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| author | Salazar-Serna, Kathleen Cadavid, Lorena Franco, Carlos |
| author_facet | Salazar-Serna, Kathleen Cadavid, Lorena Franco, Carlos |
| contents | Deciphering travel behavior and mode choices is a critical aspect of effective urban transportation system management, particularly in developing countries where unique socio-economic and cultural conditions complicate decision-making. Agent-based simulations offer a valuable tool for modeling transportation systems, enabling a nuanced understanding and policy impact evaluation. This work aims to shed light on the effects of transport policies and analyzes travel behavior by simulating agents making mode choices for their daily commutes. Agents gather information from the environment and their social network to assess the optimal transport option based on personal satisfaction criteria. Our findings, stemming from simulating a free-fare policy for public transit in a developing-country city, reveal a significant influence on decision-making, fostering public service use while positively influencing pollution levels, accident rates, and travel speed. |
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| spellingShingle | Analyzing Transport Policies in Developing Countries with ABM Salazar-Serna, Kathleen Cadavid, Lorena Franco, Carlos Multiagent Systems 91B69 (primary), 93A16, 90-10 (secondary) I.6 Deciphering travel behavior and mode choices is a critical aspect of effective urban transportation system management, particularly in developing countries where unique socio-economic and cultural conditions complicate decision-making. Agent-based simulations offer a valuable tool for modeling transportation systems, enabling a nuanced understanding and policy impact evaluation. This work aims to shed light on the effects of transport policies and analyzes travel behavior by simulating agents making mode choices for their daily commutes. Agents gather information from the environment and their social network to assess the optimal transport option based on personal satisfaction criteria. Our findings, stemming from simulating a free-fare policy for public transit in a developing-country city, reveal a significant influence on decision-making, fostering public service use while positively influencing pollution levels, accident rates, and travel speed. |
| title | Analyzing Transport Policies in Developing Countries with ABM |
| topic | Multiagent Systems 91B69 (primary), 93A16, 90-10 (secondary) I.6 |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.19745 |