DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS METHODS TO SUPPORT CONGESTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

This paper summarizes the results of a research project conducted for the Metropolitan Planning Division of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) entitled "Analytical Procedures to Support a Congestion Management System." The project was undertaken in order to document understandable methods for monitoring and analyzing the impacts of congestion management strategies. The body of this paper is divided into four sections: 1) measures of transportation system performance; 2) sources of transportation data and methods to collect, assemble, and analyze data; 3) analysis and evaluation techniques; and 4) case studies. A preliminary review of selected congestion management system work plans reveals that existing data and analytical methods can provide a suitable foundation for a congestion management system. Sometimes, however, existing data and analysis approaches are insufficient to address the full scope of a desirable congestion management system. This paper appears in a compendium of conference papers.

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  • English

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  • Features: References;
  • Pagination: 11p

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  • Accession Number: 00713729
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS, TRB, STATEDOT
  • Created Date: Nov 6 1995 12:00AM