Highlights Queueing evaluation for existing and future National Park entrance stations. Application of Little’s Law and simulation for evaluating measures of performance. Entrance station service rate estimated to be 25 seconds. Entrance station capacity estimated to be 144 vehicles per hour. Thresholds identified at 35 second service rate and 100 vehicle per hour capacity. Suggested minimum distance of 47.1 meters from intersection for future station.

    Abstract In this study, two park entrance stations to the Moose-Wilson Corridor in Grand Teton National Park (GRTE) were examined. The Granite Canyon entrance station along with the proposed Moose entrance station were evaluated for queueing measures of performance in present and for future conditions. Methods of evaluation included the applications of Little’s Law and simulation modeling. It was determined that a similar service rate of 25 s can be anticipated for both considered queueing stations, resulting in a capacity of 144 vehicles per hour. Both systems, were sensitive to increases of arrival and service rates greater than 100 vehicles per hour and 35 s, respectively. A minimum 47.1-meter (154 ft) distance from the downstream intersection was estimated as a conservative minimum length for the proposed Moose entrance station to avoid queue spill back. The results of this study provided information to the future planning and design of GRTE’s Moose queueing station. Additionally, this study provides a guide for data collection as well as the use of queueing theory methodology to gain an understanding of a queueing setting, quantifying observations and the development and computation of data to assist in a policy decision making process. Therefore, this study presents a case where queueing theory methodology was used to generate information and emphasizes how queueing effects can be considered for policy changes in a National Park.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff prüfen

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen

    Bestellung bei Subito €


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Evaluating National Park entrance station queues: A case study in Grand Teton National Park


    Beteiligte:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2019-03-08


    Format / Umfang :

    12 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch





    Evaluation of Vehicle Parking Queueing in a National Park: Case Study of the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve in Grand Teton National Park

    Fuentes, Antonio / Heaslip, Kevin / D’Antonio, Ashley et al. | Transportation Research Record | 2017


    Service Times and Gapacity at National Park Entrance Stations

    Upchurch, Jonathan | Online Contents | 2006


    Service Times and Capacity at National Park Entrance Stations

    Upchurch, Jonathan | Transportation Research Record | 2006


    Service Times and Capacity at National Park Entrance Stations

    Upchurch, Jonathan | Transportation Research Record | 2006