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Urban Traffic Speeds---II: Relation of the Parameters of Two Simpler Models to Size of the City and Time of Day

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  • T. P. Hutchinson

    (University College London, London, England)

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Using the data collected by the RRL in 1967 for eight English cities, average speeds on major roads have been calculated as a function of distance from the city center. Two rather simple types of function have been fitted to this empirical data, namely v = k · r 1/3 and v = 60 - a · e - r / R , and the values of their parameters have been found to be related to the city size and to whether the observations were made in the peak or the off-peak periods. Data from other studies, in London and Göteborg (Sweden), are adduced to support the conclusions drawn.

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  • T. P. Hutchinson, 1974. "Urban Traffic Speeds---II: Relation of the Parameters of Two Simpler Models to Size of the City and Time of Day," Transportation Science, INFORMS, vol. 8(1), pages 50-57, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:inm:ortrsc:v:8:y:1974:i:1:p:50-57
    DOI: 10.1287/trsc.8.1.50
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    1. J K Friend & I A Alston & H R Kirby & N Wrigley & A G Wilson, 1976. "Reviews: Government and the Planning Process, Productivity, Efficiency, and Quality in Urban Transportation Systems, Urban Fields. A Geometry of Movement for Regional Science, Marketing Geography: Wit," Environment and Planning A, , vol. 8(7), pages 843-851, October.

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