TECHNICAL PROBLEMS OF URBAN TRAFFIC CONTROL

IN MANY AREAS TRAFFIC IS SO CONGESTED THAT IT IS SELF-LIMITING. THIS KIND OF TRAFFIC CONTROL IS INEFFICIENT AND EXPENSIVE. ASSUMING THAT NO MAJOR CHANGES CAN BE MADE IN THE OVERALL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM OF THE CITIES, THE DEMAND FOR USE OF ROADS CAN BE CONTROLLED BY RESTRICTING THE PARKING, AND CHARGING FEES FOR USE OF ROADS. THE CAPACITY OF ROADS CAN BE INCREASED BY MODIFYING THEM, CONSTRUCTING NEW ONES, USING SMALLER CARS, OR USING INTEGRATED CONTROL OF TRAFFIC. PROBABLY ALL SIX METHODS OF AFFECTING TRAFFIC WILL BE USED. UNFORTUNATELY, WHERE THERE IS CONGESTION THE DEMAND USUALLY FAR EXCEEDS CAPACITY AND EVEN IF MINOR IMPROVEMENTS ARE MADE, ENOUGH NEW USERS WILL APPEAR TO MAINTAIN THE CONGESTION AT ROUGHLY THE SAME LEVEL. /BPR/

• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 9, pp 31-34, 39
• Authors:
  • Lyons, D J
• Publication Date: 1967-5

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Traffic Engineering & Control
  • Publisher: Hemming Group, Limited
  • ISSN: 0041-0683
  • Serial URL: http://www.tecmagazine.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Highway capacity; Parking regulations; Tolls; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Urban areas
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225706
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Traffic Systems Reviews & Abstracts
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 21 1970 12:00AM