Abstract
Chapter 3 discusses a number of topics that form the conceptual framework and the building blocks for developing ITS designs. Topics include:
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Relationship of ITS design approaches to general transportation planning principles. The impacts of volume, speed, density, capacity issues, recurrent and non-recurrent congestion are introduced and discussed. Insights into the decisions that influence how motorists make diversion choices to alternate routes are presented.
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Performance and benefit assessment. Performance measures for evaluation of ITS design alternatives are needed. Therefore marginal analysis and multi-attribute utility analysis are described and illustrated as examples of alternatives to the use of traditional cost benefit analysis.
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Alternatives for functional analysis. The need for an alternatives analysis is presented along with a discussion of the constraints that typically affect alternative options. A matrix identifying the relationship of ITS management concepts to project objectives is presented in order to facilitate consideration of the appropriate ITS treatment to achieve these objectives.
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Gordon, R.L. (2010). Functional ITS Design Issues. In: Intelligent Freeway Transportation Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0733-2_3
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