Analysis of the optimal length of road expansion - A case study of the Taipei metropolitan area

Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 147-158

  Tsai, Jyh Fa ^a   Chu, Chih Peng ^b  

^a SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Optimal capacity; Optimal length; Road expansion

Indexed keywords

COST FUNCTIONS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EXPANSION; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN PLANNING;

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICTS; CONGESTION COSTS; METROPOLITAN AREA; OPTIMAL CAPACITY; OPTIMAL INVESTMENTS; OPTIMAL LENGTH; TRAFFIC VOLUMES; TRANSPORTATION CORRIDORS;

HIGHWAY PLANNING;

CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT; METROPOLITAN AREA; ROAD CONSTRUCTION; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRANSPORTATION PLANNING; URBAN TRANSPORT;

TAIPEI; TAIWAN;

EID: 76549128406     PISSN: 09658564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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