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TRAFFIC SIMULATION IN CONGESTED URBAN NETWORKS: PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE CASE STUDY

Randy Dittberner, R T Kerns

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Traffic simulation is a powerful tool to help transportation professionals reach key decisions about the planning and design of roadway facilities and traffic signal systems. This article examines traffic simulation procedures in great detail, and highlights key methods applied in a recent simulation project in downtown Washington, DC.

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Key concepts: Downtown, Key (lock), Traffic simulation, Transport engineering, Computer science, Traffic signal, Engineering, Operations research