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Revisiting the Route Choice Problem: A Modeling Framework Based on Mental Representations

Michel Bierlaire
2015
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We present a new approach for modeling and analyzing route choice behavior. It is motivated by the need to reduce the complexity of the state-of-the-art models. It is inspired by the simplifications actually done by the people, using representations of their surrounding space. The proposed framework is based on elements designed to mimic the mental representations used by travelers, denoted as Mental Representation Items (MRIs). This paper describes how operational models based on MRIs can be derived and discusses the applications of these models to traffic assignment and route guidance systems. We report estimation results using revealed preferences data to demonstrate the applicability and validity of the approach.

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Michel Bierlaire
2015
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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/541b3a66-2bc2-4952-ba32-6854b6b07cf9

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Route assignment

Route assignment, route choice, or traffic assignment concerns the selection of routes (alternatively called paths) between origins and destinations in transportation networks. It is the fourth step in the conventional transportation forecasting model, following trip generation, trip distribution, and mode choice. The zonal interchange analysis of trip distribution provides origin-destination trip tables. Mode choice analysis tells which travelers will use which mode.

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Mode choice analysis is the third step in the conventional four-step transportation forecasting model of transportation planning, following trip distribution and preceding route assignment. From origin-destination table inputs provided by trip distribution, mode choice analysis allows the modeler to determine probabilities that travelers will use a certain mode of transport. These probabilities are called the modal share, and can be used to produce an estimate of the amount of trips taken using each feasible mode.

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