MACROSCOPIC SIMULATION FOR URBAN TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT. VOLUME 1: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This volume is an Executive Summary describing the TRAFLO macroscopic traffic simulation model which is a system of integrated component traffic simulation submodels and an equilibrium traffic assignment model. Each component model is described. The input requirements for TRAFLO are indicated as are the statistical measures of effectiveness produced as output by the model. These measures describe, in detail, the traffic operation, emissions and energy consumed on a large system of roadways of general configuration. Selected validation results are presented and estimates of computer costs are described. Other volumes of this report are the following: Vol. 2 TRAFLO User's Guide. Vol. 3 Analytical Developments for TRAFLO. Vol. 4 Data Base and Structure Charts of TRAFLO Software. Vol. 5 Data Reduction, Calibration and Validation Study for TRAFLO. (FHWA)

• Corporate Authors:

  KLD Associates, Incorporated

  47 Mall Drive, Suite 8
  Commack, NY  United States  11725-5717

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Lieberman, E
• Publication Date: 1982-1

Media Info

• Pagination: 25 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Highway operations; Highway traffic control; Measures of effectiveness; Traffic; Traffic assignment; Traffic simulation; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Effectiveness
• Subject Areas: Energy; Finance; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00368243
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-RD-80-113 Final Rpt., FCP 32K2-013
• Contract Numbers: DOT-FH-11-9369
• Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 30 1982 12:00AM