Urban Traffic Operations

Introductory Material

• About
• Introduction

Traffic Flow Theory

• Lighthill-Whitham-Richards (LWR) Model
• Cell-Transmission-Model (CTM)
• Car Following Model
• Lane-Changing Model

Traffic Simulation

• VISSIM
• AIMSUN
• Projects

Freeway Management

• Ramp Metering
• Incident Management
• Examples

Arterial Signal Control

• Fixed-Time Signal Control
• Adaptive Signal Control

SMART-SIGNAL System

• SMART-SIGNAL System Overview
• Intersection Queue Length Estimation
• Arterial Travel Time Estimation
• ANSI Safety Signs

Conclusions

• Conclusions

References

• References

Useful Off-site Resources

• SMART-SIGNAL: Systematic Monitoring of Arterial Road Traffic and Signals