Hierarchical system of road networks with inward, outward, and through traffic

This paper formulates a continuous model of a grid road network for determining the optimal hierarchical system of road networks. The hierarchical system is represented as the proportions of area taken up by roads at each level of the hierarchy. The objective is to derive the optimal ratio of road areas that minimizes the total travel time. The model explicitly incorporates inward, outward, and through traffic as well as inner traffic to examine how traffic composition affects the optimal ratio of road areas. The result reveals that the optimal ratio of major arterial roads increases with inward, outward and through traffic.

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  • http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0966692310000943
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Miyagawa, Masashi
• Publication Date: 2011-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: pp 591-595
• Serial:
  • Journal of Transport Geography
  • Volume: 19
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0966-6923
  • Serial URL: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jtrangeo

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Networks; Optimization; Roads; Traffic; Traffic models; Travel time; Vehicle mix
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01344785
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 20 2011 7:23AM