Modeling travel behavior under conditions of street closures in dense urban networks

In dense urban networks characterized by a high degree of traffic congestion, changes in the network structure can, under certain conditions, cause an increase in user travel time, which consequently leads to a decline in the quality of the entire system’s performance. The article presents a model of travel behavior in a situation of street closure where there is a possibility of diverting traffic to alternative routes. The model takes into account the estimation of the level of users’ knowledge regarding current disruptions occurring in the urban network.Travel behavior modeling under conditions of street closure in dense urban networks
Abstract
The main task of transport system in the city is to provide the proper level of quality of traveling. Dense urban network are usually overloaded by traffic. Hence, under certain conditions, any change in network structure may be the reason of an increase in travel time of users, which in turn leads to a decline in the quality of the entire system. The paper presents a model of travel behavior under condition of street closure in the case of possibilities of traffic assignment into alternative routes. The significant problem in such formulated model is to assess the level of knowledge of particular traveler about current disruptions in network structure. (…)

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