QUANTIFYING CONGESTION. VOLUME 1: FINAL REPORT

This final report reviews the state of the practice in congestion measurement, describes why a jurisdiction should measure congestion, describes how a congestion measurement program should be organized, and discusses how to interpret the measures of congestion. It will be useful to those responsible for developing a congestion management or measurement program. It includes a summary of the information in a companion user's guide (NCHRP Report 398, Volume 2).

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• Authors:
  • Lomax, T
  • Turner, S
  • Shunk, G
  • Levinson, H S
  • Pratt, R H
  • Bay, P N
  • Douglas, G B
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 108 p.
• Serial:
  • NCHRP Report
  • Issue Number: 398
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0077-5614

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data analysis; Data collection; Mathematical analysis; Measurement; Quantitative analysis; State of the art studies; Statistical sampling; Traffic congestion
• Uncontrolled Terms: Quantifying; Sample size
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00744842
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0309060710
• Report/Paper Numbers: Project 7-13 FY '92
• Files: TRIS, TRB, ATRI
• Created Date: Jan 23 1998 12:00AM