EVALUATING THE OPERATIONAL IMPACTS OF ACCESS CONTROL STRATEGIES USING TRAF-NETSIM

Although it is generally agreed that access management treatments should improve the operational efficiency of streets and highways by reducing the frequency and range of speed change cycles for through trafic and by eliminating conflict points, it is difficult to quantify their operational benefits. This is due, in part, to the difficulty required to capture speed change cycles between intersections. The results of this study show that TRAF-NETSIM is sensitive to mid-block driveway activity and has the potential to effectively evaluate and compare certain access management treatments. Further study of other access control treatments with TRAF-NETSIM particularly in conjunction with case studies would provide valuable information about the performance of the simulation model relative to actual system performance.

• Corporate Authors:

  Colorado Department of Transportation

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  Denver, CO  United States  80222

  Transportation Research Board

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  Federal Highway Administration

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  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Gardner, Brendon J
  • Giguere, R
• Conference:
  • First National Access Management Conference
  • Location: Vail, Colorado
  • Date: 1993-8-1 to 1993-8-4
• Publication Date: 1993

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 279-285

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Emission control systems; Fuel consumption; Operations; Physical access control; Speed control; Transportation system management; Travel time
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00761227
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, USDOT, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Mar 12 1999 12:00AM