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8th STRC Swiss Transport Research Conference

2008

Conference proceedings
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Keynotes
Prof. Thomas Rutherford:
ETHZ
Switzerland
Economic equilibrium models of roads, housing markets and compensating wage differentials
 
Dr. Jörg Beckmann:
Mobility Academy
Switzerland
Motion 2050: Towards a good mobility index (GMI)  
Prof. Ryuichi Kitamura:
Kyoto University
Japan
Variability on Variability
 

Regular presentations

Session 1: Economics & Sociology I
Bodenmann: A model of company location choice for the region of St. Gallen
 
Garcia, Levy, Limão, Kupfer: Correlation between transport intensity and GDP in European regions Download
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Tanner: The determinants of energy demand of the Swiss private transportation sector
Session 2: Infrastructure & service supply I
Lüthi: Optimizing traffic flow in heavily used railway networks: influence factors and potential strategies Download
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Buri: Increasing railway capacity by jointly improving infrastructure and
rolling stock
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Emery: Two, three, four tracks for railway busy lines Download
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Session 3: Business issues
Kisseleff & Lüthi:
Analysis of depeaking effects for Zurich Airport’s ground handler Download
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Grosso, Lynce, Silla & Vaggelas: Parameters influencing short sea shipping pricing scheme: Italian operators point of view Download
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Fries & Patterson: Carrier or Mode? – The dilemma of shippers’ choice in freight modeling Download
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Session 4: Infrastructure & Service Supply II
Vacca, Salani & Bierlaire: Two-stage column generation and applications in container terminal management Download
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Osorio & Bierlaire: A multiple model approach for traffic signal optimization in the city of Lausanne Download
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Santel: Standard-profile of cross sections Download
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 Zwanenburg: Railway switch replacements: always more-of-the-same?
 
Session 5: Modeling & methodology I
Coelho: Propose of procedure of analysis considering airports as traffic generation poles (TGPs) Download
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Steiner: An improved method for travel time estimation on long freeway sections
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Session 6: Economics & Sociology II
Kowald, Frei & Hackney: Spatial relationships and social networks: an iterative survey approach Download
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Lavadinho: Mobile Lifestyles and Publicity: How cars can make you healthy!  
Frei: Survey issues in long-distance travel Download
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Session 7: Simulation I
Paderno & Dumont: Simulation and optimisation of ballast tamping process
Presentation only
Patterson & Bierlaire: Development of prototype urbansim models Download
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Ciari, Balmer & Axhausen: A new mode choice model for a multi-agent transport simulation Download
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Session 8: Infrastructure & service supply III
Kim, Buttlar & Partl: Investigation of fracture toughening mechanisms of asphalt concrete using the clustered discrete element method Download
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Erath: A Framework of assessing vulnerability of transport infrastructure Download
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Session 9: Simulation II
Bhaskar, Chung & Dumont: Travel time prediction on urban network by integrating stop-line detector data, signal controller data and probe information  
Ľos: Influence of spatial preciseness and stop choice behaviour on total travel time values in urban public transport systems Download
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Horni: Location choice for leisure and shopping activities implemented in the activity-based multi-agent transport simulation MATSim Download
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Session 10: Travel behaviour
Robin, Antonini, Bierlaire & Cruz: Specification, estimation and validation of a pedestrian walking behaviour model Download
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Martinez, Cascetta, Pagliara, Bierlaire & Axhausen: An application of the constrained multinomial Logit (CMNL) for modeling dominated choice alternatives Download
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Weis: Structural equations modeling of the dynamics of travel behaviour
using a pseudo panel approach – first results
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Session 11: Economics & Sociology
Ohnmacht, Götz & Haefeli: Mobility Styles in Leisure Time – target groups for measures towards sustainable mobility Download
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Duarte, Garcia, Limão, Polydoropoulou: Happiness in transport decision making process: The Swiss example Download
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Lavadinho: Nearness dynamics in suburbia  
Session 12: Modeling & methodology II
Eggenberg, Salani & Bierlaire: Uncertainty Feature Optimization: an Implicit Paradigm for Problems with Noisy Data Download
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Vancheri, Giordano & Andrey: Land use planning of big traffic generators Download
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For further questions please contact Christian Lässer (christian.laesser@unisg.ch)