Traffic Management

Transport systems are facing an impossible dilemma: satisfy an increasing demand for mobility of people and goods, while decreasing their fossil-energy requirements and preserving the environment. Additionally, transport has an opportunity to evolve in a changing world, with new services, technologies but also new requirements (fast delivery, reliability, improved accessibility). The subject of traffic is organized into two separate but complementary volumes: Volume 3 on Traffic Management and Volume 4 on Traffic Safety. Traffic Management, Volume 3 of the 'Research for Innovative Transports' Set, presents a collection of updated papers from the TRA 2014 Conference, highlighting the diversity of research in this field. Theoretical chapters and practical case studies address topics such as cooperative systems, the global approach in modeling, road and railway traffic management, information systems and impact assessment.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments xvii Preface  xix Introduction xxiii Simon COHEN and George YANNIS Part 1. Data Collection  1 Chapter 1. A Review of Statewide Traffic Data Collection, Processing, Projection and Quality Control 3 Rafiqul TAREFDER and James BROGAN 1.1. Introduction  3 1.2. Current traffic data collection in New Mexico 4 1.3. NMDOT data processing and reporting 9 1.4. Traffic data projection and quality control 10 1.5. Conclusions  17 1.6. Acknowledgments 17 1.7. Bibliography  18 Chapter 2. SYNCRO – An Innovative Public Procurement of an Advanced Data Gathering System for Interurban Roads Based on its Technologies 19 Jean-Christophe MAISONOBE, Jean Daniel DEMOND, Giannicola MARENGO, Dolores ADAMSKI, Diego ALBESANO and Olivier LATOUILLE 2.1. Introduction  19 2.2. Elaboration of the SYNCRO technical vision: the SYNCRO functional program 21 2.3. A system to gather road data and to provide the current operational road management center with data 24 2.4. Impact and potential of the SYNCRO system  26 2.5. An innovative legal framework to implement three phases of the SYNCRO project  27 2.6. Conclusion 30 2.7. Acknowledgments 32 Chapter 3. Tailoring a Reference Model for C-ITS Architectures and Using a DATEX II Profile to Communicate Traffic Signal Information 33 Jörg FREUDENSTEIN and Ian CORNWELL 3.1. Introduction 33 3.2. Architecture of intelligent transport systems 34 3.3. A generic C-ITS architecture 36 3.4. A tailored architecture for the use case “Traffic Light Phase Assistant” 39 3.5. A DATEX II profile to communicate traffic light information 41 3.6. Summary  43 3.7. Bibliography 44 Chapter 4. Sensor City Mobility: The City of Assen as a “Living Lab” for Smart Mobility Solutions Using Sensor Data 45 Jan BURGMEIJER, Janiek DE KRUIJFF, Ernst Jan VAN ARK, Gerdien KLUNDER and Diana VONK NOORDEGRAAF 4.1. Introduction 45 4.2. Architecture, sensor network and technologies used 48 4.3. Use cases for mobility 51 4.4. Modeling 54 4.5. Preliminary results and evaluation of the experiment 57 4.6. Acknowledgments 58 4.7. Bibliography 59 Part 2. Traffic Modeling and Simulation  61 Chapter 5. Forecasting Capabilities of a Micro-Simulation Method for Trip Generation  63 Jorge CABRERA DELGADO and Patrick BONNEL 5.1. Introduction  63 5.2. Methodology  65 5.3. Results 72 5.4. Conclusion 75 5.5. Acknowledgments 75 5.6. Bibliography 75 Chapter 6. Modeling and Solving International Journey Planning Problems 79 Konstantinos N. ANDROUTSOPOULOS and Konstantinos G. ZOGRAFOS 6.1. Introduction 79 6.2. Defining international itinerary planning problems 80 6.3. Modeling issues 83 6.4. Previous related work 85 6.5. Algorithmic approach 87 6.6. Concluding remarks 92 6.7. Acknowledgments 92 6.8. Bibliography 92 Chapter 7. Optimized Intermodal Roundtrips in Transport Networks 95 Cecília VALE and Isabel RIBEIRO 7.1. Introduction  95 7.2. Model description 96 7.3. Computational applications 98 7.4. Conclusions  102 7.5. Bibliography  103 Chapter 8. Modeling Traffic Hindrance Caused by Road Construction as Part of a Multicriteria Assessment Framework 105 Eric VAN BERKUM and Henny TER HUERNE 8.1. Introduction 105 8.2. Framework 106 8.3. Route choice during road works 111 8.4. Example 115 8.5. Conclusion 117 8.6. Acknowledgments 118 8.7. Bibliography  118 Part 3. Traffic Management, Monitoring and Routing 121 Chapter 9. Behavioral Responses to Traffic Congestion – Findings from Paris, São Paulo and Mumbai 123 Gaele LESTEVEN 9.1. Introduction 123 9.2. Methodology 127 9.3. Results 130 9.4. Conclusions 134 9.5. Acknowledgments 136 9.6. Bibliography  136 Chapter 10. Empirical Analysis of Lane Changing Behavior at a Freeway Weaving Section 139 Florian MARCZAK, Winnie DAAMEN and Christine BUISSON 10.1. Introduction 139 10.2. Data collection site and technique 142 10.3. Methodology and definitions 143 10.4. Results 145 10.5. Discussion and conclusion 149 10.6. Bibliography 150 Chapter 11. Applying and Testing a New Generation Traffic Management with Multi-objectives 153 Martijn DE KIEVIT and Yusen CHEN 11.1. Introduction 153 11.2. Definitions 155 11.3. Literature review 156 11.4. Methodology 159 11.5. Application cases and results 159 11.6. Concluding remarks 164 11.7. Acknowledgments 164 11.8. Bibliography 165 Chapter 12. ON-TIME: A Framework for Integrated Railway Network Operation Management 167 Thomas ALBRECHT, and Meena DASIGI 12.1. Introduction 167 12.2. Real-time perturbation management 171 12.3. Train speed control 175 12.4. Demonstration and validation approach 178 12.5. Conclusions 180 12.6. Acknowledgments 180 12.7. Bibliography 180 Chapter 13. A Multi-Lane Capacity Model Designed for Variable Speed Limit Applications 183 Aurélien DURET 13.1. Background 183 13.2. MLC model 186 13.3. Meso-LWR model and multi-lane capacity model 192 13.4. Application 194 13.5. Discussion 199 13.6. Acknowledgments 200 13.7. Bibliography 200 Chapter 14. Evaluation Parameters of Re-routing Strategy 203 Vladimir ZYRYANOV and Anastasia FEOFILOVA 14.1. Introduction 203 14.2. Simulation framework 205 14.3. Determination of the dynamic re-routing start based on traffic flow conditions 209 14.4. Conclusion 214 14.5. References 215 Part 4. Travel Information 217 Chapter 15. Pre-Trip Road Information Impact Assessment: A Literature Review 219 Sylvain BELLOCHE, Charlotte PIERREFEU and Caroline SORAND 15.1. Introduction 219 15.2. Pre-trip road information content and broadcasting media 220 15.3. Determining factors for user choice 223 15.4. Pre-trip road information impacts 225 15.5. Conclusions and discussion 231 15.6. Bibliography 232 Chapter 16. Transferability Study on Full-scale Implementation of Real-time Passenger Information 235 Mitja KLEMENCIC, Vlasta RODOšEK, Marko CELAN and Marjan LEP 16.1. Introduction 235 16.2. RTPI testing in Maribor 236 16.3. Benefits of the RTPI system 238 16.4. Cost benefit analysis and RTPI system 240 16.5. Mobility toolbox as transferability tool 246 16.6. Conclusion 248 16.7. Acknowledgments 248 16.8. Bibliography 249 Chapter 17. Excess Commuting and Commuting Economy: Peak and Off-Peak Variation in Travel Efficiency Measures 251 Enda MURPHY 17.1. Introduction . 251 17.2. Excess commuting, commuting economy and off-peak travel 252 17.3. Data and methods 256 17.4. Results 259 17.5. Conclusions and limitations 264 17.6. Bibliography 265 Chapter 18. Deployment of Interoperable Cross-Border Multimodal Traveler Information in Central Europe 267 Gerhard MENZEL, Martin BÖHM and Katharina ZWICK 18.1. Introduction 267 18.2. The EDITS concept 269 18.3. Conclusion 274 18.4. Bibliography 275 Part 5. Assessment and Impacts 277 Chapter 19. The Impacts of Cooperative raffic Systems on Safety, Environment and Travel Times: A Literature Survey 279 Isabela MOCANU, Philippe NITSCHE and Kerry MALONE 19.1. Introduction 279 19.2. Description of systems and bundles 281 19.3. Reviewed literature 283 19.4. Methodology 284 19.5. Results 287 19.6. Conclusions and recommendations 289 19.7. Acknowledgments 290 19.8. Bibliography 291 Chapter 20. The Impact of Navigation Support and Traffic Information on Distance-keeping Behavior 293 Aikaterini TOULIOU, Evangelia GAITANIDOU and Evangelos BEKIARIS 20.1. Introduction 293 20.2. Methods 296 20.3. Results 299 20.4. Discussion 302 20.5. Bibliography 304 Chapter 21. Impact Evaluation of Traffic Performance and Road Safety: A Case Study on an Urban Motorway in France 307 Simon COHEN and Zoi CHRISTOFOROU 21.1. Introduction 307 21.2. The site and the its application 308 21.3. Evaluation of the impact on traffic 310 21.4. Road safety implications 313 21.5. Discussion 315 21.6. Conclusions 316 21.7. Bibliography 317 Chapter 22. Assessment of the Main New Travel-times Calculation Technologies on Lyon East Ring Road 319 Eric PURSON, Alexis BACELAR, Eric KLEIN, Bruno LEVILLY and Fabrice RECLUS 22.1. Introduction 319 22.2. The trial site 321 22.3. Assessed technologies 323 22.4. Implemented methodology 324 22.5. Innovative administrative procedure 328 22.6. Conclusion 329 22.7. Acknowledgments 329 22.8. Bibliography 329 Chapter 23. Rail Externalities: Assessing the Social Cost of Rail Congestion 331 María PÉREZ HERRERO, Julien BRUNEL and Gregoire MARLOT 23.1. Introduction 331 23.2. Related literature 332 23.3. The model and the econometric strategy 335 23.4. The data set 336 23.5. Results 338 23.6. Conclusions 341 23.7. Acknowledgments 342 23.8. Bibliography 342 List of Authors 345 Index 349

About the Author :
Simon Cohen is senior researcher at IFSTTAR and Professor at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech in France. He is director of the French Abertis chair in transport infrastructure management. Much of his career has been in the field of transportation research. His work focuses mainly on the area of advanced traffic management and intelligent transport systems (ITS) for road networks. George Yannis is Professor in traffic safety and management and head of the department of Transportation Planning and Engineering of the School of Civil Engineering at National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in Greece. He has contributed extensively in several research projects and scientific committees of the European Commission and other international organizations (UN/ECE, OECD, WHO, CEDR, ERF, ETSC), having published more than 350 scientific papers (110 in scientific journals) widely cited worldwide. Bernard Jacob (Set Co-ordinator): Chair of the Programme Committee of TRA2014, is deputy scientific director for transport, infrastructures and safety with IFSTTAR. His research works are in bridge and road safety, traffic loads on bridges, heavy vehicles and weigh-in-motion. He is Professor at Ecole Nationale des Travaux Publics de l'Etat in France, and the President of the International Society for WIM (ISWIM).