| Title | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) special events traffic flow study : traffic data analysis and signal timing coordination |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 24944 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Yang, Jiann-Shiou |
| Source | 38p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Contributor |
University of Minnesota. Computer Science Dept. |
| Publisher | University of Minnesota. Center for Transportation Studies |
| Publication Date | 20030600 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Following special events at the Duluth Entertainment Convention Center (DECC) (e.g., conventions, concerts, graduation ceremonies), high volumes of traffic exiting the DECC create substantial congestion at adjacent intersections. The purpose of this research is to develop an improved signal timing control plan for the high volume traffic movements associated with DECC special events so that progression through the downtown Duluth and I-35 is as efficient as possible. Our research mainly contains the following four parts: (1) identify the project study area which includes adjacent and key intersections near the DECC; (2) collect traffic data at the selected intersections; (3) develop and efficient signal timing control to improve after event traffic flow; and (4) perform an evaluation study using both the existing and the newly developed timing plans. We use a practical approach for signal timing control that eliminates the need of using a traffic dynamic model to optimize the intersection split times following DECC special events. Our approach is based on neural networks (NNs) with the weight estimation (i.e., the "training process") via the Simultaneous Perturbations Stochastic Approximation (SPSA) algorithm. |
| Rosap ID | dot:5523 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/5523 |
| TRT Terms | Signal lights; Traffic signal timing; Traffic data; Traffic flow; Traffic flow rate |
| General Subjects | Signal; Traffic; Data Analysis; Efficiency; Volume; Weight Estimation |
| Classification | NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS; NTL - OPERATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONTROLS - Traffic Flow |
| Geographical Coverage |
Minnesota |
| OCLC | 56842783 |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
00980097 |
| Report Number | CTS 04-08 |
| Resource type | Research Paper |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/24000/24900/24944/CTS-04-08.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |