Application of Electrical Circuit Theory to Traffic Calming Planning and Implementation
The New England Chronicle: The Official Publication for the New England Section of the Institute of Transportation Engineers
May 15, 2014
Traffic engineers and transportation planners are often called upon to estimate traffic volumes in a network of roadways. The need for these estimates can arise in a number of different contexts, such as traffic studies for urban centers or corridor studies for suburban and rural environments. Recently, the need for traffic volume estimates on alternate routes seems to be more prevalent for context sensitive solutions, such as traffic calming and sustainable neighborhood design. The problem of estimating traffic volumes on parallel routes can be quite vexing. That problem is compounded when we attempt to estimate traffic volumes on parallel routes in order to evaluate the impact of traffic control devices on travel times and traffic volumes.