"TRANSYT" METHOD FOR AREA TRAFFIC CONTROL

Abstract

THE TRANSYT (TRAFFIC NETWORK STUDY TOOL) DIGITAL COMPUTER PROGRAM, ITS TRAFFIC MODEL AND OPTIMIZATION ROUTINE ARE DESCRIBED. THE CRITERION OF PERFORMANCE USED IS THE MINIMUM AVERAGE JOURNEY TIME; THE GREATEST BENEFITS CAN BE DERIVED FROM THE METHOD WHEN IT IS APPLIED TO DENSE SIGNAL NETWORKS WHERE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS IS INFERIOR TO 750 FT. RESULTS OF THE CROMWELL ROAD EXPERIMENT AND GLASGOW EXPERIMENT ARE PRESENTED AND DISCUSSED. /RRL/