Evaluation of access management on urban arterial streets using TRAF-NETSIM /

a tool to evaluate the effects of access management

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Irizarry Gutierrez, Nelson, 1966-
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1995.
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Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:a tool to evaluate the effects of access management
Administrations s TRAF-NETSIM computer simulation program as
alleviate this problem. Access management is an alternative
areas have resulted in the search for new ways to control the
because of its well known reputation in replicating traffic
code U-turns.
conditions. Three four-lane arterials with half-mile signal
designs. The major finding seems to be that TRAF-NETSIM may
effort to prove that the former could be as efficient as the
increase the efficiency and safety of arterial streets. This
later. The results were not conclusive though there appears
many problems that it presents for this type of application.
not be the best tool to study access management due to the
research investigates the use of the Federal Highway
signal spacing and no access control were compared in an
signal spacing, and median treatments, access management can
spacing and restrictive median breaks with directional left-
The increasing congestion problems faced by most metropolitan
The most relevant to this research being the difficulty to
to be a trend indicating more efficiency with the four-lane
to lane additions. Through the control of access driveways,
traffic congestion problem. Most cities have relied for
treatments on urban arterial streets. TRAF-NETSIM was chosen
turn ingress and three six-lane arterials with quarter-mile
years in the addition of new lanes to existing streets to
Item Description:"Major subject: Civil Engineering".
Vita.
Physical Description:viii, 43 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.