Paul P. Jovanis

PLANNING CONSEQUENCES OF TRAFFIC SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

The traffic network model, TRANSYT 6, has been modified to include fuel consumption and vehicle emission impacts, as well as modal and spatial demand responses. Tests on a 5-mile section at Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles indicate that the most promising strategies from an environmental and passenger productivity viewpoint appear to be exclusive bus lanes and signal optimization on a passenger basis. Further tests under varying conditions are needed before traffic management guidelines can be established.

Planning Consequences of Traffic Systems Management

Abstract The traffic network model, TRANSYT 6, has been modified to include fuel consumption and vehicle emission impacts, as well as modal and spatial demand responses. Tests on a 5-mile section at Wilshire Boulevard in Los Angeles indicate that the most promising strategies from an environmental and passenger productivity viewpoint appear to be exclusive bus lanes and signal optimization on a passenger basis. Further tests under varying conditions are needed before traffic management guidelines can be established.