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This paper examines peak-hour traffic congestion and the nature of its relationship to traffic equilibrium theory as supported by Down's Law of Peak-Hour Traffic Congestion. This Law states that on urban commuter expressways, peak-hour traffic congestion rises to meet maximum capacity. A complex set of forces lie behind this Law, which are analyzed by presentation of a model of commuter decision-making and its underlying set of assumptions. Traffic equilibrium is further discussed and illustrated through 3 commuting scenarios or cases: 1) a city with automobile-driving commuters only; 2) a city with both automobile-driving and bus-riding commuters; and 3) a city with segregated track public transit and automobile-driving commuters.

English

p. 393-409

1962-7

Traffic Quarterly

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Commuting; Decision making; Expressways; Freeways; Highway transportation; Peak hour traffic; Traffic congestion; Traffic equilibrium; Traffic flow; Traffic relationships; Urban areas; Urban highways; Urban transportation

Down's Law of Peak Traffic Congestion

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory

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