Modeling the Santa Monica Freeway Corridor: Simulation Experiments

The report describes the findings of a study to develop a simulation testbed for the Santa Monica freeway corridor. The study created one of the largest freeway corridor networks coded for the CORSIM microscopic simulation model. The coded network consists of about 10 miles of I-10 freeway and a surface street network with 75 signalized intersections. The results from the simulation experiments indicate that several CORSIM model parameters need to be adjusted in order to accurately simulate freeway facilities for California conditions. The calibrated CORSIM model produced reasonable and consistent results for freeway lane drops, merging areas and weaving sections. Similar results were obtained from the limited experiments with the INTEGRATION simulation model. Recommendations are provided for developing a comprehensive simulation testbed for the study area including data collection requirements, model application, model calibration and validation and analysis of alternative ATMIS strategies.

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  https://merritt.cdlib.org/d/ark%3A%2F13030%2Fm56q1zz0/2/producer%2FPRR-2002-01.pdf
• Record URL:
  http://escholarship.org/uc/item/011174v9.pdf
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• Availability:
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • VII, 35, 23 P.: ILL., CHARTS; INCLUDES BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES (P. 16-18). CALIFORNIA. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY. PARTNERS FOR ADVANCED TRANSIT AND HIGHWAYS (CALIF.) CALIFORNIA PATH RESEARCH REPORT, UCB-ITS-PRR-2002-1 PERFORMED IN COOPERATION WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. "JANUARY 2002."
• Corporate Authors:

  University of California, Berkeley

  California PATH Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
  Richmond Field Station, 1357 South 46th Street
  Richmond, CA  United States  94804-4648

  California Department of Transportation

  Office of Research and Development, 1120 N Street
  Sacramento, CA  United States  95814
• Authors:
  • Skabardonis, Alexander
• Publication Date: 2002

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 72p
• Serial:
  • PATH Research Report
  • Publisher: University of California, Berkeley
  • ISSN: 1055-1425

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automated highways; Expressways; Intelligent transportation systems; Simulation; Traffic flow
• Identifier Terms: Santa Monica Freeway
• Geographic Terms: California; Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00912401
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Report/Paper Numbers: UCB-ITS-PRR-2002-1
• Files: CALTRANS, TRIS, ATRI, STATEDOT
• Created Date: Apr 12 2002 12:00AM