Traffic management for planned special events using traffic microsimulation modeling and tabletop exercises

Journal of Transportation Safety and Security

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 102-121

  Wojtowicz, Jeffrey ^a   Wallace, William A ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Incident management; Planned special events; Tabletop exercises; Traffic microsimulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958261982     PISSN: 19439962     EISSN: 19439970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19439962.2010.487635     Document Type: Review

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