Application in the 21st Century of Today's Technology in Resolving Congestion

by Morris J. Rothenberg, JHK & Associates, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Engineering 21st Century Highways

Abstract:

Traffic engineers of the 21st century will have a number of new tools to attack traffic congestion. High technology solutions will begin to emerge as means of increasing the effectiveness of our existing infrastructure. The systems will incorporate on-street, in-vehicle and control center electronics to provide decision making capability to the motorist and real time operational capability to the traffic engineer. This technology is developing rapidly and not a moment too soon.

Subject Headings: Traffic congestion | Traffic engineering | Control systems | Traffic capacity | Vehicles | Urban areas | Traffic management

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