TRAVEL TIME VARIABILITY AFTER A SHOCK: THE CASE OF THE TWIN CITIES RAMP METER SHUT OFF

To test their effectiveness, ramp meters in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul were turned off for 8 weeks in October, November, and December 2000. The purpose of the test was to determine the effects of ramp metering on travel times and travel time variability. This paper presents the detailed results of an analysis of observed data on several representative freeways. The results suggest that the benefits from reduced travel uncertainty outweigh the benefits from absolute travel time saving.

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• Authors:
  • Levinson, David
  • Zhang, L
• Conference:
  • Network Reliability of Transport. Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Transportation Network Reliability (INSTR)
  • Location: Kyoto, Japan
  • Date: 2001-7-31 to 2001-8-1
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 385-402

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Ramp metering; Travel time
• Geographic Terms: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area (Minnesota)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00973660
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0080441092
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: May 18 2004 12:00AM