MULTI-OBJECTIVE EVALUATION OF A TRAFFIC RESTRICTION POLICY FOR AIR POLLUTION EPISODE CONTROL

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE WORK IS TWOFOLD: THE TESTING IN A PRACTICAL CONTEXT OF TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZING A COMPLEX SYSTEM WITH RESPECT TO MULTIPLE CRITERIA; AND EVALUATION OF A STRATEGY FOR REDUCING AIR POLLUTION THROUGH CONTROLS ON FREEWAY TRAFFIC. THE CONTROL STRATEGY ENCOURAGES MULTIPLE RIDERS BY PENALIZING ONE- PERSON VEHICLES DURING CERTAIN PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS. THE LENGTH OF THE PENALTY PERIOD IS A FUNCTION OF THE POLLUTANT LEVEL THE PREVIOUS DAY; IT IS THIS FUNCTION WHICH IS TO BE SPECIFIED. THE COST FUNCTIONS ARE THE AVERAGE LEVEL OF POLLUTANTS OVER A ONE-WEEK PERIOD, AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PENALTY HOURS DURING THE WEEK (THE INCONVENIENCE AND ENFORCEMENT COST). /AUTHOR/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Contract No F44620-71-C-0093
• Corporate Authors:

  Technology Service Corp

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• Authors:
  • Collins, D C
  • Meisel, W S
  • Teener, M D
• Publication Date: 1971-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 57 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Costs; Freeway operations; Traffic control; Traffic regulations
• Subject Areas: Finance; Highways; Law; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00226542
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 20 1973 12:00AM