Dissuasive Queues in the Time Dependent Traffic Assignment Problem

In this study, variables of arc travel-time functions and traffic performance indicators for real networks are related in order to delve into the validity and representativeness of these variables on flow propagation models. A methodology for estimating performance indicators, for the analysis of travel patterns in time-dependent networks, is suggested. Also, an analysis of data from a congested network with daily travelers is presented. Finally, a queue length variable is incorporated in the time-dependent traffic assignment problem; and a suitable travel-time function from the traffic flow theory that can be applied to arcs of signalized and un-signalized arteries, is introduced.