Investigation of Bus Special Lane Performance Using Statistical Analysis and Optimization of the Signalized Intersection Delay by Machine Learning Methods

Table 15

Scores obtained for the bus lane of Rasht.

Index	Index weight	Subindex weight	Final weight	Line score	Score × final weight
The exclusive right of way	0.381	0.228	0.087	40	3.47
Existence of a special bus route	0.381	0.22	0.084	60	5.03
Methods of fares collection	0.381	0.234	0.089	30	2.67
The circumstance of the line connection at intersections	0.381	0.205	0.078	30	2.34
Station level compared to the route level	0.381	0.194	0.074	100	7.39
Existence of parallel routes	0.189	0.238	0.045	0	0.00
Moving or stopping buses at stations	0.189	0.175	0.033	0	0.00
Control center	0.189	0.164	0.031	0	0.00
Located in one of the main corridors	0.189	0.116	0.022	80	1.75
Passenger demand at different hours	0.189	0.201	0.038	70	2.66
Service hours	0.189	0.116	0.022	50	1.10
A network composed of several corridors	0.189	0.127	0.024	0	0.00
Existence of broken center line on the stations route	0.107	0.318	0.034	0	0.00
Amount of pollutants emissions	0.107	0.252	0.027	80	2.16
Distance between stations in the center of intersections	0.107	0.234	0.025	40	1.00
Existence of stations with two-way route	0.107	0.15	0.016	0	0.00
Pavement quality	0.107	0.168	0.018	30	0.54
Distance between stations	0.112	0.152	0.017	80	1.36
Convenience and safety of stations	0.112	0.205	0.023	40	0.92
The number of bus doors	0.112	0.196	0.022	60	1.32
The possibility of entering and leaving two buses side by side in one direction	0.112	0.071	0.008	60	0.48
Existence of sliding doors at the station	0.66	0.071	0.047	0	0.00
Particular signs and symbols for the station	0.66	0.182	0.120	0	0.00
Passengers informing	0.145	0.106	0.015	0	0.00
Access of all people (the disabled)	0.145	0.228	0.033	60	1.98
Connection with other modes of public transport	0.145	0.214	0.031	50	1.55
Pedestrians’ access	0.145	0.262	0.038	60	2.28
Secure parking space for bicycle	0.145	0.145	0.021	0	0.00
Bike paths	0.145	0.166	0.024	0	0.00
System connection to bike paths	0.145	0.076	0.011	0	0.00
Total			1.00		40.01