{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2159170831","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3141/2042-10","title":"Commuter Rail Circulator Route Network Design and Its Implications for Transit Accessibility","display_name":"Commuter Rail Circulator Route Network Design and Its Implications for Transit Accessibility","publication_year":2008,"publication_date":"2008-01-01","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2159170831","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3141/2042-10","mag":"2159170831"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.3141/2042-10","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3141/2042-10","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3141/2042-10","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S145575934","display_name":"Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board","issn_l":"0361-1981","issn":["0361-1981","2169-4052"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["abdc-b","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","dongbi-b","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-2","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320017","host_organization_name":"SAGE Publishing","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320017"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["SAGE Publishing"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board","raw_type":"journal-article"},"volume":null,"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":false,"oa_status":"closed","oa_url":null,"any_repository_has_fulltext":false},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5082085501","display_name":"Nicholas Lownes","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3885-2917","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3885-2917"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I140172145","display_name":"University of Connecticut","ror":"https://ror.org/02der9h97","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I140172145"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Nicholas E. Lownes","raw_affiliation_strings":["Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, 261 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2037, Storrs, CT 06269-2037"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, 261 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2037, Storrs, CT 06269-2037","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I140172145"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5081932419","display_name":"Randy B. Machemehl","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4045-2023","observed_orcids":["https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4045-2023"]},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I86519309","display_name":"The University of Texas at Austin","ror":"https://ror.org/00hj54h04","country_code":"US","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}],"countries":["US"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Randy B. Machemehl","raw_affiliation_strings":["Center for Transportation Research, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, C1761, ECJ 6.908, Austin, TX 78712"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Center for Transportation Research, Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station, C1761, ECJ 6.908, Austin, TX 78712","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I86519309"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":2,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5082085501"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I140172145"],"apc_list":{"value":3650,"currency":"USD","value_usd":3650},"apc_paid":null,"fwci":2.7591,"has_fulltext":false,"cited_by_count":4,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.92985236,"is_in_top_1_percent":false,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":89,"max":94},"biblio":{"volume":"2042","issue":"1","first_page":"90","last_page":"97"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10698","display_name":"Transportation Planning and Optimization","score":0.9887999892234802,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3313","display_name":"Transportation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10698","display_name":"Transportation Planning and Optimization","score":0.9887999892234802,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3313","display_name":"Transportation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T11568","display_name":"Railway Systems and Energy Efficiency","score":0.006099999882280827,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2209","display_name":"Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10298","display_name":"Urban Transport and Accessibility","score":0.0026000000070780516,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/3313","display_name":"Transportation"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/33","display_name":"Social Sciences"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/2","display_name":"Social Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/commuter-rail","display_name":"commuter rail","score":0.9049999713897705},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/network-design","display_name":"network design","score":0.7670000195503235},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/public-transport-accessibility","display_name":"public transport accessibility","score":0.9829999804496765},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/walking-tours","display_name":"walking tours","score":0.40700000524520874},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/ridership","display_name":"ridership","score":0.48100000619888306},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operational-strategy","display_name":"operational strategy","score":0.6819999814033508},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/last-mile-access","display_name":"last mile access","score":0.41499999165534973}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C22212356","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q775325","display_name":"Transport engineering","level":1,"score":0.7953636646270752},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C120546263","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q162869","display_name":"Circulator","level":2,"score":0.7159504294395447},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2780434240","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3491904","display_name":"Urban rail transit","level":2,"score":0.5603163242340088},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.5262017846107483},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2992701429","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3491904","display_name":"Rail transit","level":2,"score":0.5056960582733154},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2778022998","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q651136","display_name":"Transit (satellite)","level":3,"score":0.4926794171333313},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C539828613","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q178512","display_name":"Public transport","level":2,"score":0.43512243032455444},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C119599485","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43035","display_name":"Electrical engineering","level":1,"score":0.07010293006896973}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":1,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.3141/2042-10","doi":"https://doi.org/10.3141/2042-10","is_oa":false,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.3141/2042-10","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S145575934","display_name":"Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board","issn_l":"0361-1981","issn":["0361-1981","2169-4052"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"listed_in":["abdc-b","anvur-scientific","cwts-core","dongbi-b","jufo-1","norway-1","poland-40","russia-white-list-2","vabb-shw"],"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310320017","host_organization_name":"SAGE Publishing","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310320017"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["SAGE Publishing"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board","raw_type":"journal-article"}],"best_oa_location":null,"sustainable_development_goals":[{"display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure","score":0.8970999717712402,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9"},{"display_name":"Sustainable cities and communities","score":0.5142999887466431,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/11"}],"sustainable_development_goals_aurora":[{"display_name":"Industry, innovation and infrastructure","score":0.5600000023841858,"id":"https://metadata.un.org/sdg/9"}],"study_designs":[],"awards":[],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320323711","display_name":"Southwest University","ror":"https://ror.org/01kj4z117"}],"has_content":{"pdf":false,"grobid_xml":false},"content_urls":null,"referenced_works_count":24,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W89041677","https://openalex.org/W231447131","https://openalex.org/W1487699168","https://openalex.org/W1523890569","https://openalex.org/W1567151708","https://openalex.org/W1964838740","https://openalex.org/W1976898311","https://openalex.org/W2010327686","https://openalex.org/W2018520655","https://openalex.org/W2018788809","https://openalex.org/W2039518099","https://openalex.org/W2040863989","https://openalex.org/W2049287714","https://openalex.org/W2049485404","https://openalex.org/W2058753381","https://openalex.org/W2099509496","https://openalex.org/W2099942411","https://openalex.org/W2135286504","https://openalex.org/W2136549649","https://openalex.org/W2166121475","https://openalex.org/W2516321972","https://openalex.org/W4235649144","https://openalex.org/W4236734803","https://openalex.org/W4251847561"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2136549649","https://openalex.org/W2008620326","https://openalex.org/W602515237","https://openalex.org/W610192151","https://openalex.org/W1562452979","https://openalex.org/W6987776318","https://openalex.org/W1987410277","https://openalex.org/W1530340487","https://openalex.org/W1517830817","https://openalex.org/W626790736"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"The":[0,89],"success":[1],"of":[2,32,78,86,101,111,120,155,173],"a":[3,10,25,79,98,163],"commuter":[4,33,90,103],"rail":[5,34,44,51,61,91,104,124],"system":[6,81,114],"depends":[7,22],"on":[8,13,23,49,136],"cultivating":[9],"ridership":[11,21],"base":[12],"which":[14],"to":[15,29,82,107,126,148,169],"expand":[16],"the":[17,37,57,76,84,87,102,109,112,118,121,127,134,137,141,145,149,156,171,174],"system.":[18,88],"Cultivating":[19],"this":[20],"offering":[24],"quality":[26],"transportation":[27],"option":[28],"commuters.":[30],"Characteristics":[31],"systems":[35],"in":[36,56],"United":[38,58],"States":[39],"present":[40],"significant":[41],"challenges.":[42],"Commuter":[43],"has":[45],"been":[46],"implemented":[47],"only":[48],"existing":[50],"right-of-way":[52],"(ROW)":[53],"and":[54,70,74,140],"infrastructure":[55],"States.":[59],"Existing":[60],"ROW":[62],"does":[63],"not":[64],"often":[65],"coincide":[66],"with":[67],"current":[68],"commercial":[69],"residential":[71],"demand":[72],"centers":[73],"necessitates":[75],"use":[77],"circulator":[80,92,138,146],"improve":[83,108],"accessibility":[85],"network":[93],"design":[94],"problem":[95],"(CRCNDP)":[96],"addresses":[97],"particular":[99],"aspect":[100],"trip,":[105],"seeking":[106],"performance":[110,172],"entire":[113],"through":[115],"accurately":[116],"modeling":[117],"portion":[119],"trip":[122,135,143],"from":[123,144],"station":[125],"final":[128,131,150],"destination.":[129,151],"This":[130],"leg":[132],"includes":[133],"vehicle":[139],"walking":[142],"stop":[147],"A":[152],"detailed":[153],"description":[154],"CRCNDP":[157,175],"is":[158],"provided,":[159],"as":[160,162],"well":[161],"case":[164],"study":[165],"that":[166],"will":[167],"seek":[168],"illuminate":[170],"using":[176],"three":[177],"operational":[178],"strategies.":[179]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2014,"cited_by_count":1}],"updated_date":"2026-08-21T09:56:20.448147","created_date":"2016-06-24T00:00:00"}