Traffic Congestion and Traffic Safety in the 21st Century: Challenges, Innovations, and Opportunities

Proceedings of the Traffic Congestion and Traffic Safety in the 21st Century conference, held in Chicago, Illinois, June 8-11, 1997. Sponsored by the Urban Transportation Division and the Highway Division of ASCE.

This collection contains 92 papers covering traffic congestion and traffic safety issues. Topics include:

• traffic congestion;
• traffic safety trends and measure;
• application of advanced technologies in traffic management;
• real-time traffic control in advanced traffic management systems and intelligent transportation systems;
• traffic calming and neighborhood traffic control;
• incident detection and management;
• pedestrian and bicycle facilities design and operation;
• traffic simulation models;
• advanced traveler information systems;
• highway capacity analysis;
• accident prediction models;
• work zone congestion management;
• transit planning and operation in congestion;
• traffic flow theory and models;
• access management; and
• traffic signals.

Papers also cover traffic information available on the Internet; the role of technology in reducing congestion; and international perspectives on transportation problems.