not only reduce parking demand, but also free up on-street parking spaces. From the perspective of bus priority, converting on-street parking lots into dedicated bus lanes can both ensure bus priority and accommodate non-bus traffic, helping to reduce congestion and pollution. In order to study the impact of conversion of on-street parking lots to bus lanes on traffic flow, a microscopic simulation framework based on VISSIM is proposed in this paper. Data was collected using the floating car method and video recording method to quantify the factors affecting traffic flow due to the conversion of on-street parking. The VISSIM simulation model was then calibrated. According to the proportion of the on-street parking lots into a bus lane, the on-street parking lots conversion simulation model of different scenarios was established, and the influence of different on-street parking lots conversion ratio on traffic efficiency and pollution emission was quantitatively analyzed. Finally, the optimization method based on bus lane network connectivity is discussed. The results indicate that: When the on-street parking lots conversion ratio is approximately 100%, bus speed increases by 21.03%, bus delays decrease by 14.27%, and bus parking instances decrease by 11.31%. Total emissions are negatively correlated with vehicle speed. As the conversion rate of on-street parking increases, the emissions of road segments and the entire road network gradually decrease. At a conversion ratio of 100%, the average total emissions for road segments have the highest reduction rate, decreasing by 4.12%. At a conversion ratio of 50%, the average emission total for the road network shows the largest reduction, falling by 2.88%.
Engineering, Transportation Science and Technology
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