Design of Two-Regional Flexible-Route Bus Systems considering Interregional Demands

Table 3

Joint optimal solution for demand variations.

Demand density (persons/sq. mile)	Case 1				Case 2
	Optimal angle	Average operating cost ($/h)	Average user cost ($/h)	Average total cost ($/h); joint optimal solution % change	Optimal angle	Average operating cost ($/h)	Average user cost ($/h)	Average total cost ($/h); joint optimal solution % change
5	45	17.04	8.03	25.07	60	16.08	8.37	24.45
				21.6				25.4
10	60	12.01	8.61	20.62	60	10.58	8.91	19.49
				0.0				0.0
15	45	10.65	8.18	18.83	60	8.05	10.19	18.24
				−8.7				−6.4
20	30	10.38	7.47	17.85	45	7.60	9.33	16.93
				−13.4				−13.1
25	36	7.30	9.43	16.73	45	6.31	10.06	16.37
				−18.9				−16.0
30	20	10.34	6.68	17.02	30	6.78	9.20	15.98
				−17.5				−18.0
35	15	8.60	7.28	15.88	20	4.05	10.77	14.82
				−23.0				−24.0