3 papers
cs.GT2026
Equitable Congestion Pricing under the Markovian Traffic Model: An Application to Bogota
Alfredo Torrico, Natthawut Boonsiriphatthanajaroen, Nikhil Garg +2
Congestion pricing is used to raise revenues and reduce traffic and pollution. However, people have heterogeneous spatial demand patterns and willingness (or ability) to pay tolls,…
cs.CY2025
Optimizing Library Usage and Browser Experience: Application to the New York Public Library
Zhi Liu, Wenchang Zhu, Sarah Rankin +1
We tackle the challenge brought to urban library systems by the {holds system} -- which allows users to request books available at other branches to be transferred for local pickup…
cs.CY2024
Redesigning Service Level Agreements: Equity and Efficiency in City Government Operations
Zhi Liu, Nikhil Garg
We consider government service allocation -- how the government allocates resources (e.g., maintenance of public infrastructure) over time. It is important to make these decisions…