A methodology to design multimodal public transit networks : procedures and applications

Abstract

Throughout my stay at TUMCREATE, I came across, some of the most intelligent, kind-hearted and encouraging people. They have touched my life in so many ways, that I would not have been able to do this without their support.Firstly, I would like to express my gratitude to Dr. Andreas Rau who believed in me and supported me for so many years through my stay at TUMCREATE. Secondly, I would like to thank Prof. Fritz Busch, whose continuous support and pragmatic view about research helped me to broaden my vision. It was him who told me, "follow your heart and the mind will follow, believe in yourself and your ideas". This gave me immense confidence that I needed, and I will always be thankful to him. Thirdly, I would like to thank Prof. David Z. W. Wang for his continuous support for my thesis, and I appreciate the freedom he gave me to pursue my research ideas. Fourthly, Prof. Avishai Ceder, with whom I have had some of the most productive and delightful discussions about public transit, its challenges and prospects. Not only that, I have also enjoyed his company enriched with anecdotes, riddles and jokes, which always have an interesting transport angle to them. I am grateful to him for his support and help during my PhD studies.To my colleagues, I would like to thank TUMCREATE in general and especially RP-8b, RP-10 and RRT teammates. The journey of my PhD would not have been possible without you guys. You were always there for me, whenever I needed you. I learnt a great deal, not just the scientific knowledge but also about the culture, customs, beliefs and good food.A special thanks to PTV AG for their continued support and for providing me a research license of VISUM software for my research! To my parents, I thank my father Iftikhar and my mother Rizwana, who always prayed and still pray for my success with their every living breath. They always guided me to make the right decision, and not once, I regretted any of my decisions.To my friends, who listened my sermons about transport, future, history and politics so patiently for all these years. They are and will be a great backing for years to come.Finally, to my wife Sara, who has stuck with me through thick and thin. I am thankful to you for cheering me up all these times, and pushing me to finish the thesis, whenever, I procrastinated.

Notes on Bus User Assignment Problem Using Section Network Representation Method

“…It was claimed that the bus network architecture intends to determine the capacities of the routes based on the total number of prospective boarding passengers without limitation. Moreover, it has been shown that capacity-free assigning algorithms are convenient and rapid in complex systems [62,63].…”