Integrating an agent-based travel behavior model with large-scale microscopic traffic simulation for corridor-level and subarea transportation operations and planning applications

Journal of Urban Planning and Development

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 94-103

  Zhang, Lei ^a   Chang, Gang Len ^a   Zhu, Shanjiang ^b   Xiong, Chenfeng ^a   Du, Longyuan ^a   Mollanejad, Mostafa ^a   Hopper, Nathan ^a   Mahapatra, Subrat ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study   (United States)

^c Office of Planning and Preliminary Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based model; Departure time choice; Intercounty connector; Traffic simulation

Indexed keywords

AGENT-BASED MODEL; DEPARTURE TIME CHOICE; MICROSCOPIC TRAFFIC SIMULATION; OPERATION STRATEGY; PLANNING APPLICATIONS; TRAFFIC SIMULATIONS; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURES; TRANSPORTATION OPERATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

TRAFFIC CONTROL;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN TRANSPORT;

EID: 84879738374     PISSN: 07339488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000139     Document Type: Article

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