Optimizing the spatial relocation of hospitals to reduce urban traffic congestion: A case study of Beijing

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-386 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuxia Wang ◽  
Daoqin Tong ◽  
Weimin Li ◽  
Yu Liu
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Traffic

The Importance of Teaching GIS in Engineering

2013 ◽  
Vol 371 ◽  
pp. 744-748
Author(s):  
Tudor Morar ◽  
Ion Costescu ◽  
Bassian Hissink Muller
Keyword(s):  
Network Analysis ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Infrared Imagery ◽  
Density Data ◽  
Buffer Analysis ◽  
Gis Data ◽  
Pedestrian Infrastructure ◽  
Housing Units

This paper offers researchers in transport engineering a method for reducing urban traffic congestion by planning for pedestrians. The method is designed for cities where GIS data is unavailable. Showing how this data can be obtained is one of the major contributions to the field. Other contributions are: using density data instead of infrared imagery to populate housing units with the number of inhabitants, performing network analysis instead of buffer analysis, eliminating homogeneity errors of the density dataset and offering a quantitative way of evaluating new investments in pedestrian infrastructure. The method is applied on a case study, namely the Romanian city of Timisoara. The conclusions present some applications of this technology and underline the importance of teaching it in engineering.

scholarly journals Subway Tunnel Construction Settlement Analysis Based on the Combination of Numerical Simulation and Neural Network

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Qiangqiang Ma ◽  
Wentao Li ◽  
Yongjun Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Risk Assessment ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
City Size ◽  
Tunnel Construction ◽  
Subway Tunnel ◽  
Settlement Analysis

Under the background of rapid economic development and the continuous expansion of city size, people’s travel is deeply troubled by the problem of urban traffic congestion. Subway is an effective way to relieve traffic pressure and plays an important role in its use. In the process of building the city subway, the excavation of the underground tunnel is the most critical. However, the excavation of the tunnel will inevitably disturb the nearby soil, change the stratum stress conditions, and make the stress distribution uneven. If the surface settlement is too large, it will not only affect the normal construction of the tunnel but also cause damage to the surrounding buildings (structures), roads, underground pipelines, and so on, resulting in very serious malignant consequences. In this study, Cuobuling Station is taken as a case study. First, the construction status of the subway tunnel in the station is analyzed, and then the monitoring results are analyzed. According to the cross-section settlement law, the numerical simulation and neural network are used to build a model, calculate the numerical simulation results, and carry out a risk assessment of regression model. Finally, combined with the tunnel construction situation of the station, according to the risk assessment results, the concrete measures are put forward to deal with the subway tunnel construction settlement problem.

scholarly journals People's perception on urban traffic congestion; a case study on Chittagong Metropolitan City, Bangladesh

2013 ◽  
pp. 149-160
Author(s):  
Shahek MMA Al-Qadery ◽  
Md Muhibbullah
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Land Use Pattern ◽  
Metropolitan City

An attempt has been taken to identify the major causes of traffic congestion along with existing system deficiencies, their consequences, and finally a policy options are recommended on Chittagong Metropolitan City. For the study primary data were collected through questionnaire survey and secondary data were used from various sources. The collected data were analyzed by using statistical techniques. It was found that rapid growth of population, inefficient land use pattern, indiscriminate roadside uses, past urban development trends and inadequate land use planning are responsible for traffic congestion in the city area. Lack of coordination and integration of concerned institutions is one of the major system deficiencies of traffic congestion situation in the study area. Opinion survey revealed that the overall quality of transportation system of Chittagong city is unsatisfactory. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/cujbs.v3i1.13415 The Chittagong Univ. J. B. Sci.,Vol. 3(1&2):149-160, 2008

A new method for real-time evaluation of urban traffic congestion: a case study in Xi’an, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (10) ◽  
pp. 1033-1048 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chaode Yan ◽  
Xiaobing Wei ◽  
Xiao Liu ◽  
Zhiguo Liu ◽  
Jinxi Guo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
New Method ◽  
Time Evaluation

scholarly journals The Traffic Congestion Charging Fee Management Model Based on the System Dynamics Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuwei Jia ◽  
Kai Yang ◽  
Jinjin Zhao ◽  
Guangle Yan
Keyword(s):  
System Dynamics ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Model Based ◽  
The Social ◽  
Congestion Charging

In recent years, the condition of urban traffic congestion in China has become more and more aggravated. Thus, from the social and environmental perspective, this paper has proposed a traffic congestion charging fee (TCCF) management model based on the system dynamics approach, taking Shanghai as a case study. The system dynamics approach applied in this paper focuses on the dynamic interrelations among some major variables in the TCCF management model. Hence, through a detailed discussion on these major variables, which are amount of car trips (ACT), growth of cars (GC), amount of NOx generation (ANG), attraction degree of car trips (ADCT), per vehicle area of roads (PVAR), and degree of traffic congestion (DTC), it is discovered that, when TCCF equals 45 yuan/day ⁎ vehicle, the DTC has declined by 67.84% and the ANG by 33.09%, which is a relatively satisfying solution to the traffic congestion problem.

scholarly journals System Dynamics Modeling of Dockless Bike-Sharing Program Operations: A Case Study of Mobike in Beijing, China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianjian Yang ◽  
Ye Li ◽  
Simin Zhou
Keyword(s):  
System Dynamics ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Government Regulation ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Dynamics Modeling ◽  
Improvement Strategies ◽  
Bike Sharing

In China, dockless bike-sharing programs (DBSPs) have changed people’s travel modes, alleviated urban traffic congestion, and reduced carbon emissions. However, a number of DBSPs have experienced financial crises since 2018. This means that research on DBSPs must be considered not only in terms of the environment and technology, but also in the operation of the program. In this paper, we modeled the DBSP operations in a certain area using a system dynamics simulation approach. The main purpose was to explore the dynamics of the program’s operation process and evaluate possible improvement strategies for maximizing the revenue of the overall DBSP. Specifically, the analysis focused on the economic profits of DBSPs in an environment of competition and government regulation. The research findings revealed that the dockless bike-sharing industry has great economic profits, but in the current environment, the market needs to be regulated by the local government. If a DBSP does not introduce new technologies or find new profit channels, it will be difficult to develop sustainably by only relying on riding profits. In addition, we provide a case study of Mobike’s operations in Beijing to support these findings and validate the developed model. Finally, we discuss Mobike’s possible improvement strategies.

scholarly journals Implementing Design and Operational Measures for Sustainable Mobility: Lessons from Zurich

2022 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 625
Author(s):  
Monica Menendez ◽  
Lukas Ambühl
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Sustainable Transportation ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Negative Externalities ◽  
Sustainable Mobility ◽  
Human Powered ◽  
The City ◽  
Individual Design

Increasing mobility and urbanization is important for economic prosperity but leads to higher urban traffic congestion, which is associated with many negative externalities. Therefore, cities are in need of integrative solutions that reduce their transportation network’s spatial and environmental footprint, while maintaining the highest transportation efficiency possible. Focusing on a nontraditional and more sustainable cycle of urban transportation, this paper covers an integrated perspective by describing a combination of individual design and operational measures. To do so, a case study of the city of Zurich is presented, which consistently ranks highly across different indicators, from smart city to sustainability. This paper is therefore a qualitative review of different measures that the city has implemented to become more sustainable. The measures are compared with indicators from the existing literature and classify them into three clusters: (i) measures discouraging private motorized transport, (ii) measures encouraging public transport, and (iii) measures encouraging human-powered mobility. The discussion thereof allows us to integrate the different measures to define a sustainable transportation cycle, which potentially serves as a best-practice example.

scholarly journals Evaluation and Analysis Model of the Length of Added Displaced Left-Turn Lane Based on Entropy Evaluation Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Binghong Pan ◽  
Jinfeng Ying ◽  
Shasha Luo ◽  
Yang Shao ◽  
Shangru Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Traffic Congestion ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Urban Traffic ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Left Turn ◽  
New Type

As the number of vehicles continues to grow in China, the problem of urban traffic congestion gets more serious, particularly at intersections. As a new type of unconventional intersection, the displaced left-turn (DLT) intersection has been widely recognized to improve the efficiency of intersections with heavy left-turn traffic flows. Converting an existing intersection into an intersection with additional DLT lanes is a valuable solution. However, the studies on DLT intersections mainly focus on performance, applicability, and safety. The guidelines on the specific engineering design process mostly come from experience, and the study on the considering multifactor design method is still insufficient. Therefore, this paper proposed an evaluation and analysis model of the lengths of added DLT lanes based on the entropy evaluation method, in which VISSIM and Surrogate Safety Assessment Model (SSAM) software were adopted for simulation. A design process for the length of the added DLT lanes was proposed with this model. An urban intersection in Xi’an was taken as a case study, and the application of the model and the design process was studied in detail. After selecting four evaluation indicators, the model was applied to calculate and analyze the optimal length of the added DLT lanes under 45 different traffic volume combinations. The recommended lengths of different situations were within the range recommended in the guidebook published by Federal Highway Administration. The results of the case study proved that the model proposed in this paper was advanced, reasonable, and practical.

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