01349716

Monograph

http://www.trb.org/Publications/Blurbs/165625.aspx

This circular includes the papers that were presented at a July 2008 conference that explored traffic flow theory’s history, recent developments, technological impacts, current status, and potential research needs. The papers are organized under the following headings: Foundations of Traffic Flow Theory: The Fundamental Diagram; The Fundamental Diagram: From Theory to Practice; Measurements and Characteristics of Traffic Flow; Empirical Observations of Traffic Flow Characteristics; and Simulation and Calibration of Traffic Flow Models.

English

246p

2011-6

Transportation Research Circular

Greenshields 75 Symposium

Web

Figures; Photos; References; Tables

Calibration; Empirical methods; History; Measurement; State of the practice; Traffic characteristics; Traffic flow; Traffic flow theory; Traffic models; Traffic simulation

Fundamental diagram; Research needs

Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; I71: Traffic Theory

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Aug 12 2011 9:11AM

• A Macroscopic Fundamental Diagram of Urban Traffic: Recent Findings
• A Simple and Pragmatic Representation of Traffic Flow
• A Stochastic Macroscopic Modeling Framework to Interpret the Fundamental Diagram
• Airborne Traffic Flow Data and Traffic Management
• Analysis of LWR Model with Fundamental Diagram Subject to Uncertainty
• Bird’s Eye Perspective on Traffic Flow: New Insights from Observing Traffic from a Helicopter
• Calibrating Speed–Density Functions for Mesoscopic Traffic Simulation
• Calibration of Steady-State Car-Following Models Using Macroscopic Loop Detector Data
• Effect of Lane-Change Maneuvers on a Simplified Car-Following Theory
• Empirical Relation Between Stochastic Capacities and Capacities Obtained from the Speed-Flow Diagram
• From Inductance Loops to Vehicle Trajectories
• Fundamental Diagram for Signalized Arterials: An Empirical Analysis Using High-Resolution Traffic Data
• Fundamental Diagram on Urban Roads: Myth or Truth?
• Greenshields’ Legacy: Highway Traffic
• Greenshields’ Legacy: Urban Streets
• Influence of Various Restrictions on Speed-Flow Models
• Lane-Change Maneuver Detection with Differential Global Positioning System Data from Probe Vehicle
• Measuring Traffic Flow Using Real-Time Data
• Modern Approaches to Basic Traffic Modeling: Three-Phase Traffic Theory
• Quality of Service Beyond the Traditional Fundamental Diagram
• Strategies to Improve Dissipation into Destination Networks Using Macroscopic Network Flow Models
• Traffic Flow Prospectives: From Fundamental Diagram to Energy Balance
• Traffic Flow Theory Historical Research Perspectives
• Treiterer’s Legacy: Traffic Flow Measurements and Characteristics