HIGHWAY ASSIGNMENT MULTIFLOW: A CRITICAL APPRAISAL

The report reviews approaches to highway assignment in the context of the transportation planning process and the general theory of assignment. The multiflow model is examined in detail, with simulations run to test model properties and to compare the relative performance of alternative distributions of perceived link costs. The possibility of developing an analytical approach is discussed. The model is applied to a real network and the stability of assignment is examined under random perturbation of perceived costs. The work is related to the debate on generalised cost/time-only approaches to assignment and its consistency with the conventional evaluation methodlogy discussed. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Reading University, England

  Department of Geography, White Knights
  Reading RG6 2AB, Berkshire,   England 
• Authors:
  • Gilliver, I
• Publication Date: 1977-10

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 62 p.
• Serial:
  • Publication of: Reading University, England
  • Publisher: Reading University, England
  • ISSN: 0704-903385

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Costs; Mathematical models; Networks; Performance; Planning; Simulation; Theory; Traffic assignment; Traffic simulation; Transportation; Transportation planning
• Uncontrolled Terms: Transportation networks
• ITRD Terms: 6473: Mathematical model; 1054: Network (traffic); 143: Planning; 9103: Simulation; 9078: Theory; 679: Traffic assignment; 1155: Transport
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; Transportation (General); I71: Traffic Theory;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00311745
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• ISBN: 0-7049-0469-1
• Report/Paper Numbers: Paper No. 59
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM