Finding the Best Multimodal Paths in Urban Transportation Networks

Abstract

Discrete Event Systems are suitable to model urban transportation networks integrating public and private modes of transport, as the one considered in this paper. The behaviour of the model adopted is reproduced by means of a traffic simulator designed on purpose. The paper centres round the functioning of an on-line information service able to provide the best intermodal paths between any pair of stations in the network. Such paths vary according to the system dynamics, depending essentially on the traffic conditions. Examples of application of the special algorithm implemented to find the best multimodal paths are presented.