MOBILITY AND THE 'FLEXOCIETY'

In today's modern society, change is the only constant, and the best response is flexibility. In such a 'flexociety', information and mobility are essential, and traffic management has a key role here. This article presents the integrated approach to these challenges of the Dutch company Nederland Haarlem (NH), which has already successfully implemented traffic management systems at various places, to handle congestion and traffic jams. Its modular products are: (1) CrossMan, combining technology and safety to manage intersections with conflicting traffic flows; (2) RoadMan, to manage traffic flows on predetermined routes; (3) ParkMan, to reduce parking problems, especially in urban areas; (4) TravelMan, to manage a variety of public transport and dynamic passenger information systems; and (5) HelpMan, to support emergency services in various ways. These products are all based on the same UNIC concept for managing mobility, which incorporates two platforms: NeMic, for management at local levels, and INCA, for integrated management at a central level. For the covering abstract see IRRD 877920.

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• Authors:
  • BAAN, J A
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 84-7
• Serial:
  • TRAFFIC TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL '96. ANNUAL REVIEW ISSUE
  • Publisher: UK and International Press
  • ISSN: 1356-9252

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Freeways; Intersections; Mobility; Parking; Public transit; Safety; Technology; Traffic congestion; Traffic control; Traffic signals; Urban areas
• ITRD Terms: 632: Congestion (traffic); 455: Junction; 9105: Mobility (pers); 2752: Motorway; 955: Parking; 744: Public transport; 1665: Safety; 3855: Technology; 654: Traffic control; 565: Traffic signal; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Operations and Traffic Management; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00723048
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jul 26 1996 12:00AM