Albemarle County/City of Charlottesville Transportation Planning Compact Disc
Albemarle County/City of Charlottesville Transportation Planning Compact Disc

Author: John S. Miller

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Published: 1998

Total Pages: 36

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This report describes transportation planning data, available in numerous files and formats stored on the accompanying compact disc, that have been compiled from planning studies for the Charlottesville/Albemarle area done in 1967, 1979, and 1990. These data were used by the authors for Using Historical Data to Measure Transportation Infrastructure Constraints on Land Use (VTRC 98-R32) and a dissertation entitled Reversing the Direction of the Transportation Planning Process: Measuring Transportation Infrastructure Constraints on Land Use With Historical Data by Dr. Miller. Data development for this project became a labor-intensive task. For that reason, and because subsequent research using the same data sets is to be encouraged, the data used for the project are described in this report.

Demonstration of TRAF-NETSIM for Traffic Operations Management
Demonstration of TRAF-NETSIM for Traffic Operations Management

Author: Joan D. Sulzberg

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Published: 1991

Total Pages: 78

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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 ofTRAF-NETSIM are documented along with the human resource requirements for a first-time application of the program. TRAF-NETS1M 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 ofTRAF-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.