Measuring traffic congestion: a critical review

The primary objective of this paper is to propose a framework for developing a measure of public transport congestion relief. It is suggested in this paper that none of the measures of traffic congestion provides information on how much traffic congestion is relieved by public transport. In addition, previous studies related to traffic congestion relief have not quantified the relationship between the presence of public transport and the amount of traffic congestion of a city. The paper aims to develop a systematic and comprehensive approach for establishing a measure of the congestion relief impacts of public transport. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E216058.

• Authors:
  • AFTABUZZAMAN, M
• Publication Date: 2007-9

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 16P
• Serial:
  • AUSTRALASIAN TRANSPORT RESEARCH FORUM (ATRF), 30TH, 2007, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, VOL 30
  • Publisher: ETM GROUP

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conferences; Management; Measurement; Public transit; Traffic; Traffic congestion; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 8525: Conference; 632: Congestion (traffic); 6136: Measurement; 744: Public transport; 755: Traffic; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01095066
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Apr 25 2008 8:28AM