Planning for accessible health campuses through nanosimulation: a case study: Fiona Stanley Hospital

The Fiona Stanley Hospital represents the largest building project ever undertaken by the Government of Western Australia. The 783 bed, $2 billion facility includes 150,000 square meters of floor space spread over 5 main buildings. It will provide 6,300 rooms and will cover an area equivalent to four city blocks. Like any major healthcare facility the challenges in terms of transport lie in the contracted arrival and departure pattern of key users that result from shift changes. This means nearly 4,000 staff are expected to arrive at and leave the site in a very short period of time often coinciding with the wider transport network peaks. This case study will present new and innovative ways to investigate and manage accessibility challenges for all users through the application of nanosimulation modelling and multi-objective trip chaining.

• Authors:
  • Gu, C
  • Matthews, N
• Conference:
  • Australian Institute of Traffic Planning and Management (AITPM) National Conference, 2013, Perth, Western Australia
• Publication Date: 2013-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 15p
• Monograph Title: AITPM National Traffic and Transport Conference, Perth, Western Australia, 30 July to 2 August 2013

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Case studies; Highway traffic control; Hospitals; Mathematical models; Planning; Traffic flow; Transportation planning; Travel time; Trip chaining; Work trips
• Uncontrolled Terms: Policy and planning
• Geographic Terms: Australia; Murdoch, Western Australia
• ATRI Terms: Arrival time; Case study; Hospital; Journey to work; Traffic management; Transport facilities; Transport planning; Trip chaining
• Subject Areas: Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01492933
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Sep 16 2013 9:32AM