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Self Organization of Surface Transportation Networks

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David Levinson () (Nexus (Networks, Economics, and Urban Systems) Research Group, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Minnesota)
Bhanu Yerra

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This research investigates the self-organization of surface transportation networks. Using a travel demand model coupled with revenue, cost, and investment models, experiments are run under a variety of parameters on a grid network. It is found that roads, contiguous sections of multiple links operating with similar characteristics, and hierarchies of roads emerge under a broad range of assumptions from networks with neither defined roads nor clearly organized hierarchies. The factors which drive this are the (dis)economies of scale, the presence of boundaries, and any initial asymmetry in the network. This research thus finds that roads and hierarchies, which are often thought to be the product of conscious design, can also arise without such intention.

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Paper provided by University of Minnesota: Nexus Research Group in its series Working Papers with number 200603.

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Date of creation: 2006
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Publication status: Published in Transportation Science Vol. 40 No. 2 May 2006 pp. 179-188
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Keywords: Self-organization; network growth; network evolution; transportation planning;

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R40 - Urban, Rural, and Regional Economics - - Transportation Systems - - - General
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D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search, Learning, and Information
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  3. Erik T. Verhoef, 2007. "Private Roads," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 07-093/3, Tinbergen Institute, revised 25 Jun 2008. [Downloadable!]
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  6. Arthur Huang & David Levinson, 2009. "Modeling phase changes of road networks," Working Papers 000061, University of Minnesota: Nexus Research Group. [Downloadable!]
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