APPLICATION OF A LOCAL AREA TRAFFIC MODEL IN AN INNER SUBURB OF MELBOURNE

The structure and development of a new traffic assignment procedure for use in small, detailed urban street networks is described. The model couples a probabilistic path selection procedure with a dynamic feedback system for delays, congestion and queueing in a network. It is intended for use with period travel demand data in the evaluation of network traffic and/or environmental management schemes, and the possible traffic impacts of urban redevelopment schemes. To evaluate the model, data regarding peak period traffic movements through an inner suburban area were collected. Included in the data collection were street traffic volumes and speed distributions, and cordonline origin-destination data for the study area. The particular area (West Hawthorn) is subjected to large volumes of commuter traffic on its local street system during peak demand periods. /Author/TRRL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceeding of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Australian Transport Research Forum--"Getting the Best Use from the Transport Infrastructure" Melbourne, Australia, May 24-25, 1977.
• Corporate Authors:

  VICTORIA MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT

  MELBOURNE,    
• Authors:
  • TAYLOR, MAP
• Publication Date: 1977-5

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 27 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Digital computers; Digital simulation; Distributions (Statistics); Feedback control; Forecasting; Highway capacity; Mathematical models; Networks; Origin and destination; Peak periods; Queuing theory; Roads; Speed; Speed distribution; Suburbs; Traffic assignment; Traffic congestion; Traffic delays; Traffic flow; Traffic volume; Transportation; Travel demand; Urban areas; Urban development; Urban highways; Urban renewal; Urban transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Feedback; Road networks; Transportation models
• Geographic Terms: Australia
• Old TRIS Terms: Queueing theory
• ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 643: Capacity (road, footway); 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 9010: Delay; 6483: Digital model; 132: Forecast; 687: Origin destination traffic; 612: Peak hour; 1053: Road network; 5408: Speed; 304: Suburbs; 679: Traffic assignment; 671: Traffic flow; 313: Urban area; 374: Urban development
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00165563
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Proceeding
• Files: ITRD, TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 14 1981 12:00AM