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FOREWORD
his Transportation Research Circular is an overview of Traffic Analysis Software
Tools. It was developed for the Committees on Traffic Signal Systems (A3A18) and
Traffic Flow Theory and Characteristics (A3A11) of the Transportation Research Board. It
is intended for use by state and local transportation agency
personnel and consultants to
understand the availability and applicability of traffic software analysis tools.
Administrators, engineers, and researchers are continually faced with
traffic
problems and situations that are often not easily solved by simple engineering analysis
techniques. Models have been developed to facilitate such analyses, and many of these have
been implemented in software. Often, managers are not familiar with the software tools
available, and as a result, such tools are not always used for these analyses. This report of
the Transportation Research Board describes the state of the art in traffic software tools,
primarily for the benefit of managers and administrators.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
his circular was completed by the Transportation Research Board (TRB) under the
supervision of Richard Cunard, Engineer of Traffic.
Special appreciation is expressed to Dr. Ziad Sabra, Sabra & Associates, Inc; Dr. Charles E.
Wallace, University of Florida; and Dr. Feng-Bor Lin, Clarkson University, who were
responsible for the preparation of the report.
Some of the materials in this report were initially contained in papers originally
published in the
ITE Journal and Mc
Trans newsletter.
This circular was prepared by the authors as a service to TRB
and the committees
listed above. The authors appreciate the support of the committees.
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