The purpose of this document is to describe the use of the Scenario Manager developed as part of the Strategic Highway Research Program SHRP2 L04 project titled “Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures in Operations and Planning Modeling Tools”. The purpose and role of the Scenario Manager
This document represents the assembly of two key pieces of investigation that provide additional detail to support the project findings summarized in the Final Report. The two reports included under the Reference Material cover include:
Task 7 - Simulation Model Adaptation and Dev
This document is an amplified work plan for the SHRP 2 Project L-04 and provides a detailed description of how the research plan will be carried out by the team members.
This presentation, titled "Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures in Operations and Planning Modeling Tools ", was performed in Irvine on April 8, 2010.
Agenda:
- Project Overview – Methodology
- Data and Candidate Networks
- Antici
A review of project L04 mid-way status 06/26/2012
An overview of the L04 project process and findings, presented as part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays webinar series. The recording is available through the Related Artifacts link.
This document provides an overview of the methodology and tools that can be applied to existing microsimulation and mesoscopic modeling software to assess travel time reliability. The methodology is primarily based on research, and the tools have been developed only at the prototype stage. Howeve
The broader goals of the Reliability focus area within the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) are to address unexpected traffic congestion and improve travel time reliability. To this end, SHRP 2 research projects have brought forward numerous technical measures and policies for f
The main objective of SHRP2 L04 - Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures in Operations and Planning Modeling Tools, is to develop the capability to produce reliability performance measures as output from planning and simulation models. The project is divided into three phases. Phase I (re
A guidebook for incorporating reliability into planning and programming. This concise and easy-to-read guidebook distills the information in the final report and the techincal reference and is aimed at analysts. Highlights include tools and methods for estimating reliability suitable for planning
This Amplified Work Plan provides an overview of the project team’s approach to the research and documentation to fulfill the specifications for the Reliability L05: Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures into the Transportation Planning and Programming Processes. This Amplified Work Plan
SHRP 2 Project L05 Presentation presented to SHRP 2 L38 Information Session by Hugh Louch and Anita Vandervalk of Cambridge Systematics on August 1, 2012.
An overview of project L05 processes and findings.
The objective of SHRP 2 Reliability Project L05, Incorporating Reliability Performance Measures into the Transportation Planning and Programming Processes, is to provide guidance to transportation planning agencies on incorporating reliability into the transportation planning, programming, and bu
The objective of this research was to undertake a comprehensive and systematic examination of the way agencies should be organized to successfully execute operations programs that improve travel time reliability.
This document presents the complete range of guidance for Transportation Systems Management and Operations from which user-specific selections are made via the One-Minute Guidance Evaluation or the Customized Guidance Evaluation.
These tools are available at: http://www.aashtotsmog
Amplified Work Plan of SHRP2 L06 : Institutional Architectures to Advance Operational Strategies
An at-a-glance overview of the L06 project.
Many transportation agencies explicitly recognize the idea that we can’t build our way out of congestion. However, few state departments of transportation (DOTs) or local government transportation entities have focused effectively on how to continue to fulfill their mobility mission in an environ
The Reliability area of the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has focused on the need to improve travel time reliability on freeways and major arterials. SHRP 2 Project L07 has focused specifically on design treatments that can be used to improve travel time reliability. The obje
This document provides a strategic approach to disseminating the SHRP 2 research results. Sharing these findings broadly will help to promote the adoption of new and established practices across state and local Departments of Transportation (DOTs), and ultimately stimulate the utilization of both
TRB’s second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) Reliability Project L07 has released a prepublication, non-edited version of an Analysis Tool for Design Treatments to Address Nonrecurrent Congestion: Annotated Graphical User’s Guide Version 1.0. The guide is intended to assist users of t
A description of project L07's spreadsheet tool.
This document provides a summary or outline of the Design Guidebook. The objective of SHRP 2 Project L07 is to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of geometric design treatments to reduce nonrecurrent congestion. One of the products of the research is a design guidebook that presents quantitative inf
This amplified work plan summarizes the approach of the Midwest Research Institute team to accomplish the expanded scope; which addressed non recurrent congestion caused by snow and ice and other weather related events, in SHRP2 Project L07: "Evaluation of Cost-Effectiveness of Highway Design Fea
This presentation, titled "Analytic Procedures for Determining the Impacts of Reliability Mitigation Strategies" was part of the SHRP2 Tuesdays Webinar Series. It covers Project L03/L33 and Project L07, which deal with the analytical relationships between reliability, non-recurring congestion, an
A presentation describing the key products of Project L07 and how they can be used to evaluate the potential effectiveness of various design treatments to improve travel time reliability.
The purpose of this guide is to provide traffic engineers, highway designers, transportation planners, and decision makers with a catalog of highway design treatments that can be used to reduce nonrecurrent congestion and improve the reliability of urban and rural freeways. Nonrecurrent congestio
The Reliability area of the second Strategic Highway Research Program (SHRP 2) has focused on the need to improve travel time reliability on freeways and major arterials. SHRP 2 Project L07, Identification and Evaluation of the Cost-Effectiveness of Highway Design Features to Reduce Nonrecurrent
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The software and documentation produced during Project L08 are currently being updated as part of NCHRP 3-115. Updated products will be available in early 2016 at hcm2010.org. After the 2016 release of upd
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The software and documentation produced during Project L08 are currently being updated as part of NCHRP 3-115. Updated products will be available in early 2016 at hcm2010.org. After the 2016 release of upd
This document contains a list of points made by participants at webinars, meetings with the HCQSC, the L08 TETG, and other key stakeholders.
Highway Capacity Manual Chapter 36 March 12, 2013 Example Problem 1: Reliability Evaluation of an Existing Freeway Facility Example Problem 2: Geometric Treatment for Facility in Example Problem 1 Example Problem 3: Incident Management Treatment for Facility in Example Problem 1 Example Problem 4
This brochure-like factsheet introduces the topic of "Predicting the Unpredictable: Better Travel-Time Reliability for Busy Roads" to practitioners. It highlights new tools help identify the best ways to improve travel-time reliability by addressing the causes of delay.
A webinar update on the findings of project L08.
This presentation contains a demonstration of the FREEVAL-RL tool. It was presented at the L38 workshop in Washington, D.C. in March 21, 2013.
This file contains the presentation done by Kittelson & Associates, ITRE, and Cambridge Systematics at the Washington, D.C. SHRP-2 L38 workshop in March 20, 2013.
A presentation on project L08 processes and findings.
This document is intended to provide guidance on using the FREEVAL-RL computational engine, which implements the Freeway Reliability Analysis methodology developed in SHRP 2 Project L08. FREEVAL-RL is a Microsoft Excel–based computational engine coded in the Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) pl
Travel time reliability reflects the distribution of travel time of trips using a facility over an extended period of time. This distribution arises from the interaction of a number of factors that influence travel times:
Recurring variations in demand, by hour of day, day of week, andThis final report documents the activities performed during SHRP 2 Reliability Project L08: Incorporating Travel Time Reliability into the Highway Capacity Manual. It serves as a supplement to the proposed chapters for incorporating travel time reliability into the Highway Capacity Manual prepare
SHRP2 Project L08 is developing methods and guidance on incorporating travel time reliability into Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) analyses. The main product of this project will be a guidebook that describes travel time reliability concepts for an HCM audience, provides step-by-step processes for
This Amplified Work Plan provides an overview of the approach to the research and documentation to fulfill the specifications for the SHRP2 L10: "Feasibility of Using In_Vehicle Video Data to Explore How to Modify Driver Behavior that Causes Non-Recurring Congestion."
This is a summary of findings from Project L10: "Feasibility of Using In-Vehicle Video Data to Explore How to Modify Driver Behavior that Causes Non-Recurring Congestion."
Nonrecurring congestion is traffic congestion due to nonrecurring causes, such as crashes, disabled vehicles, work zones, adverse weather events, and planned special events. According to data from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), approximately half of all congestion is caused by tempora
This one page document, "Planning Cost-Effective Actions to Improve Travel-Time Reliability", briefly summarizes the requirements, actions, and performance-based planning options to improve non-recurring congestion.
Poster explaining graphically and concisely the project.
This project brief, titled "Travel Time Reliability 2030: Innovations and Strategies for Today and Tomorrow" provides an overview of two SHRP2 reliability projects: Project L11 (Evaluating Alternative Operations Strategies to Improve Travel Time Reliability) and Project L15B (Proximity Informatio
This project recognizes the imperative to maximize the value and capabilities of our existing transportation infrastructure, and to do so in the context of a collaborative decision-making process that allows agencies and jurisdictions to make prudent decisions for investing scarce resources.
