TEXAS TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT PRACTICE

A MANUAL IS PRESENTED TO PROVIDE THE HIGHWAY DESIGN ENGINEER WITH A GUIDE FOR THE USE OF COMPUTER TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT DATA AS DEVELOPED IN TEXAS IN THE GEOMETRIC DESIGN OF PROPOSED HIGHWAY FACILITIES. THE TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT PROCESS WAS DEVELOPED: (1) TO IDENTIFY CORRIDORS IN WHICH ADDITIONAL STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CAN BE EXPECTED TO BE NEEDED, AND (2) TO OBTAIN AN ESTIMATE OF THE FUTURE VOLUME THROUGH THESE CORRIDORS. THE MANUAL PROVIDES A BASIC REVIEW OF THE PRINT-OUTS PROVIDED BY THE SEVERAL TRAFFIC ASSIGNMENT PROGRAMS.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Res Rpt 60-9, 23 PP, 16 FIG, 2 TAB, 24 REF, 4 APP
• Corporate Authors:

  Texas Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System, 1600 E Lamar Boulevard
  Arlington, TX  United States  76011
• Authors:
  • Stover, V G
  • Brudeseth, J T
• Publication Date: 1967-7

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Geometric design; Information processing; Manuals; Traffic assignment; Traffic volume; Transportation corridors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00225604
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Feb 16 1970 12:00AM