Evaluation of arterial signal coordination: Methodologies for visualizing high-resolution event data and measuring travel time

Transportation Research Record

Volumn , Issue 2192, 2010, Pages 37-49

  Day, Christopher M ^a   Haseman, Ross ^a   Premachandra, Hiromal ^a   Brennan, Thomas M ^a   Wasson, Jason S ^b   Sturdevant, James R ^b   Bullock, Darcy M ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Indiana Department of Transportation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLUETOOTH; MEDIUM ACCESS CONTROL; TIME MEASUREMENT; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

% REDUCTIONS; ARRIVAL PATTERNS; HIGH RESOLUTION; OFF-LINE SOFTWARES; SIGNAL OFFSET; SIGNAL TIMING; TIMING PARAMETERS; TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES; TRAVEL TIME MEASUREMENTS; TRAVEL-TIME;

TRAVEL TIME;

EID: 78651295233     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2192-04     Document Type: Article

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