A model endeavor

Traffic analysts today are facei with evaluating diverse and complex solutions to address congestion in transportation systems. Instead of 'simply' deciding how many lanes to design for new freeway or how long the turn bays should be at a traffic signal, practitioners now are analyzing adv...

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Published inPublic Roads Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 2 - 5
Main Authors ALEXIADIS, Vassili, COLYAR, James, HALKIAS, John
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington, DC US Department of Transportation 2007
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Applied sciences
Behavior
Exact sciences and technology
Forecasts and trends
Ground, air and sea transportation, marine construction
Management
Prevention
Public private partnerships
Public transportation
Public-private sector cooperation
R&D
Research & development
Road transportation and traffic
Simulation
Stakeholders
Studies
Technology
Traffic accidents & safety
Traffic congestion
Transportation planning, management and economics
United States
North America
America
Project evaluation
Computer simulation
Traffic management
Freeway
Road traffic
Digital image
Simulation model
Algorithm
Movie camera
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Summary:Traffic analysts today are facei with evaluating diverse and complex solutions to address congestion in transportation systems. Instead of 'simply' deciding how many lanes to design for new freeway or how long the turn bays should be at a traffic signal, practitioners now are analyzing advanced traffic signal and rampmetering systems, for example, and complex weaving and geometric configurations, intelligent transportation system strategies, multimodal corridor management plans, and congestion pricing strategies. Traffic microsimulation analysis tools can help evaluate these complex solutions by modeling real-world transportation networks on a systemwide scale that is difficult with more traditional methods.
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ISSN:0033-3735
2169-1800