EQUILIBRIUM FLOWS ON URBAN FREEWAYS

The equilibrium between supply and demand for travel on a roadway is reexamined without the assumption that the system is in a steady state. The demand for travel is treated as a function not only of the perceived cost of travel, but also of the time of day, with strong morning and evening peaks. In order to model urban freeway congestion, it is presumed that the peak demand will be sufficient to bring about capacity flow on some critical section of the roadway. Two different situations are studied, an afternoon case in which the travelers are on their way home from work and a morning case.

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• Authors:
  • Hurdle, V F
• Publication Date: 1981-8

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 255-293
• Serial:
  • Transportation Science
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
  • ISSN: 0041-1655
  • Serial URL: http://transci.journal.informs.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Equilibrium (Mechanics); Freeways; Peak hour traffic; Peak periods; Traffic congestion; Traffic flow; Travel demand; Urban highways
• Uncontrolled Terms: Capacity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00349212
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 28 1982 12:00AM