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Project ID: | FHWA-PROJ-09-0006 |
Project Name: | Traffic Analysis and Simulation Pooled Fund Study – Task 1: Traffic Analysis Tools Consistency: Recommended Practices |
Status: | Completed |
Contact: | Last Name: VanGorder First Name: Randy Telephone: 202-493-3266 E-mail: randall.vangorder@dot.gov |
Organization: | Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC) |
Office: |
Office of Operations Research and Development |
Team: |
Trans Ops Concepts and Analysis Team |
Roadmap/Focus area(s): |
Not Applicable |
Project Findings: |
Guidance document developed |
Project Description: | This study will identify, document, and develop guidance materials on the state-of-the-practice and the state-of-the-art in utilizing the range of data available from traffic analysis tools in a manner which operating agencies, decision-makers, or seasoned professionals would not have otherwise gained through a raw interpretation of individual performance measures. |
Laboratories: | Not Applicable |
Start Date: | February 23, 2009 |
End Date: | August 22, 2010 |
Funding Amount: | $284,996.00 |
FHWA Program Name: | Other |
Goals: | The goal is to identify, document, and develop guidance materials on the state-of-the-practice and the state-of-the-art in utilizing traffic analysis tools. |
Project Type: | Offsite |
Background Information: | The Federal Highway Administration, in support of the Traffic Analysis and Simulation Pooled Fund Study, has identified a need to create guidance on the selection and use of traffic analysis tools and other methods in a manner which promotes consistency. |
Test Methodology: | Data not yet available |
Other Information: | Data not yet available |
Partners: |
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Fieldtest: | Data not yet available |
Expected Benefits: | Better and more consistent use of Traffic Analysis Tools |
Deliverables: |
Name: Final Report—A Guide to the Consistent Application of Traffic Analysis Tools and Methods Product Type(s): Research report Description: A Guide to the Consistent Application of Traffic Analysis Tools and Methods. Audiences: State highway agencies Secondary Audiences: All working with Transportation Modeling and Simulation Publication URL(s): http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/operations/11064/index.cfm |
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FHWA Topics: |
Road Operations and Congestion--Congestion Mitigation Road Operations and Congestion--Transportation Management |
TRT Terms: |
TAS PFS Traffic Analysis and Simulation Modeling Simulation |
FHWA Disciplines: |
Design Environment Freight Operations Planning |
Subject Areas: |
Data and Information Technology Operations and Traffic Management |