A framework for developing and integrating effective routing strategies within the emergency management decision-support system : [research brief].

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• Creators:
  Pande, Anurag ; Edwards, Frances ; Yu, Joseph
• Corporate Creators:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Corporate Contributors:
  California. Dept. of Transportation. Office of Research ; United States. Department of Transportation. Research and Innovative Technology Administration
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Disasters and emergency operations
  • Evacuation
  • Emergencies
  • Emergency management
  • Emergency response time
  • Safety
  • Safety programs
  • Safety management
  • Security Evacuation
  • Emergency operations
  More +
• Publication/ Report Number:
  MTI Project 2901
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  California
• Edition:
  Research brief.
• Corporate Publisher:
  Mineta Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  The terrorist attacks on September 11th, as well as other coordinated attacks on transit centers in Madrid and London, have underscored the importance of evacuation planning to ; transportation professionals. With computer technology advancement, urban transportation ; networks can now be simulated with great detail and accuracy. This research aimed to aid in ; effective evacuation planning for downtown San Jose through a simulation model. Specifically, ; the objectives of this study were the following: ; 1. Develop a microscopic simulation model to evaluate the pre- and post-disaster performance of a downtown street network. ; 2. Find traffic bottlenecks that would impede evacuating private vehicle traffic and emergency vehicle entry. ; 3. Develop a simulation-based framework for evaluating routing strategies for dispatching emergency-response vehicles into the disaster area and evacuating the general public given existing transportation network conditions. ; 4. Demonstrate rerouting strategies for vehicles in the event of network link closures
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/24437/dot_24437_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 358.17 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers ; US Transportation Collection
• Main Document Checksum:
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