Performance evaluation of bus lines with data envelopment analysis and geographic information systems

Yong Lao; Lin Liu

doi:10.1016/J.COMPENVURBSYS.2009.01.005

Performance evaluation of bus lines with data envelopment analysis and geographic information systems

Yong Lao, Lin Liu

Department of Social Sciences and Global Studies

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Abstract

Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is an optimization-based technique widely used to measure relative efficiencies of public transit agencies. However, the literature on DEA pays little attention to the spatial aspects of transit systems. This study combines DEA and geographic information systems (GIS) to evaluate the performance of bus lines within a public transit system, considering both the operations and operational environment. First, we use GIS to create demographic profiles within the service corridor of each bus line. Then, we apply the DEA method to compute each bus line’s operational efficiency and spatial effectiveness scores. This approach allows for close inspection and comparison of operational and spatial aspects of bus lines. We suggest ways to improve the performance of bus lines based on the characteristics of the two types of scores.

Original language	American English
Journal	Computers, Environment and Urban Systems
Volume	33
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.COMPENVURBSYS.2009.01.005
State	Published - Jul 2009

Keywords

Data envelopment analysis
GIS
Transit bus lines
Transportation modeling

Disciplines

Operations Research, Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering
Geography

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Performance evaluation of bus lines with data envelopment analysis and geographic information systems

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