Influences of the generalized traffic flow and its quality on the rational spatial organization of a city and its environment.

A b s t r a c t

It is possible to correlate an urbanization process and both: the generalized traffic flow, and the behavior quality of the traffic service. Moreover, it is possible to correlate the same factors and a rational spatial organization of an urban setting, including its environment.

The results of this research effort include the following items:

- A correlation between the location value and the transport availability (in a general and in an applied formulation) has been defined.
- A behavior approach to an assessment of the traffic system impact on the urban setting and its environment has been formulated.
- A more realistic assessment of indirect benefits of the traffic system quality variation has been performed using a specified sensitivity correlation that involves a location value. This in turn may provide an additional monetary value that can be used for further traffic system improvements.
- A set of behavior models has been formulated. These models involve the ratio of a true and an expected waiting time at the nodes of a public transportation system network. The models have been tested using a computer program. The program is based on an algorithm devised from the developed theoretical approach.
- A set of new concepts was introduced. The new concepts include: the generalized availability, the travel attractiveness, the generalized availability time, the behavior waiting time assessment factor (Bh), and the traffic plan schedule perturbation factor (fp).
- An analysis of the models has been conducted, a range of the applicability has been established, and the constraints formulated.
- Recommendation regarding the utilization of the concept of the generalized availability has been formulated in terms of the individualized evaluation of the transport quality.

Transportation Planning, Transportation Systems, Urban Setting, City, Environment, Generalized Expenditure, Accessibility, The Expectance Time, Behavior Models, Urbanization.

Copyright © 1997 Milomir Veselinovic
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