Top Ten

1
Top Ten
DOs and DONTsfor FREEWAYCORRIDOR STUDIES
2
10
3
10

• DO
• Identify the purpose of your study

4
9
5
9

• DONT
• Dazzle us with graphics and animation

6
8
7
8

• DO
• Tell us if forecasts are constrained or adjusted

8
7
9
7

• DONT
• Reduce detailed results down to LOS

10
6
11
6

• DONT
• Use unconventional
• MOEs

12
5
13
5

• DO
• Make field observations

14
4
15
4

• DO
• Calibrate Validate

16
3
17
3

• DONT
• Limit the size of the study area

18
2
19
2

• DONT
• Perform traffic counts in congestion

20
1
21
1

• DO
• Perform quality control

22
Performance characteristics

• Bottleneck sections
• Length of queues
• Vehicle delays for each bottleneck
• Demand volumes
• Assumed capacities
• Constrained flows

23
Performance characteristics

• HOV time savings
• Queuing on ramps connectors
• Ramp meter effects
• Available storage on ramps
• Queue spillbacks into intersections