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Characteristics of macroscopic fundamental diagram for Beijing urban ring freeways

  • Zheng Bing He
  • , Wei Guan*
  • , Ling Ling Fan
  • , Ji Zhen Guan
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A macroscopic fundamental diagram(MFD) gives an invariant functional relationship among macroscopic variables in a large urban area. Beijing as one of the largest cities in the world has a number of unique traffic features. A MFD is presented for Beijing urban ring freeways by using traffic detector data. It shows the characteristics of a MFD pertaining to Beijing urban ring freeways, and provides insight into traffic conditions in Beijing. A pattern that lower occupancy variance is associated with lower network flow is observed; it is different from present findings. The observation is investigated and is further attributed to outsync of 5th ring and a radial spread of congestion in Beijing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)199-205
Number of pages7
JournalJiaotong Yunshu Xitong Gongcheng Yu Xinxi/ Journal of Transportation Systems Engineering and Information Technology
Volume14
Issue number2
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2014
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Free Keywords

  • Congestion
  • Hysteresis phenomena
  • Macroscopic fundamental diagram
  • Urban freeway
  • Urban traffic

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Modelling and Simulation
  • Transportation
  • Computer Science Applications

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