Demonstration of TRAF-NETSIM for Traffic Operations Management: Final Report

Details

• Creators:
  Sulzberg, Joan D. ; Demetsky, Michael J.
• Corporate Creators:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Measures of effectiveness
  • Traffic simulation
  • Bus transit
  • Carpools
  • Vehicle miles of travel
  • Speed and delay studies
  • MOEs
  • Traf-Netsim
  • channelized lanes
• Publication/ Report Number:
  VTRC 92-R3 ; FHWA/VA-92-R3
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  Virginia
• TRIS Online Accession Number:
  00616444
• OCLC Number:
  24469645
• Edition:
  Final report
• Corporate Publisher:
  Virginia Transportation Research Council
• NTL Classification:
  NTL-OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS-Traffic Flow
• Abstract:
  The utility of the simulation package TRAF-NETSIM to the traffic engineer is assessed and demonstrated by means of a case study. The methodology employed in performing the analysis is presented in a way that will aid future users of TRAF-NETSIM. The advantages and disadvantages of TRAF-NETSIM are documented along with the human resource requirements for a first-time application of the program. TRAF-NETSIM permits the engineer to compare alternative control and design strategies for a traffic intersection, corridor, or network and allows the user to design and test within the office environment the ; simulation of many traffic options. TRAF-NETSIM attempts to be as realistic as possible. Lanes can be channelized for turns only or designated for carpool or bus activity. Pedestrian activity, long- and short term events, and bus routes can be simulated as well. Creativity permits the engineer to evaluate unusual networks when required. The output of TRAF-NETSIM provides the user with a host of measures of effectiveness to compare traffic options. Delay time/vehicle, number of phase failures, speed, vehicle miles, ; stops/vehicle trip are some of the measures of effectiveness that can be used to evaluate networks.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/13814/dot_13814_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.07 MB]
• Collection(s):
  US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:1c645acc94c26f109454511139bb8a6d8de8632b9476ae70264a82ed2b821510