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Testing a feeder change before implementation
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Both cases sit side by side in the same workspace.
Why it matters
What if feeder 2 is withdrawn? In case A neighbourhood 2 rides feeder 2 to the hub; in case B the route is withdrawn and travellers re-route — some walk to the trunk, some move to feeder 1, a few leave public transport. Higher trunk load, longer waiting at the feeder-1 stop, longer walking access and more transfers become visible before anything is implemented.
A network is more than its total demand: where the vehicle fills, where people wait, where a feeder change shifts transfers. Reading a line stop by stop, from one simulation run, is the difference between a forecast and a planning tool.
Sources
- Schematic illustration; values are illustrative
What you see
- 00.0Case A: today
- 04.0Case B: feeder 2 withdrawn
- 07.0Re-routing on the map
- 10.5Effects before implementation
- 14.0Both cases side by side
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