PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-09-0006
Project Name:	Traffic Analysis and Simulation Pooled Fund Study – Task 1: Traffic Analysis Tools Consistency: Recommended Practices
Status:	Completed
Contact:	Last Name: VanGorder First Name: Randy Telephone: 202-493-3266 E-mail: randall.vangorder@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Operations Research and Development
Team:	Trans Ops Concepts and Analysis Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Not Applicable
Project Description:	This study will identify, document, and develop guidance materials on the state-of-the-practice and the state-of-the-art in utilizing the range of data available from traffic analysis tools in a manner that operating agencies, decisionmakers, or seasoned professionals would not have otherwise gained through a raw interpretation of individual performance measures.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	February 23, 2009
End Date:	August 22, 2010
Funding Amount:	$284,996.00
FHWA Program Name:	Other
Goals:	The goal is to identify, document, and develop guidance materials on the state-of-the-practice and the state-of-the-art in utilizing traffic analysis tools.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	The Federal Highway Administration, in support of the Traffic Analysis and Simulation Pooled Fund Study, has identified a need to create guidance on the selection and use of traffic analysis tools and other methods in a manner that promotes consistency.
Test Methodology:	Data not yet available
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Federal Highway Administration: Resource Center; Role(s): Advisory Alabama Department of Transportation; Role(s): Advisory California Department of Transportation; Role(s): Advisory Florida Department of Transportation; Role(s): Advisory Colorado Department of Transportation; Role(s): Advisory Ohio Department of Transportation; Role(s): Advisory Missouri Department of Transportation; Role(s): Advisory Nevada Department of Transportation; Role(s): Advisory Washington State Department of Transportation; Role(s): Advisory Wisconsin Department of Transportation; Role(s): Advisory CH2M HILL; Role(s): Technical Ruhr-Universitat Bochum; Role(s): Technical University of Arizona; Role(s): Technical University of Florida; Role(s): Technical System Metric Group; Role(s): Technical University of Minnesota Duluth; Role(s): Technical Inro Engineering and Consulting; Role(s): Technical University of California, Irvine; Role(s): Technical San Francisco County Transportation Authority; Role(s): Technical PTV America, Inc.; Role(s): Technical RS&H; Role(s): Technical HDR, Inc.; Role(s): Technical Westby Consulting, LLC; Role(s): Technical Noblis; Role(s): Technical University Poytechinca de Catalunya; Role(s): Technical
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	Better and more consistent use of Traffic Analysis Tools.
Deliverables:	Name: Final Report — A Guide to the Consistent Application of Traffic Analysis Tools and Methods. Product Type(s): Research report Description: A guide to the consistent application of traffic analysis tools and methods. Audiences: State highway agencies Secondary Audiences: All working with Transportation Modeling and Simulation Publication URL(s): http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/research/operations/11064/index.cfm
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Project Findings:	Guidance document developed.
FHWA Topics:	Road Operations and Congestion--Congestion Mitigation Road Operations and Congestion--Transportation Management
TRT Terms:	Traffic Models Simulation Operations Research State of the Art State of the Practice
FHWA Disciplines:	Design Environment Freight Operations Planning
Subject Areas:	Data and Information Technology Operations and Traffic Management