IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND TRAVELLER RESPONSES TO TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES

This paper reviews the development and application of a family of operational planning models which are used to predict impacts and traveller responses resulting from traffic management strategies in freeway corridors, arterial networks, dense networks, and rural highways. An overview of the longterm research program and the identification of current research efforts are also included. One of the major goals of the research program is to propose policy guidelines for implementing traffic management strategies. Initial policy guidelines for freeway priority lanes, freeway entrance control, arterial priority lanes, and arterial signal control are included in the paper. Extension of these policy guidelines and the formulation of policy of guidelines for dense networks and rural highways are underway. The following conclusions are drawn as a result of this research effort: (a) Increased attention should be given to controlling the demand site of operational problems by spreading demand over space, over time, over mode, and by reducing the total demand level. (b) Increased attention should be given to assessing energy and environmental impacts of improvement alternatives as well as continuing the assessment of safety and levels of service. (c) Creative techniques need to be devised to generate and screen traffic management strategies for operational improvements. (d) Greater use of operational planning models by facility operators is essential if our existing transportation system is to be effectively managed. (Author)

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  • This paper was presented at the 1979 New Zealand Roading Symposium.
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  University of California, Berkeley

  Berkeley, CA  United States  94720
• Authors:
  • May, A D
• Publication Date: 1979-6

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 26 p.
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  • Publication of: California University, Berkeley
  • Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
  • ISSN: 1055-1417

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Arterial highways; Consumer behavior; Forecasting; Freeways; Guidelines; Highway traffic control; Impacts; Mathematical models; Planning; Policy; Strategic planning; Traffic law enforcement; Traffic signal controllers
• Old TRIS Terms: User reactions
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311333
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-RR-79-10
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM