Dynamic User Equilibrium Departure Time and Route Choice on Idealized Traffic Arterials

Hani Mahmassani and Robert Herman
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Hani Mahmassani: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas
Robert Herman: University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas

Transportation Science, 1984, vol. 18, issue 4, 362-384

Abstract: An extension of a recent framework for analyzing the time-dependent departure pattern arising in an idealized situation of a pool of commuters going from a single origin to a single destination along a unique route is presented. Congestion along this route is represented using elementary traffic flow theoretic relationships; time-varying patterns of basic traffic variables are derived under user equilibrium conditions, along with the corresponding time-dependent departure pattern of system users. After demonstrating the basic model in the single-route context, an additional dimension of choice is introduced by considering the joint departure time and route choice decisions of users. Results are derived in a simplified two-route context and numerical illustrations provided.

Date: 1984
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