IMPACTS ON TRAFFIC CONGESTION BY SWITCHING ROUTES AND SHIFTING DEPARTURE TIME OF TRIPS

This study evaluates the possibilities of traffic improvement by spatial and temporal demand spreading. It is understood that some vehicles can reduce the travel time and improve traffic condition by changing the route and departure time so as to avoid traffic jams. However, it is not clear to what extent such a demand spreading can improve traffic conditions. Therefore, the effects of demand spreading by quantitative analysis were investigated using actual road network and actual traffic. In the evaluation method, starting from the current traffic condition as an initial, some trips are shifted to other alternative routes or other departure times to reduce total travel time. In an application to a part of Tokyo, shifting departure times is understood as far more effective to reduce traffic congestion than switching routes, and the short degree of shifting time is enough to eliminate heavy traffic congestion. For the covering abstract see IRRD E102946.

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  ORGANIZING COMMITTEE 5TH WORLD CONGRESS

  KUSANG BLDG, 4TH FLOOR, 1009-5, DAECHI-DONG KANGNAM-KU
  SEOUL, ZZ KOREA    135-283
• Authors:
  • YOSHII, T AJISAWA
• Conference:
  • TOWARDS THE NEW HORIZON TOGETHER. PROCEEDINGS OF THE 5TH WORLD CONGRESS ON INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS, HELD 12-16 OCTOBER 1998, SEOUL, KOREA. PAPER NO. 3051
• Publication Date: 1998

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Time; Traffic assignment; Traffic congestion; Travel
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 698: Journey; 5414: Time; 679: Traffic assignment
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00781228
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 89-950073-2-X
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jan 7 2000 12:00AM