The report deals with studies related to the systems phase of the Level of Service Project on the Gulf Freeway in Houston, Texas. A series of detailed studies were made to determine the factors involved in the determination of problem areas and the interrelationships of these factors are analyzed. The main objective is to establish criteria amenable to operational controls that will yield optimum operating conditions on the expressway. The study procedure involved measurement of traffic flow through predetermined subsystems of the freeway environment. The studies were designed to locate critical bottlenecks of the system, estimate the capacity flow at each and to determine the extent and duration of the excess of demand over capacity. Analyses of the resulting data establish areas and duration of restrictions in the system. Critical values of each subsystem and the complete system under study are outlined which could be used as a basis for the design of operational controls intended to improve the level of service afforded by the facility. (Author)
System Demand-Capacity Analysis on the Inbound Gulf Freeway
1964
84 pages
Report
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Englisch