MODEL OF INTER-CITY MOTOR TRAVEL ESTIMATED BY LINK VOLUMES
The model described in this paper was constructed for the Commonwealth Bureau of Roads. The objective was to devise a rigorous methodology for disaggregating the Australian national system of urban centres into distinct zones of economic activity. Then, to use this zonation to construct model of traffic generation for the national highways system. An important aspect of the model is that it was calibrated entirely by traffic counts. The most expensive part of any traffic modelling procedure is the assembling of the base year trip matrix from home interviews and cordon counts. Recently there have been considerable efforts to develop techniques which eliminate or minimise this input. One technique that seems particularly promising is to calibrate the traffic model by link volumes rather than a base year old matrix. /Author/TRRL/
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Supplemental Notes:
- Proceedings of the 8th Conference.
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Corporate Authors:
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Melbourne, Victoria Australia -
Authors:
- Simons, J
- Wilson, R
- PATERSON, J
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- Publication Date: 1976
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 53-60
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Serial:
- Volume: 8
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Central business districts; Classification; Conferences; Forecasting; Intercity transportation; Intercity travel; Link volume; Mathematical models; Traffic counting; Travel; Trip generation; Urban areas; Zoning
- Geographic Terms: Australia
- ITRD Terms: 8006: Australia; 8513: Classification; 8525: Conference; 132: Forecast; 663: Generated traffic; 388: Inter urban; 698: Journey; 6473: Mathematical model; 311: Town centre; 313: Urban area
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00164107
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
- Files: ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 13 1978 12:00AM