DESIGN AIDS FOR LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT
Problems concerning the regulation of vehicle flows and speeds in local residential and commercial areas have become of prime importance to many local government authorities, with considerations of environment, amenity, safety, energy and accessibility having to be made. Very often there are conflicting and competing aims and objectives within proposed schemes, together with a variety of responses from different groups within the community. In particular, there are systems effects to be accounted for, such as the transfer of traffic from one street to another, or between local streets and main roads. A traffic planning model designed for use in local area street networks is described, and its use in a residential suburb of Melbourne illustrated. The model can account for the detailed layout of a street network, including individual street and intersection characteristics, and can be used to study the effects of different control devices and measures such as street closures, roundabouts, humps and 'slow points'. The possible locations of devices may be studied experimentally so that location patterns to achieve particular objectives (such as speed control or traffic diversion) may be met. Data requirements for the model are met largely by subdivision plans, supplemented where necessary by some traffic counts. For an engineer or planner with some knowledge of a given study area, the model offers a systematic tool for investigating the possible effects of alternative traffic management schemes, and the selection of appropriate plans to meet established goals and objectives. (TRRL)
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Availability:
- Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/isbn/0858251930
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Supplemental Notes:
- This paper was presented during the Second National Conference on Local Government Engineering, Brisbane, 19-22 September 1983.
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Corporate Authors:
Institution of Engineers
11 National Circuit
Barton, A.C.T., AustraliaDepartment of Transport, Australia
Department of Construction House, 470 Northbourne Avenue
Canberra, A.C.T., Australia -
Authors:
- TAYLOR, MAP
- Conference:
- Publication Date: 1983
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References;
- Pagination: p. 153-162
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Area traffic signal control; Business districts; Conferences; Design; Digital computers; Highway planning; Local government; Local government agencies; Mathematical models; Networks; Pedestrian areas; Planning; Residential areas; Roads; Speed control; Traffic; Traffic control; Traffic diversion; Traffic flow; Traffic simulation; Transportation operations; Vehicle detectors
- Uncontrolled Terms: Road networks
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- Old TRIS Terms: Commercial districts; Raised pavements; Traffic pacer; Traffic planning
- ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 8525: Conference; 9011: Design (overall design); 8673: Digital computer; 192: Local authority; 6473: Mathematical model; 1144: Operations (transp network); 143: Planning; 307: Residential area; 1053: Road network; 755: Traffic; 654: Traffic control; 671: Traffic flow
- Subject Areas: Design; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00385931
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: ARRB
- ISBN: 0-85825-193-0
- Report/Paper Numbers: 83/11
- Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
- Created Date: Jun 28 1984 12:00AM