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| Symbols | Descriptions | Values |
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| Environment Variables |
| Travel distance, (km) | |
| Y=1: BL Scenario; Y=0: NBL Scenario | |
| Design Variables | |
| Bus operating frequency, (bus/h); | |
| Travel cost by car, (RMB); | |
| Bus fare, (RMB); | |
| Subsidy for bus travel, (RMB); | |
| Fixed Parameters |
| Travelers’ time value coefficient; | |
| Walking time value coefficient; | |
| Waiting time value coefficient; | |
| , | Parameters of time value when staying in the crowded vehicle; | , |
| Bottleneck capacity in BL Scenario, (pcu/h); | |
| Bottleneck capacity in NBL Scenario, (pcu/h); | |
| , | Penalty coefficients for arriving earlier or later, ; | , |
| , | Free flow speed of car and bus, respectively, (km/h); | , |
| Car travelers’ walking time, (h); | |
| Bus travelers’ walking time, (h); | |
| Price of fuel consumption and car depreciation per km, (RMB/km); | |
| Distance of every road segment, (km); | |
| Passenger car equivalent factor of bus; | |
| Rated passenger capacity of bus, (person); | |
| Total travel demand in the system, (person); | |
| Scheduled arriving time at work; | 9:00 a.m |
| Unit variable cost of bus passengers, (RMB/person); | |
| Unit variable cost of number of buses, (RMB/carkm); | |
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