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Supporting Urban Consolidation Centres with Urban Freight Transport Policies: A Comparative Study of Scotland and Sweden (2019)
Journal Article
Akgün, E. Z., Monios, J., & Fonzone, A. (2019). Supporting Urban Consolidation Centres with Urban Freight Transport Policies: A Comparative Study of Scotland and Sweden. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 23(3), 291-310. https:

This study investigates how supportive urban freight transport (UFT) policies work in conjunction with stakeholder collaboration to support public-led urban consolidation centre (UCC) developments. The methodology was a multiple case study approach,... Read More about Supporting Urban Consolidation Centres with Urban Freight Transport Policies: A Comparative Study of Scotland and Sweden.

Transferred versus local Safety Performance Functions: A geographical analysis considering two European case studies (2019)
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Intini, P., Berloco, N., Binetti, R., Fonzone, A., Ranieri, V., & Colonna, P. (2019). Transferred versus local Safety Performance Functions: A geographical analysis considering two European case studies. Safety Science, 120, 906-921. https://doi.org/10.10

Two main approaches can be used to predict road accidents: transferring existing Safety Performance Functions (SPFs) from other areas (transferred SPFs), and developing local SPFs. Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages, and are affected b... Read More about Transferred versus local Safety Performance Functions: A geographical analysis considering two European case studies.

Operational and policy implications of ridesourcing services: a case of Uber in London, UK (2019)
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Jama Mohamed, M., Rye, T., & Fonzone, A. (2019). Operational and policy implications of ridesourcing services: a case of Uber in London, UK. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 7(4), 823-836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cstp.2019.07.013

New technologically driven, on-demand ridesourcing business models that provide low-cost alternative transport to car ownership and public transport – such as those provided by Uber and Lyft – are causing unprecedented disruption to the way urban mob... Read More about Operational and policy implications of ridesourcing services: a case of Uber in London, UK.

Study of the Accessibility Inequalities of Cordon-Based Pricing Strategies Using a Multimodal Theil Index (2019)
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Comporeale, R., Caggiani, L., Fonzone, R., & Ottomanelli, M. (2019). Study of the Accessibility Inequalities of Cordon-Based Pricing Strategies Using a Multimodal Theil Index. Transportation Planning and Technology, 42(5), https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060

The implementation of an appropriate pricing policy in an urban area could alleviate both environmental and congestion problems by encouraging a shift towards more sustainable modes of transportation. However, any positive net social welfare balance... Read More about Study of the Accessibility Inequalities of Cordon-Based Pricing Strategies Using a Multimodal Theil Index.

Simulating the actions of commuters using a multi-agent system (2019)
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Urquhart, N., Powers, S., Wall, Z., Fonzone, A., Ge, J., & Polhill, G. (2019). Simulating the actions of commuters using a multi-agent system. Journal of Artificial Societies and Social Simulation, 22(2), https://doi.org/10.18564/jasss.4007

The activity of commuting to and from a place of work affects not only those travelling but also wider society through their contribution to congestion and pollution. It is desirable to have a means of simulating commuting in order to allow organisat... Read More about Simulating the actions of commuters using a multi-agent system.

Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities (2019)
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Akgün, E. Z., Monios, J., Rye, T., & Fonzone, A. (2019). Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities. Transport Policy, 75, 88-98. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranpol.2019.01.009

Individual freight transport policies have been investigated in the literature extensively in the last 10–15 years, yet there has surprisingly been very little attention to the process of selecting urban freight transport (UFT) policy measures. This... Read More about Influences on urban freight transport policy choice by local authorities.

Recovery time and propagation effects of passenger transport disruptions (2018)
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Malandri, C., Malandria, C., Fonzone, A., & Cats, O. (2018). Recovery time and propagation effects of passenger transport disruptions. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 505, 7-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2018.03.028

We propose a method to evaluate public transport network vulnerability. We study the evolution of the passenger Volume Over Capacity (VOC) ratio throughout the network to measure the spatial and temporal extent of the impacts caused by an unplanned s... Read More about Recovery time and propagation effects of passenger transport disruptions.

Quantifying the impacts of horizontal and vertical equity in transit route planning. (2016)
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Camporeale, R., Caggiani, L., Fonzone, A., & Ottomanelli, M. (2017). Quantifying the impacts of horizontal and vertical equity in transit route planning. Transportation Planning and Technology, 40(1), 28-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060.2016.1238569

Equity refers to a fair sharing of costs or resources. Horizontal equity concerns distribution among individuals or groups with the same necessities, whereas vertical equity should be considered in situations with different levels of needs. This pape... Read More about Quantifying the impacts of horizontal and vertical equity in transit route planning..

Capturing the conditions that introduce systematic variation in bike-sharing travel behavior using data mining techniques (2016)
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Bordagaray, M., dell’Olio, L., Fonzone, A., & Ibeas, Á. (2016). Capturing the conditions that introduce systematic variation in bike-sharing travel behavior using data mining techniques. Transportation Research Part C : Emerging Technologies, 71, 231-2

The potential of smart-card transactions within bike-sharing systems (BSS) is still to be explored. This research proposes an original offline data mining procedure that takes advantage of the quality of these data to analyze the bike usage casuistry... Read More about Capturing the conditions that introduce systematic variation in bike-sharing travel behavior using data mining techniques.

Bus bunching along a corridor served by two lines (2016)
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Schmöcker, J., Sun, W., Fonzone, A., & Liu, R. (2016). Bus bunching along a corridor served by two lines. Transportation research. Part B, Methodological, 93(Part A), 300-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trb.2016.07.005

Headway fluctuations and “bus bunching” are well known phenomena on many bus routes where an initial delay to one service can disturb the whole schedule due to resulting differences in dwell times of subsequent buses at stops. This paper deals with t... Read More about Bus bunching along a corridor served by two lines.

A mixed logit model for predicting exit choice during building evacuations (2016)
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Lovreglio, R., Fonzone, A., & dell’Olio, L. (2016). A mixed logit model for predicting exit choice during building evacuations. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 92, 59-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2016.06.018

Knowledge on human behaviour in emergency is crucial to increase the safety of buildings and transportation systems. Decision making during evacuations implies different choices, of which one of the most important concerns the escape route. The choic... Read More about A mixed logit model for predicting exit choice during building evacuations.

Decision principles for routing strategies: games against nature and demons. (2015)
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Schmoecker, J., & Fonzone, A. (2015). Decision principles for routing strategies: games against nature and demons. Asian transport studies, 3(4), 362-377. https://doi.org/10.11175/eastsats.3.362

In this paper we firstly review general decision principles under uncertainty and apply them to route choice decisions. Risk-averse behaviour leads to the description of route choice a game. The difference between games against demons and nature are... Read More about Decision principles for routing strategies: games against nature and demons..

A study of herding behaviour in exit choice during emergencies based on random utility theory. (2015)
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Lovreglio, R., Fonzone, A., dell’Olio, L., & Borri, D. (2016). A study of herding behaviour in exit choice during emergencies based on random utility theory. Safety Science, 82, 421-431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2015.10.015

Modelling human behaviour in emergencies has become an important issue in safety engineering. Good behavioural models can help increase the safety of transportation systems and buildings in extreme situations like fires or terrorist attacks. Although... Read More about A study of herding behaviour in exit choice during emergencies based on random utility theory..

A model of bus bunching under reliability-based passenger arrival patterns (2015)
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Fonzone, A., Schmöcker, J., & Liu, R. (2015). A model of bus bunching under reliability-based passenger arrival patterns. Transportation Research Part C : Emerging Technologies, 59, 164-182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2015.05.020

If bus service departure times are not completely unknown to the passengers, non-uniform passenger arrival patterns can be expected. We propose that passengers decide their arrival time at stops based on a continuous logit model that considers the ri... Read More about A model of bus bunching under reliability-based passenger arrival patterns.

The role of herding behaviour in exit choice during evacuation. (2014)
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Lovreglio, R., Fonzone, A., dell’Olio, L., Borri, D., & Ibeas, A. (2014). The role of herding behaviour in exit choice during evacuation. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 160, 390-399. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.12.151

Modelling of human behaviour during emergencies is an important issue to be investigated to improve the safety of transportation infrastructures. This behaviour can be influenced by both the environment (i.e. social influences) and characteristics of... Read More about The role of herding behaviour in exit choice during evacuation..

Considerations about the Analysis of ITS Data of Bicycle Sharing Systems (2014)
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Bordagaray, M., Fonzone, A., dell’Olio, L., & Ibeas, A. (2014). Considerations about the Analysis of ITS Data of Bicycle Sharing Systems. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 162, 340-349. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.12.215

Handling and managing data automatically collected by Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) is a major opportunity and challenge for transport professionals nowadays. This study guides the management of smartcard data from public bikes by providing cri... Read More about Considerations about the Analysis of ITS Data of Bicycle Sharing Systems.

Performance of route suggestions in networks with correlated link congestion. (2014)
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Fonzone, A., & Schmoecker, J. (2014). Performance of route suggestions in networks with correlated link congestion. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 111, 800-809. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.01.114

We evaluate the performance of route suggestions which can be adopted when no real time information is available. We consider that when the available information is limited, risk-aversion, regret and disappointment may play an important role in decis... Read More about Performance of route suggestions in networks with correlated link congestion..

Effects of transit real-time information usage strategies. (2014)
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Fonzone, A., & Schmoecker, J. (2014). Effects of transit real-time information usage strategies. Transportation research record, 2417, 121-129. https://doi.org/10.3141/2417-13

Real-time information is becoming increasingly available to transit travellers. This paper discusses the effects of RTI available before the start of a journey in terms of line loads as well as passenger benefits. We consider that it can affect the c... Read More about Effects of transit real-time information usage strategies..

Strategy choice in transit networks. (2013)
Journal Article
Fonzone, A., Schmoecker, J., Kurauchi, F., & Hemdan, S. M. H. (2013). Strategy choice in transit networks. Journal of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, 10, 796-815

Public transport passengers are assumed to choose routes that minimise the expected travel times. In networks with high-frequency services this requires the adoption of hyperpaths. An experimental validation of the hyperpath model has been carried ou... Read More about Strategy choice in transit networks..