Abstract This paper develops recommendations for improving in an evolutionary manner the performance of our urban ground transportation systems. The strengths and limitations of present static control technology and current computer traffic signal and freeway surveillance and control systems in urban areas are described. A taxonomy of possible information and control configurations in urban traffic operations is developed. The alternatives in the taxonomy are analysed and used as the basis for recommending specific real time information and control functions for improving, in an evolutionary manner, the performance of urban ground transportation systems. The recommended improvements would allow for the first time a meaningful substitution of operational control for physical (static) capacity increases in urban transportation.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library

    Order at Subito €


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Substituting operational control for physical capacity in urban transportation


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1972




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    BKL:    55.80 Verkehrswesen, Transportwesen: Allgemeines / 74.75 Verkehrsplanung, Verkehrspolitik
    Local classification TIB:    535/7000



    Capacity of urban transportation modes

    Rainville, Jr., W.S. / Homburger, W.S. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1963



    Multimodal Urban Transportation Network Capacity Model Considering Intermodal Transportation

    Zhou, Jiankun / Du, Muqing / Chen, Anthony | Transportation Research Record | 2022