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Day-to-day Dynamics & Equilibrium Stability in A Two-Mode Transport System with Responsive bus Operator Strategies

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This paper presents a day-to-day dynamic analysis of mode choice behaviour in a transportation system. Presented results, regarding a simple two-mode system, support the conjecture that multiple equilibria can likely be observed in such systems. This condition may have a great impact on the design of transit operator strategies.

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Acknowledgments

This work was partially supported by Italian MIUR PRIN2009 grant n. 2009EP3S42_005, UNISA local grant ORSA091208 (financial year 2009) and ORSA118135 (financial year 2011).

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  1. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy

    Giulio E. Cantarella

  2. Department of Computer Science, Mathematics, Electronics, and Transport, Mediterranean University of Reggio Calabria, Reggio Calabria, Italy

    Pietro Velonà

  3. Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK

    David P. Watling

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Cantarella, G.E., Velonà, P. & Watling, D.P. Day-to-day Dynamics & Equilibrium Stability in A Two-Mode Transport System with Responsive bus Operator Strategies. Netw Spat Econ 15, 485–506 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11067-013-9188-4

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