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Title:

Towards a Metropolitan Fundamental Diagram using Travel Survey Data

Accession Number:

01595656

Record Type:

Component

Abstract:

Using travel diary data from 2000-2001 and 2010-12 this research examines fundamental traffic relationships at the metropolitan level. The results of this paper can help to explain the causes of some traffic phenomena. First, trip numbers on the network in the Minneapolis - St. Paul, Minnesota (Twin Cities) region show a bimodal diurnal pattern, with more trips in the afternoon. This relationship holds for full-time work and for non-work trips, but not part-time work trips. Second, network average speed by time of day can be explained by trip length and cumulative number of vehicles on the road. A clockwise hysteresis loop is found in the Metropolitan Fundamental Diagram in the morning period and a reverse process happens in the afternoon.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADB50 Standing Committee on Transportation Planning Applications.

Monograph Accession #:

01584066

Report/Paper Numbers:

16-1448

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Wang, Kai
Levinson, David M

Pagination:

22p

Publication Date:

2016

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 95th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2016-1-10 to 2016-1-14
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Appendices; Figures; References; Tables

Uncontrolled Terms:

Fundamental diagram; Non-work trips

Subject Areas:

Highways; Planning and Forecasting

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2016 Paper #16-1448

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Jan 12 2016 4:37PM