SIMULATION DESIGN, AND IMPACT OF DUAL-MODE ACCESS FACILITIES

An approach is described to the functional design and analysis of a typical access facility of a dual-mode system concept being researched at General Motors Research Laboratories. The procedure uses a discrete-event simulation model to analyze the performance capability of the facility during the peak demand period and to establish the design values of the critical elements of the access facility. After several design iterations and analyses, a typical access module was adopted. The most critical element was found to be the preinspection queuing area. The analysis revealed that the queuing area would require a storage capacity for 38 vehicles, given a maximum waiting time of 6 min and the requirement that all vehicles be stored off the feeder arterial street. The entrance module would have three vehicular inspection and automation bays, measure 29.6 x 310.9 m (97 x 1020 ft), require 9308 sq m (2.3 acres) of land, and have a processing capacity of 360 vehicles/hour. The performance and design characteristics of the entrance module would then be fed into a land requirement model, along with peak-hour loadings, to estimate land consumption effects of the access facilities on the affected communities in a case study area.

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  • This paper appears in Dual Mode Transportation, which is a publication containing the proceedings of a conference conducted by the Transportation Research Board, May 29-31, 1974. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved
• Corporate Authors:

  Transportation Research Board (TRB)

  Washington, DC   
• Authors:
  • Camargo, Henry A
  • Ventura, Frank L
• Conference:
  • Conference on Dual-Mode Transportation
  • Location: Washington District of Columbia, United States
  • Date: 1974-5-29 to 1974-5-31
• Publication Date: 1976

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Pagination: p 104
• Monograph Title: Dual-mode transportation
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Board Special Report
  • Issue Number: 170
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0360-859X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Access; Design; Dual mode transportation systems; Handling and storage; Impact studies; Land use; Queuing; Simulation; Storage facilities; Waiting time
• Uncontrolled Terms: Design criteria
• Old TRIS Terms: Land use effects
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Public Transportation; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00149262
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 30 1981 12:00AM